Yes. People ask this fairly often, usually because they have a deck that already means something to them — a gift, one they have used for years, or just a design they like and don’t want to see broken up. I do take commissions with personal decks.

The process stays the same as the regular boards. You send the deck, I shuffle it properly and record it, then I hand-assemble every card onto the A1 rigid board in the exact order that came out. The piece is still one-of-a-kind. Nothing gets rearranged after the shuffle.

The main difference is that I can sleeve each card in clear plastic before any glue goes on. That way the original deck stays protected and, if you ever want to, the whole thing can be taken apart again without damaging the cards. Most people don’t ask for that, but some do, especially if the deck has sentimental value. I talk it through with whoever is commissioning so we both know what the finished board will be.

It takes a bit longer than working with a deck I already have in the studio, mainly because of the extra care with someone else’s cards and the back-and-forth about how they want it handled. Once its done you get the same certificate listing the exact sequence, and the board is framed the same way as the others.

A few galleries have asked whether commissioned pieces can still sit alongside the regular series in a show. They can. The method is identical, the size is identical, and the only real difference is where the deck came from. If you have one you want turned into a board, send a message with a photo of the deck and we can sort the details. The studio is in West London if you want to talk it through in person first.