Sandra Kynes has lived in New York City, Europe, England, and now mid-coast Maine, where she lives with her family and cats in a mid-19th century farmhouse surrounded by meadows and woods. She loves connecting to nature through gardening, hiking, bird watching, and kayaking. Visit her website at kynes.net. Award-winning photographer and practicing witch Gianna Rini (she/they) is thrilled to be bringing her designs to print with The Avian Oracle . As an avid reader and researcher, Gianna's goal is to bring alive the essence of a book through art as well as text. When not at work, she is often known to be hiding under a pile of blankets, sitting in the dark corners of a candlelit room, or surrounded by foliage. She lives in Chicago.

About the Illustrator: Gianna Rini ( she/they) is a queer artist and witch long inspired by the beauty, folklore, and darkness found in nature. She started her magical journey with the tarot as a child and soon found herself expanding her practice and becoming entrenched in the magical world. Working with digital art, traditional pen and ink work, and photography, her art reflects her travels and the exploration of the natural world around her. As any good chaos-monger, though, she constantly finds herself collecting new mediums, pastimes, and hyper-fixations. Through her art, Gianna hopes to inspire others to look for the beauty in their environments and learn about the myths, legends, and delicate ecosystems that surround them. Currently, Gianna works as a designer and professional witch in Chicago, offering everything from business collateral design to tarot readings. She is beyond honored to have The Avian Oracle as her first illustrated deck and is looking forward to continuing her work as an occult artist and illustrator. You can get in contact with Gianna and find more of her work on her Instagram, @DarkFoldeArt or her website, TheDarkFolde.

com .