Stacey Williams-Ng (pronounced “ung”) is an author, artist and illustrator with a focus on storytelling and folklore. The decks are widely enjoyed around the world, and is she is frequently invited to speak on aspects of Southern folk magic, tarot card publishing, and spiritual creativity.
Stacey is a former graphic design and illustration instructor for the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, as well as the LaSalle College of Art in Singapore. She was a founding partner in the early incarnations of Chicago design firm Method Engine. In 2021 Stacey started La Panthère Studio, a small esoteric publishing company in order to work with other artists/authors to create artful decks and books.
Highlights
The Southern Gothic Oracle Trilogy (2025)
The Rhythm & Soul Tarot (2024)
Roses, Dust & Ashes Oracle (2023)
Erika’s Lenormand of Hope (2023)
The Southern Botanic Oracle (2022)
The Ancestral Magick Divination Kit (2022)
The Southern Gothic Oracle (2021)
Art Life
The paintings to illustrate the five card deck project were very numerous… after five years of effort, she produced over 250 illustrations, varying in media from acrylic on canvas, to gouache on paper, to full digital (but never AI-assisted).
In her 25 years as a creative, Stacey has illustrated and designed layouts for many commercial products, from children’s books to record albums to book covers. Some of her proudest works, however, are murals and wall paintings.
Stacey’s portrait murals in Clarksdale Mississippi celebrate two of its many artistic heroes: Big Jack Johnson, the bluesman who’s best known for his raw electric guitar style, and Tennessee Williams, America’s greatest playwright and a master of the Southern Gothic genre.
Stacey founded one of Milwaukee’s top tourist destinations, Black Cat Alley, in 2016. After moving back home to her hometown of Memphis, she left public art behind to return to illustration and storytelling.
