We at the Ravenswood Academy engage in Fencing, Music, and Archiving. We also shuffle cards like no one else (see the above video). Our passion for playing cards and our appreciation for aesthetics culminated in the desire to design our very own deck; 52 beautiful pieces of fine paper in complete harmony with our skills and visual preferences. We present: JEUX D'EAU Playing Cards.

Jeau D'eau [jeh dō] (literally "Water Game") references the French composer Maurice Ravel's piano piece which seeks to imitate water in all its forms - spraying, trickling, splashing, crashing. This term also alludes to the magnificent water fountains in Versailles and other parts of France where architects sought to seamlessly incorporate moving water as a motif into royal gardens. These beautiful images of Fluidity, Movement, and Creation are all central to the heart of card play, whether used for games, flourishing or magic.