No, said Aziraphale, it's ineffable.

Oh my goodness…we did it!! The Barkana Kickstarter successfully finished, fully funded! I can’t believe we raised over $18,000. Years ago, I never could have imagined so many people would be interested in a project I painted. It’s so incredibly moving to see everyone’s support. 💓

And I seriously cannot wait to send this puppy joy across the world! There are backers from every continent (except Antarctica…I’m pretty sure 😆). Truly, I could not be more grateful for the love this project has been shown.

— WHAT TO EXPECT —

Going forward, I’ll be focusing on getting this deck ready for its final (and only) printing. This involves box design, prototype adjustments, and approval for printing. Then, for a few months, the decks are entirely in the hands of our printer!

I’m expecting to receive them in Spring 2022 and I’ll start shipping them out asap after that. Early bird backers, plus prior backers/people with their dogs in the deck, are first. Then the rest of the backers and UK Etsy orders, followed by people who pre-order after the Kickstarter.

All backers will receive information around paying for shipping early next year, via email. So, do keep an eye out for that!

For UK folks: In the next month or two, I’ll be listing this deck on Etsy just for you all! They handle the VAT issue, so I can make sure these decks get to you. If you’re not on our email list, send me a DM and I’ll add you so you don’t miss the announcement of when that link is live!

Lastly, I’m not going to be quite as active on IG for the next few weeks. There’s a lot of follow up work after the Kickstarter…and I need a breather after such an intense month! I’ll still be sharing relevant updates here, on Kickstarter, and via email though.

— IF YOU MISSED THE KICKSTARTER: —

Missed the Kickstarter? No worries! There is a pre-order link in my shop here.

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Thank you all SO much again. I cannot wait to send these decks to you all! 💕

All across America, unused nuclear armaments are falling into disrepair. I’m not telling you this to worry you that there will be an accidental explosion, irradiating an entire state that nobody cares about. Knowing the American cars I’ve owned, chances are good that these things were not built well enough to blow up in the first place.

The most important thing to remember about nuclear apocalypse is that pretty much nobody wanted it, except for folks who wanted to make a ton of money off of it. If the government asks you to build thousands of nukes, that’s much more profit than if they asked you to build one nuke. And you can wring out even more dinero from that contract by hiring low-paid workers.

Now, you might ask yourself: weren’t they tested? Sure, they were, until they made it illegal to test the suckers. After the test ban treaty you could slap any garbage you wanted into a missile-shaped tube. In the event of a nuclear war, you only needed one of those suckers to go off, and even if they didn’t, it wasn’t like they were going to be able to come after you for a warranty repair.

All this adds up to a bonanza for the local entrepreneur. Statistically, the average American is less than fifteen feet away from a fully-equipped nuclear missile silo, and chances are your local one is full-ass abandoned. Moving in is just a bolt-cutter away. Not only does this provide affordable housing as well as voluminous parking, but you can sell off the nuclear missiles inside for some spending cash. Hell, I’ve seen James Bond movies - people would pay a lot of money for those, at least one thousand dollars. That’ll get you into a good, reliable used car, maybe even one made by the Japanese.

See, that’s what the app is perfect for.