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"The few readings I have done with this deck have been met with “WOWs” and comments on the striking artwork by the talented Faina Lorah."

Tarot Association of British and International members (TABI) review of Weird Weavings
"Faina Lorah creates artwork that feels like discovering forgotten fairy tales."

Etsy Customer
"A good retelling of a Russian fairy tale enhanced with very nice illustrations. I recommend the book to anyone with an interest in Russian folklore."

Thomas Bluhm for GoodReads, reviewing Vasilisa's Russian Fairy Tales

“Comic Con is Online,” The New York Times (July 2020) - interview and feature on overcoming hurdles as an artist during the pandemic.
“5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became An Artist,” Authority Magazine (March 2025) - interview with Yitzi Weiner on Faina Lorah’s artistic career
“Wizard World Will Feature Clark County Artist,” Clark County Today (February 2017) - artist profile on exhibiting as a fine artist at the Portland Wizard World convention.
“Художница из Портленда Фаина Лора: стимпанк и русские сказки” USA One (November 2018) - artist profile in the largest news and information site for the Russian-speaking diaspora in the United States.
“An Art Walk Down Memory Lane,” The Columbian (April 2016) - feature on Faina Lorah’s first art exhibition show at Art on the Boulevard in Vancouver, WA
“Chi sono gli artisti russi che parteciperanno alla Biennale di Venezia” Policymaker (Italy) (March 2026) - Italian daily digital magazine and media outlet discussing Russian and folklore artists at the Venice Biennale

“Bandon’s Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea,” Cambridge University Press (January 2023) - published book on the environmental art of Washed Ashore, a nonprofit organization where Faina was an arts apprentice serving under Angela Hazeltine Pozzi during the founding years.
“Naughty/Nice: Legendary Mid-winter Figures (Beyond Santa)” Virginia Tech folklore professor, Danille Elise Christensen, referencing Faina’s Yuletide Tales Lenormand deck in her research.
Faina also has artwork and decks with ongoing exhibitions and items for sale at the The Museum of Russian Art

“The few readings I have done with this deck have been met with “WOWs” and comments on the striking artwork by the talented Faina Lorah. It is a delight…highly recommended.” - Tarot Association of British and International members (TABI) review of Weird Weavings Runic Oracle Deck
“Delighted! The artwork is gorgeous” - Ethony, headmistress of the Tarot Readers Academy and author of Your Tarot Court: Read Any Deck With Confidence, reviewing Wild Whiskers Oracle Deck.
“Fantastic and prolific artist” - Lark And Legend review of Nocturnal Garden Lenormand
“This little deck has been quite popular” - Salon Des Arcanes review of Slavic Lenormand deck.

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