Baggio Ardon Design

We at Cosmica Artists wanted to take a moment to personally send our best wishes for a warm and restful holiday as we enter a new year 🍾 ⭐

In addition, we also wanted to personally thank you for sharing part of our story with us this year, and being a supporter of us collectively in our mission to champion our incredible artists. We look forward to sharing many more moments with you all!

Abrazos from your friends at Cosmica Artists.

Card designer: .design

Peque and I have been hard at work ensuring the reopening of the shop is smooth. I'm SO excited and I hope you are too!
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Well, looks like the last sample is in and I gotta say, looks pretty darn good! Looks like I've got nothing left to do but open the shop! Keep an eye out for the grand re-opening post THIS WEEK! 🎉
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The Quetzal, whose name in several languages means sacred, precious, beautiful, is a bird with a history of reverence. It is the bird who symbolizes freedom and liberty, who cannot be kept in cages. The feathers were more valuable than gold, worn by the highest nobility and never taken inhumanely. It was once illegal to even harm the bird, given its ties to Quetzalcoatl, and even now we regard it in wonder and mystic. It's said that it once had the most beautiful song, but now stays silent until Guatemala is truly free.
When this print goes up for sale, I want a portion of the proceeds to go to wildlife conversation to help this beautiful bird.
Illustration style was heavily influenced by Georges Barbier and Erté, two artists known for their flamboyant and expensive taste.
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@ Anaheim, California

Print sample came in great and better than ever! Once I receive the sticker sample – oops. Spoiler. Ignore that. Then we're ready!
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Quarantine has prompted a lot of reflection in myself and my brand. As I evolve, so too does my work. And a rebrand begins with a color palette! Earthy Tlaquepaque, after the redware pottery of Jalisco and the talented artisans who make thenñm. Nostalgic Atole, after the maíz blanco that feed and nourish us. Vibrant Tejocote, after the central american fruits the dot the forest. And Prestigious Motagua, after the center of Prehispanic jade artifacts worn by kings.
Those are the values I want to instill in my work. A Natural, Sentimental, Dynamic, and Distinguished view of my cultures.
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@ Anaheim, California

Grand re-opening leak 🤭🤫 Shhh don't tell anyone what I'm planning
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After today, ALL PROCEEDS from these prints will be donated to organizations supporting the protesters, bail, hospital fees, etc. My art was never for me, my work is for others. I will support black lives in whatever way I can.

Feel free to drop any reputable groups in the comments for me and others to donate to

After listening to a podcast called Wise Traditions discussing indigenous foods, I thought about all the incredible recipes from El Salvador and Guatemala using almost exclusively indigenous ingredients.
And then I got hungry.
So here I am, making sopa de pito, soyrizo con flor de izote, yuca frita, and to top it off arroz con chipilin y loroco.
Westerners got a lot to learn about cooking 👌🏼✨🇸🇻
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Aluxo'ob are described as dwarf-like sprites that either help humanity or cause havoc. Dressed in traditional Maya clothing, they are said to live in the forests of Central America and reside in small houses built specifically for them to help look after your land. They also act as the helpers of Yum Ka'ax, god of the wild, protecting the forests and animals that reside there.
Here I've reimagined a 1931 copy of The McCall Fashion Magazine as a tribute not only to the nature sprites, but to environmentalists in Latin America risking and losing their lives to protect the land.
As such, the print will be on tree-free lokta paper and 50% of the proceeds will go to the preservation of the Monarch butterfly.
🌱✊🏼
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@ Anaheim, California

Prototype of a project I think I might take up on Etsy ✨ After our calligraphy exhibit got set up, me and the docentes started talking the history of writing and the profession of scribes and I mentioned that handlettering is my kryptonite so I stuck with the Mayan script instead.
Annndd they suggested maybe writing names on bookmarks. Annndd I maybe tried it 🤷🏻‍♂️ This one is for
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