About us

Credo quia Absurdum

“I believe because it is absurd / impossible / irrational.”

Tiago and I met each other on my birthday in my early years, when I was still trying to find my place on earth. I like to think we weren’t ready for each other, so we didn’t really pay attention to what was in front of us. A couple of months passed, and I needed a second job, so I ended up working in a decoration store, where Tiago worked as well. Every time our shifts overlaped, we spent hours talking.
Tiago was an artist, true to himself, painting whatever we wanted, no boundaries, even if it didn’t sell. I was just a frustrated designer and programmer, so there is nothing special about it!
There was an odd vibe connecting us, we have always been curious about alchemical, mythological, and occult stuff. It is a never-ending story, you start to read, and you still don’t know anything. The number of books we have about this theme here in our home… and the comments we had because of this are priceless.

One day – back in 2015 – we were eating in some place, and we started to draw and dreamed about doing Credo. And from nowhere, we did it – and that was how this project started. In the beginning we struggled a bit in small fairs, and one day I told Tiago, Let’s go sell at Wacken and Resurrection. To which he replied, It is too far away, and it is an absurd plan! (Especially since I had just gotten my driving license.) What he didn’t know was that I had already applied and we were accepted. Long story short, we started to sell at festivals. I believed that somehow, if we could show people what we do and the passion that drives us, they would identify. In the end it was the best absurd plan ever!
After 10 years, we continue to annually do at least 15 to 20 events in Europe, even if we have storms, rain, ruined material, dry weather, or some challenging situations! BUT the happiness, the joy, and the love we receive in every single event we go to! The friendships, the smiles, the shared stories. There is nothing like this. We always say we prefer to live with less but are honestly happy with our own artwork.

We truly love to tell tales and stories about folklore and mythology. We want to make people curious again. That is why every design and every piece we do has a story behind it.
Tiago and I do as much as we can – the artwork, the design, writing the meanings, building and maintaining the website, customer service, folding the items, handling the packages, driving to festivals around Europe, selling to you. Luckily we have two friends that help us handle some of these things, so we can spend a bit more time creating and selling around.

We put a lot in every single design, most of it about alchemy, religion, mythology, and history around the world. But at the same time, as artists, we think it is important to put a bit of our personal life and opinion in it. So you will find parts of our lives hanging around the meanings.

We transformed ourselves into this Rebis Creature when we (tried to) balance each other, for that, I can say that Credo quia Absurdum is our Aether. A volatile and fixed thing, with all the elements and substances coexisting, hopefully strong enough to unsettle your psyche. We share with you our universe, a place that can be dark and brutal but always human.
– Ana