I grew up in South Africa
and even though I moved to New York after I finished high school to attend art
school and made the United States my home, I have never lost my love for
Africa. The rich colors of the cloth, the exotic fruits, the brilliant sky and
lush vegetation and the beauty of the people vividly remain with me.
The Queen of Pentacles is
the sensuous embodiment of abundance. The Queen of Sheba inspired this Queen of
Pentacles. Ripe fruit, fragrant flowers and a gold palanquin represent the
riches from the Earth. Her bearers are two virile young men who adore their
beautiful, generous Queen. In the fields behind her grows the sacred herb of
Ethiopia and it’s golden buds are plentifully stacked on a gold platter.
