Episode 273 - Sun-Steeped: A Golden Hour-Infused Affirmation Deck with Shannon Christie

Sun-Steeped shines a light on our innermost selves, exploring themes of wonder and new beginnings. The deck consists of fifty-four uniquely illustrated cards, each designed to guide gentle and friendly inquiry into the user’s inner world. The cards explore themes of childlike wonder and new beginnings, offer affirmations that challenge negative self-perceptions, and explore newfound determination, self-realization, and loving awareness. The sixty-four-page guidebook aids in capturing the transformative moments of sunrise and sunset that that encourage and inspire us to grow into our most powerful and capable selves. (https://redwheelweiser.com/book/sun-steeped-9781590035801/?srsltid=AfmBOoqvA17ntThFwQ-oIpaX6ym1bkFgv5upgE7evwI9dt5O_5pF0beN)
 
Sun-Steeped: A Golden Hour–Infused Affirmation Deck draws inspiration from the warmth and power of daylight. It is bright, cheerful, energetic, open, and bursting with creativity and inspiration.

Shannon Christie (shannon-christie.com) is an illustrator and mental health care worker living in Portland, Oregon. Born in Southern California and transplanted to the Pacific Northwest as a child, she attended the University of Oregon where she majored in psychology and minored in music and studio art. She received a master of science applied psychology from Sacred Heart University.
 
Her work is highly reflective of her background, exploring themes of identity and emotion while incorporating elements of whimsicality and surrealism. The focuses on both psychology and art in her life give her inspiration and perspective on how a piece moves a person and how creativity connects us all.