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About a year ago, ARTMEXICO founder Aprylle Stuart moved some of our headquarters into a new workshop in Casa Teodora, a shared artist studio space that is known for its beautiful garden, friendly cats and creative events. After our first meeting in the new space, the ARTMEXICO team was strolling outside enjoying a temperate Guadalajara afternoon when we were overwhelmed by the urge to investigate a gorgeous colonial home right next door.  The house was surrounded by thriving jungle blooms that blew in the wind invitingly, a lush contrast to its modern whitewashed walls. We rang the big bell outside...

2019 was the year that Patrón held a month-long initiative of Day of the Dead promotions and activations that spanned 200 UK and Madrid venues, featuring our Mexican ceramic skulls. The initiative also included hundreds of bar takeovers, immersive art exhibitors and a series of activations in the US, Australia and other markets worldwide.   To assist in one of Patrón’s biggest initiatives yet, our client, immersive branding agency THREESIXTY COMMS, approached us about a massive custom order, which took our artisans 5 weeks to complete, and included: 💀3,000 branded enamel mugs 💀1,000 ceramic branded mugs 💀396 wholesale ceramic skulls,...

On October 26th, 2019, our event bunting was featured in a Day of the Dead event at the awesome ANIMA Casa Rural. ANIMA is an organic farm, cum bed and breakfast and artist residency center that is run by our friend and collaborator Julian Calleros. ANIMA resides on some acreage near San Isidro Mazatepec in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, where our ARTMEXICO headquarters are also based. They have vegetables, cows, goats, various chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbits, sheep, dogs and cats and the new addition of two Vietnamese pigs on the property.  For the second year in a row, Julian...