Cielito Lindo Estudio was established in
the spring of 1993 en the central Mexican highland town of
San Miguel de Allende; one of the colonial jewels of the
Americas. It is here, tucked away in a small workshop on the
outskirts of town that the Studio creates original folk art
incorporating the traditional elements of mexican culture,
humour, materials and artesanal legacy to make pieces on the
cutting edge of design. The work has been described as New
Age Folk Art. The Studio is headed up by Anke Michele
Stobrava who are responsible for the design of the work and
the promotion of the Studio throughout the world. Working
alongside the team are various artisians from the
surrounding countryside and from the other states such
Puebla, Michoacan, Tlaxcala, Oaxaca and Guerrero. Some
traditional elements used in Cielito Lindo Estudio designs
are handcarved wooden figures, ceramics, handforged metal,
Mexican folk sayings and Day of the Dead motifs, set into
nichos, altars, mirrors, chairs and candle holders all
elaborated with quiet, elegant hues or more typically, the
electric colours which are so symbolic of this extraordinary
country. Cielito Lindo Estudio pieces are troughout Mexico,
the United States, in Canada, Australia and Europe and are
featured mostly in galleries, museum shops and folk art
stores as well as private collections throughout the world.
Some of the fine venues which feature Cielito Lindo Estudio
work are: the Peabody Museum, the Gilcrease Museum, the
Arizona State University, the Brooklyn Museum, the Latin
American Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Place of the
Governor's Museum (Santa Fe), and Horchow's Catalogue. Some
of the private collectors of Cielito Lindo Estudio work
include: comedian Gary Shandling, musicians Keith Richards,
Lucero and Mijares, ZZ Top, model and restauranteur Christy
Turlington, cartoonist Barry Tomas, the painter Fernando
Botero, the actor Eric Idle and the singer Adam Ant.
