March 13, 2025
Hi all! Thank you very much for purchasing Tigerbob: Elysian Garden Playing Cards. 60 items were minted (sold) over the last 188 days, and I'm very happy for the support of my work.
In an effort to reward my community, and to continue focus on new work, I have made the decision to close the mint and distribute the remaining tokens to wallets that minted and did not sell or transfer their token. Eligible wallets were shuffled and tokens were transferred today. All items have revealed!
Upon completion of this distribution, 2 cards were given for each card purchased. The tigerbob.eth wallet holds back a total of 44 cards. In total, 112 tokens were air-dropped to buyers, approximately 51% of the collection. An optional royalty of 10% has been added to the collection to continue supporting my work.
Visit Discord for any questions: https://discord.gg/tigerbob Visit our website to see the full decks: https://tigerbob.global/availablework
Tigerbob is an artist-founded, artist-led, sustainably-conscious character, fine art, and slow fashion brand dedicated to creating clothing and objects with intention. Artwork features the signature pixel tiger head, derived from Gossamer's tattoo practice and rich illustrative style.
Founded in 2022 by Gossamer Rozen, the Tigerbob brand is represented by a collection of unique art objects ranging from limited edition knit apparel & accessories to prints, home goods, plush toys, tattoos, digital collectibles (NFTs), and more. Tigerbob has a brick-and-mortar store location in Brooklyn, NY that also doubles as Gossamer's fiber art and tattoo studio. The Tigerbob brand is recognized by The New Museum, Wanted Design, Phaidon, and more.
The Tigerbob brand aims to support Gossamer's artwork rather than extracting from it; likewise, Gossamer aims to produce a selection of high-quality art objects in line with the brand's core values of sustainability and art appreciation.
Tigerbob is focused on pixel art because of the design's ability to translate to various textile charts or graphs, like knitting and weaving pattern designs.
The card illustrations were designed first in two colors (monochrome) so that each element could also be properly knitted on Gossamer's knitting machines.
"I spent a year designing knitwear prior to this project, and all that thinking about how my pixel art could be interpreted as two-color knitting charts (intarsia designs) made this technical concept the forefront of this project, and all projects approaching my pixel art."
- Gossamer Rozen
18 colors reflect the Tigerbob apparel line's 2025 colorways, for both Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. Each card was designed to look as unique from each other as possible.
18 colors reflect the Tigerbob apparel line's 2025 colorways, for both Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. Each card was designed to look as unique from each other as possible.
5 colors are based on the traditional colors printed on French suite playing cards: Red, blue, black, and yellow with a white background.
5 colors are based on the traditional colors printed on French suite playing cards: Red, blue, black, and yellow with a white background.
6 colors pop with a black background, red and brown outlines, and accents with green, blue, and off-white. The colorway is inspired by one of Gossamer's handmade sweater designs and from the "Laser" trait from Tigerbob Genesis.
6 colors pop with a black background, red and brown outlines, and accents with green, blue, and off-white. The colorway is inspired by one of Gossamer's handmade sweater designs and from the "Laser" trait from Tigerbob Genesis.
16 colors were pulled from images of antique playing cards, tarot cards, and more. The colorways expresses the quality of aged paper and worn ink.
16 colors were pulled from images of antique playing cards, tarot cards, and more. The colorways expresses the quality of aged paper and worn ink.
Your purchase allows you to collect the fine art in its digital NFT format.
Sales from this project allow Gossamer to continue operations for the Tigerbob brand and provides funding needed to support the creation of new art projects, which may include but are not limited to:
- A future NFT project interpreting the 78-card traditional tarot deck
- New physical art objects and products, like a limited-edition printed card deck based on this project's art direction
- New macinery and art supplies necessary to scale and produce more one-of-a-kind art pieces in-house
- General operational expenses for the tigerbob.store physical retail store in Brooklyn, New York
Gossamer Rozen is a Filipino and African-American fine artist and tattooer.
An alum of Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2012), Gossamer is mostly self-taught in illustration, fashion, and tattooing, and has a formal art education in sculpture.
Gossamer's work primarily explores their identity and heritage, drawing inspiration from East Asian contemporary art and folklore, mythology, religion and spirituality, and old world textiles. Art projects are informed by childhood interests in fashion, video game, and toy design.
Learn more about Gossamer work on their website:
Gossamer Rozen is a Filipino and African-American fine artist and tattooer.
An alum of Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2012), Gossamer is mostly self-taught in illustration, fashion, and tattooing, and has a formal art education in sculpture.
Gossamer's work primarily explores their identity and heritage, drawing inspiration from East Asian contemporary art and folklore, mythology, religion and spirituality, and old world textiles. Art projects are informed by childhood interests in fashion, video game, and toy design.
Learn more about Gossamer work on their website:
