# Robin Wood, RIP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338 "2021-04-20T00:33:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/1 "2021-04-20T00:33:07Z")
Fantasy artist Robin Wood died about 2 AM this morning. She’d been suffering from cystic fibrosis and cancer, and had been in a great deal of pain. My wife knew her for a very long time, and even modeled for some of the cards in the Robin Wood Tarot. We have one of her drawings hanging on our wall, depicting my wife holding a small gryphon on her hand, as if it were a falcon. We saw her frequently at conventions. She was a superb artist and witty, writing **The Theory of Cat Gravity**. She titled one of her paintings _Yonder Lies the Castle of my Father_ (after the apocryphal Tony Curtis line) She met Anne McCaffery at a Con in the 80s, and they collaborated on **The People of Pern.** [https://www.robinwood.com/](https://www.robinwood.com/) > **[Robin Wood (artist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wood_(artist))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Robin Wood (November 1953 – April 19, 2021) was an American artist specializing in game art and fantasy. She is best known for her portraits of characters from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, the Robin Wood Tarot Deck and the cover art for several of Scott Cunningham's books on neo-Paganism. > Robin Wood was born in November 1953, and graduated from Michigan State University in 1976 with a degree in Special Education for the Visually ... [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=2314](http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=2314) She’ll be missed ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/2 "2021-04-20T00:36:11Z")
I really enjoyed her covers for _Dragon_ magazine, as well as _The People of Pern._ I’m sorry to hear of her passing, and for the loss of your friend, Cal. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/3 "2021-04-20T13:36:07Z")
Images from the Robin Wood Tarot [https://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/robin-wood/](https://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/robin-wood/) [https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780875428949](https://www.llewellyn.com/product.php?ean=9780875428949) > **[Robin Wood Tarot Deck - 78 Card Deck & 56 Page Booklet](https://playingcarddecks.com/products/robin-wood-tarot-deck-78-card-deck-56-page-booklet)** > > A Tarot for Pagans and Non-Pagans Alike > The Robin Wood Tarot has rapidly become one of the most popular Tarot decks in the world. Its beautiful art, vibrant imagery and luminous energies, enchants everyone. > The 22 Major Arcana cards are filled... > **[The Robin Wood Tarot - The Fools Dog](http://www.foolsdog.com/RobinWood/)** > > The Robin Wood Tarot for iPhone/iPad and Android devices. Artistic finesse and rich esoteric metaphor distinguish this much-loved classic. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/4 "2021-04-21T00:23:54Z")
I am sorry to hear that. I met her at a con once, where I purchased her tarot deck and had her autograph one of the cards. Very talented artist, she will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/5 "2021-04-21T12:30:08Z")
Damn. I had heard she was ill but didn’t know with what. I got to meet her because we had a mutual friend, and I have a signed copy of _The People of Pern_. She was a nice person with a great sense of humor and her artwork was fantastic in many senses of the word. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/6 "2021-04-21T12:53:22Z")
I had a subscription to Dragon magazine in the 80s, so that’s what I associate her with. Beautiful stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Dougw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Dougw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dougw1)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/7 "2025-01-28T01:02:21Z")
I don’t know if anyone will read this. When I was a young boy I attended a convention in Boston. I never went to one before or since. I went to see an artist I adored to bring him a battered old copy of one of his books. I had to literally beg my parents to bring me. It was over an hour drive. It took all my birthday money just to get the ticket. I waited in line and the artist told me he didn’t sign old things. I must purchase something. All I could afford was a postcard he had for sale. I brought my sketchbook I had worked so very hard on just to show him that I wanted to draw the way he did. He wouldn’t look. I was a little boy and it broke my heart. As my father waited impatiently. I was on the verge of tears. It killed my heart. Then I wandered into to rental room of Robin. I told her what happened. She held my hand. She looked at my art . She was magically the person who drew my favorite dragon magazine covers I loved. I had no money left but she GAVE me several things and signed them and told me not to worry about him. It was one of the most important moments of my young life. We departed with a hug and encouragement to keep trying. That was 30 years ago. I still hold what she gave me as some of my most prized possessions. She was amazing and took the time for a young artist with his heart broken. Not only was she an amazing artist, she was an amazing person. Thank you Robin ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/8 "2025-01-28T01:08:01Z")
Welcome to the boards, @Dougw1 ! ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/9 "2025-01-28T01:14:52Z")
Thanks for posting that story. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-wood-rip/940338/10 "2025-01-28T12:50:04Z")
> [@Dougw1](#): > > She was magically the person who drew my favorite dragon magazine covers I loved. I had no money left but she GAVE me several things and signed them and told me not to worry about him. It was one of the most important moments of my young life. We departed with a hug and encouragement to keep trying. That was 30 years ago. I still hold what she gave me as some of my most prized possessions. She was amazing and took the time for a young artist with his heart broken. Not only was she an amazing artist, she was an amazing person. Thank you Robin Sounds like Robin