Artistic Inspiration

My father has always been a card game player. He loves to play Spades. I guess that I can say that he is part of my artistic inspiration on this card.

Back in the old days, me, my father, and brother played UNO. My mother would get on my case about school work because I was so into the game. It seemed that I could never beat my father. I did not want to leave the table until I could beat him. He would play a mind game with me. My father would tease me so bad about loosing. My mother made me quit the game and told me enough was enough. However, oneday, me and my brother started whipping him bad. We filled his hand up with the whole deck almost. That is how I came up with the name, Book'em Deck. (The Dedicated to L.A. Edition).

Whenever I look at this card design, I think of Laila and her father, and me and my father. A game is just a game, and it is for fun. A sport is just a sport, and there can be competition. It's all good when it's all over. With love, a daughter is still a daughter and a father is still a father.