Killstar Zodiac
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[[File:Eclipse-Logo.jpg|right|200|thumb|Eclipse Comics logo. circa 1983.]] | [[File:Eclipse-Logo.jpg|right|200|thumb|Eclipse Comics logo. circa 1983.]] | ||
| - | The Zodiac cup and saucer set dates from the late 2010s and was [[:Category:Made in China|made in China]] for the Goth apparel and lifestyle marketing company [[:Category:Killstar|Killstar]]. Like all Killstar goods, it features | + | The Killstar Zodiac cup and saucer set dates from the late 2010s and was [[:Category:Made in China|made in China]] for the Scottish Goth apparel and lifestyle marketing company [[:Category:Killstar|Killstar]]. Like all Killstar goods, it features bold black-and-white graphics borrowed from European and American occult traditions, with wording in English. In the case of the Zodiac set, we have a the signs of the zodiac in both the cup; and saucer, with a Crescent Moon symbol at the bottom of the cup. |
| - | The way in which the lettering and symbols are displayed mark this set as the product of | + | The way in which the lettering and symbols are displayed mark this set as the product of designers who are fairly familiar with [[:Category:Made in England|English]] or [[:Category:Made in the USA|American]] [[:Category: Astrology Cups and Saucers|astrology cups and saucers]] of the past. However, to my great surprise, the waning Crescent Moon in the cup more-than-coincidentally resembles the logo of Eclipse Comics, where i was the editor-in-chief for a number of years. The original logo design for the Eclipse line was the work of the American lettering artist Tom Orzechowski, and i include it here as a remarkable coincidence. Small world! |
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<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent | <i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent | ||
Latest revision as of 23:52, 23 December 2020
The Killstar Zodiac cup and saucer set dates from the late 2010s and was made in China for the Scottish Goth apparel and lifestyle marketing company Killstar. Like all Killstar goods, it features bold black-and-white graphics borrowed from European and American occult traditions, with wording in English. In the case of the Zodiac set, we have a the signs of the zodiac in both the cup; and saucer, with a Crescent Moon symbol at the bottom of the cup.
The way in which the lettering and symbols are displayed mark this set as the product of designers who are fairly familiar with English or American astrology cups and saucers of the past. However, to my great surprise, the waning Crescent Moon in the cup more-than-coincidentally resembles the logo of Eclipse Comics, where i was the editor-in-chief for a number of years. The original logo design for the Eclipse line was the work of the American lettering artist Tom Orzechowski, and i include it here as a remarkable coincidence. Small world!
DIV-TLR-KSZC
catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room
