Fáilte!

Is mise Santiago, an Argentinian-born Illustrator and Graphic Designer living in Ireland.

Based in the beautiful megalithic complex of Loughcrew in County Meath, I work as a freelance Designer & Illustrator, creating artwork based on my Ancient & Gaelic Ireland research. I also study and develop educational resources to promote the appreciation and understanding of the Gaelic tradition, myth, history and the Irish language.

Tír na dTrí (webcomic)
A webcomic that follows the shenanigans of 3 siblings in Gaelic Ireland
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 Graphic Design
See my portfolio of brand development and editorial design.
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Artwork
Check out a gallery of my artwork inspired by mythology and tradition.
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Knowledge (Blog)
I write essays about Irish mythology, history and tradition.
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Artifacts
One of a kind, custom and hand-made wearable and magical items.
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About
Find out more about me and the journey that led me to Ireland
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Latest Instagram Posts

This is only gonna end in tears. How magical is it that the sound of her name in Irish sounds like a very needed message for this day and age, in English, so we can understand it? Once you start looking at how modern Ireland originally learned about its own mythology, a looooot of incongruencies start to make sense. When the eminent @aliisaacstoryteller asked me for a logo for her new project on Substack, HAG (where she's documenting her own process of becoming a 'cailleach', embrancing the Wise Old Woman she is becoming) it was hard to contain my excitement! She was after all one of the first writers I've followed back in 2016 when I started researching this curious little thing called #irishmythology Ah, Irish mythology, a mythology that isn't exaaactly a mythology because it is medieval not ancient and individual writers influenced the way in which the mythology was and is interpreted, which is kinda the opposite of mythology really since mythology is a collective of common themes and ideas pertaining a people, not to its individuals per sé, so it is kinda more of a mythography. Another Wednesday, another #dropsofeloas Though our favourite name will always be Éire Mo Chroí 💚💚💚 What I'm loving most about doing these is that they allow me to seek answers to questions I myself sometimes get while engaging with Irish culture :) I think that that version of the story where Boann - in a very Eve way - is drowned after approaching the well of knowledge is Christian nonsense, and that she actually knew exactly what she was doing when she enacted that tidal wave of Knowing that became the River Boyne. She didn't drown, she flourished, and shared her gift with the whole island. 🌕 Find it at: deercun.gumroad.com