BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Salem Community//Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:salem-arts-6844752@salem.community DTSTAMP:20261018T132324Z DTSTART:20261021T220000Z SUMMARY:Tarot Artist Talk By Jim Bostick\, With Special Guest Madame Thérès e DeVoe\, Hps.\, Hosted By Leah Ordonia DESCRIPTION:Salem Arts Metaphysical Series\n\nTarot Artist Talk:\nThe Salem Arcanum\nTarot\n\nWednesday\, October 21\, 2026\n\n6:00 pm EST - 8:00 pm EST\n\nFree Event for Salem Arts Members & Tarot Class Registrants\n\nSugg ested Donation for Non-Members: $20\n\nJoin us for an engaging artist talk with Salem photographer James Bostick\, creator of the Salem Arcanum Taro t. This special event invites audiences into the magical world of a photog raphic tarot deck conceived\, created\, and inspired by Salem\, Massachuse tts. Through conversation and visual insight\, Bostick will discuss the or igins of the project\, the symbolism behind the images\, and the creative process that shaped his distinctive interpretation of tarot’s enduring vis ual language.\n\nThis presentation will include a history or artist and ph otographer tarot projects followed by a Q&A panel discussion with the arti st\, special guest Rev. Madame Therese M. DeVoe\, Hps.\, and our host Leah Ordonia.\n\nSalem Arcanum Tarot\n\nThe Salem Arcanum Tarot by James Bosti ck\, interprets the visual and symbolic language of the tarot through the lens of a camera. The images and symbols of the Tarot tradition have a ric h and ancient history. Bostick has studied and been inspired by these them es and offers this series of photographic interpretations of the complex v isual language that is Tarot.\n\nBostick directed his interest in semiotic s\, the study of language and symbol systems\, towards the pictorial story telling of the tarot. Bostick’s lived experience with the culture and peop le of Salem has added to his inspiration as he embarked on his photographi c journey to explore this intertwined visual experience.\n\nFor those who believe in the mysteries of the tarot they contain personality and attempt divination at the heart of each image. The outcome is a secret language a nd form of expression uniquely their own.\n\nCreating the Salem Arcanum Ta rot\n\nCreating The Salem Arcanum Tarot\, Bostick is tied to what is possi ble in his studio. Every image in the series becomes a portrait that tells the human story within each card. In the fantastic world of tarot\, commo nly seen as illustrations or paintings\, anything is possible. But in the studio Bostick is constrained by the boundaries of the frame and limits of real people as actors. Each work becomes a tiny theater production. The c ompositions are reduced to the bare necessities and artifacts needed to te ll the stories. He does not rely on digital trickery to achieve his vision . “What you see happens before my camera and is captured in its entirety i n my studio” according to Bostick. The result is possibly the only represe ntation of the tarot entirely crafted before a camera.\n\nAbout James Bost ick\n\nJames Bostick is a Salem Massachusetts artist known for his figurat ive storytelling style of fine art photography. He works from his Gallows Hill studio\, a location rich in historic and cultural heritage that inspi re many of his themes drawing from art history\, religion\, and the occult . His signature studio lighting and human-centered approach result in rich compositions resembling theater productions.\n\nBostick’s work features l ocal people as “actors” along with props and wardrobe he creates or gather s as needed to create his scenes. His early career as a fashion photograph er provided unique experience in studio lighting and working with models. Other inspirations include his dark approach to still life photography and capturing Infrared images of architectural and natural landmarks.\n\nBost ick discovered his love of photography as a teenager\, leading to a bachel or’s degree in fine art from Tyler School of Art at Temple University and a master’s degree from Penn State University in semiotics and art history. He is the 2025 recipient of a "Grants for Creative Individuals" Award fro m the Mass Cultural Council and has exhibited in galleries and museums in North America and Europe including the Peabody Essex Museum\, Philadelphia Museum of Art\, and the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Honors include nume rous solo exhibitions\, including a May 2026 solo exhibition of the Salem Arcanum Tarot in Porto Portugal\, and awards from regional galleries throu ghout his 40-year creative career as an artist and designer.\n\nLearn more about James Bostick at SalemArcanum.com or JBostick.com\n\nAbout Rev. Mad ame Thérèse M. DeVoe\, Hps.\n\nRev. Madame Thérèse M. DeVoe\, Hps.\, is a native-born Salem Witch of French Canadian descent who has practiced witch craft and the spiritual arts for more than fifty years. A third-degree Hig h Priestess in the Cabot-Kent Hermetic Tradition\, she is known for handcr afted\, one-of-a-kind artwork created for ceremony\, healing\, adornment\, decoration\, and meaningful gifting.\n\nA member of Salem’s elite Black D oves of Isis Coven\, Madame Thérèse is recognized as a significant part of the history of modern Salem witchcraft. She was publicly acknowledged as one of Salem’s first modern-day Witches in the April 1979 issue of Nationa l Geographic and was later featured in the World of Witches Museum on Pick ering Wharf. She is also a member of Mystique Women of Salem and the Black Hat Society\, and has studied with many teachers\, including Laurie Cabot \, the Official Witch of Salem.\n\nThérèse is a visual artist\, fashion de signer\, musician\, sacred dancer\, and local fashion icon. As an entrepre neur\, she started her own company Breath of the Soul\, and hand-made Shak uhachi instruments and pan pipes in various sizes and octaves made of Japa nese knot weed from Salem\, as well as corn dolls and dreamcatchers made f rom Salem Willow trees. Thérèse’s entrepreneurship grew as she ran her own store The Oracle Chamber on Derby Street where she sold her hand-made pro ducts and held practical magic and belly dance classes and workshops for t en years from 2001 to 2011.\n\nShe has designed and modeled clothing for t he Salem Arts Festival Fashion Show\, Peabody Essex Museum’s Artopia\, and exhibitions at Salem Arts Association. James Bostick\, former president o f Salem Arts\, calls her “one of his muses\,” and she appears as the High Priestess in his tarot deck\, The Salem Arcanum Tarot.\n\nIn addition to c reating fashion\, accessories\, fabric art\, folk art\, and fine jewelry\, Thérèse is a vocalist and instrumentalist who has made panpipes from loca lly harvested reeds. Her musical work includes ambient music\, rock and ro ll as a founding member of the early 1980s band Original Sin\, and healing music with the David Sykes Harmonic Choir and others. She has also studie d theater and performed sacred dance for more than thirty years. Her media appearances include CBS Evening News with Dan Rather\, Lifetime Channel\, and the National Enquirer TV. When she marched with her daughter Rose in the 1978 Salem Heritage Parade - the first time the Witches of Salem ever marched in the parade - the event was featured in magazines and media worl dwide. She was also featured in the October to November 2011 issue of Bost on’s Northshore Magazine for a documentary on the education of young witch es in Salem.\n\nContinuing the DeVoe family’s tradition of community invol vement\, Madame Therese has served her birthplace through business\, civic participation\, creative work\, and the arts. Through her spiritual pract ice\, artistry\, performance\, and lifelong connection to Salem\, she cont inues to preserve and embody a living piece of Salem\, Massachusetts\, his torical magic. And when you purchase a work by Madame Therese you own a pi ece of Salem\, Massachusetts\, historical magic.\n\nIf you would like a re ading from Madame Therese she currently offers Tarot readings at the Oracl e Chamber on 213 Essex Street from 1 pm to 6 pm Fridays and Saturdays. And when you purchase a work by Madame Therese you own a piece of Salem\, Mas sachusetts\, historical magic.\n\nAbout Leah Ordonia\n\nLeah Ordonia is a multi-media gallery artist\, illustrator\, animator\, and artist lecturer with creative roots in the Hollywood entertainment industry\, France\, and New York. As a healer and psychic medium she has achieved Reiki Mastery\, Rune Grand Mastery\, Belvaspata Grand Mastery\, and has served in healing circles\, plant medicine ceremonies\, and interstate metaphysical fairs n ation wide. As a member of the Salem Arts Association Board of Directors\, Leah initiated the Metaphysical Series with the intention of bridging the gap between the visual arts and the metaphysical arts to push the boundar ies of pure creativity to new heights. If you would like to learn the Taro t\, Leah is offering a Tarot Intensive for Artists & Creatives : an all-en compassing three-week Beginning Tarot course offered at the Salem Gallery on September 30th\, October 7th\, and October 14th. To learn more about Le ah and the course\, please visit the event page on the Salem Arts website. \n\nhttps://www.salemarts.org/event-6844752 LOCATION:Pending Venue sut1rv URL:https://www.salemarts.org/event-6844752 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR