Lisa Hunt
Lisa Hunt
Hunt in 2024
Born (1967-01-13) January 13, 1967 (age 57)
NationalityAmerican
Education
Known forIllustration, writing
MovementFantasy art

Lisa Hunt (born Lisa Sabina Behnke on January 13, 1967 in Spokane, Washington) is an award winning American watercolor artist and author with a focus on tarot and oracle decks. She is recognized for her detailed renderings of spirits, fantastical creatures, shape-shifters, and other ethereal beings showcased in decks, gaming art, magazines, books, and more. Lisa Hunt's work has been published worldwide and translated into several languages including French, German, Spanish, Czech, Chinese and Russian. Hunt earned a master’s in interdisciplinary studies from the Union Institute in 2004, emphasizing Jungian psychology, art, and drawing.

Career

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Lisa Hunt has produced paintings for many tarot decks, notably including Shapeshifter Tarot, Celtic Dragon Tarot, the Chesley Award nominated Fantastical Creatures Tarot[1], and the COVR award winning Pastoral Tarot[2]. In addition to her illustrations, solo projects she has written for include The Fairy Tale Tarot, the COVR award winning Animals Divine Tarot,[3] and Ghosts & Spirits Tarot - winner of the About.com 2013 Reader's Choice Awards, Best in Tarot and Oracle Card Decks.[4]

The bestselling Celtic Dragon Tarot tarot deck[5] Lisa illustrated has been translated into several languages around the world. Oracle decks from Hunt include Winged Enchantment Oracle, Fairy Tale Lenormand, and the upcoming Field Guide to the Flower Fae Oracle. Hunt is also the writer and illustrator of the meditation guide Celestial Goddesses[6], that showcases luminaries in goddess mythology from numerous world cultures. One is a Mouse[7] was her first foray into writing and illustrating children's books in 1995.

Personal Life

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Lisa Hunt worked as an art teacher at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, as a collectible card game artist, and as a conceptual designer. She is working on new projects in her studio in Boca Raton, South Florida. Hunt is married to Kort Kramer.

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Illustrated

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  • Shapeshifter Tarot - Llewellyn Publications (1998) ISBN 1567183840, ISBN 9781567183849
  • Celtic Dragon Tarot - Llewellyn Publications (1999) ISBN 1567181848, ISBN 9781567181845
  • The Fantastical Creatures Tarot - U.S. Games Systems (2002) ISBN 1572816376, ISBN 9781572816374
  • Winged Enchantment Oracle - U.S. Games Systems (2015) ISBN 1572816732, ISBN 9781572816732
  • Fairy Tale Lenormand - U.S. Games Systems (2106) ISBN 1572817976, ISBN 9781572817975
  • Pastoral Tarot - U.S. Games Systems (2022) ISBN 1646711114, ISBN 9781646711116

Written and Illustrated

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