About us

Alexandra Caillaud founder of Mythopoetic

Alexandra caillaud

Creator and administrator of Mythopoetic

I come from a little village facing the volcano chain of Auvergne in the heart of France. I left my country some five years ago originally for a semester of adventures throughout Europe, which led me to live permanently first in Germany, then in Hungary and finally in Austria. I started to work on the creation of Mythopoetic after completing my studies in architecture in 2021 and have been working on the development of it since then.

I designed this company to break with the existing models of anonymous profit-oriented businesses which sole interests are to sell as many products as possible with the fewest costs and the biggest margins. I believe in the virtue of knowing from whom you are buying, of benefiting of more than mere products from a company, and of uniting people whose talents are complementary.

Languages and cultures are dearly important to me and one of the ambitions I have for this platform is to create perspectives between the different yet similar european traditions, both visually through the artworks, but also intellectually through the texts and articles presented here.

Although I did create this platform, it would have never been possible to bring it to life without the help of some wonderful people who believed in the project so much they worked (and still do!), financed or mentored me along the adventure.

They are also part of Mythopoetic:

Tore, Christophe, Till, Simon, Jean-Bruno, Claude, Paul, Max, Timm, Allen, Stefan, Alex, Jacques, Dawid, Philip, Gauthier, Pierre-Franck and Marie-Françoise.

Alexandra Caillaud founder of Mythopoetic

Alexandra caillaud

Creator and administrator of Mythopoetic

I come from a little village facing the volcano chain of Auvergne, in the heart of France. I left my country some five years ago originally for a semester of adventures throughout Europe, which led me to live permanently first in Germany, then in Hungary and finally in Austria. I started to work on the creation of Mythopoetic after completing my studies in architecture in 2021 and have been working on the development of it since then.

I designed this company to break with the existing models of anonymous profit-oriented businesses which sole interests are to sell as many products as possible with the fewest costs and the biggest margins. I believe in the virtue of knowing from whom you are buying, of benefiting of more than mere products from a company, and of uniting people whose talents are complementary.

Languages and cultures are dearly important to me and one of the ambitions I have for this platform is to create perspectives between the different yet similar european traditions, both visually through the artworks, but also intellectually through the texts and articles presented here.

Although I did create this platform, it would have never been possible to bring it to life without the help of some wonderful people who believed in the project so much they worked (and still do!), financed or mentored me along the adventure.

They are also part of Mythopoetic:

Tore, Christophe, Till, Simon, Jean-Bruno, Claude, Paul, Max, Timm, Allen, Stefan, Alex, Dawid, Philip, Gauthier, Pierre-Franck and Marie-Françoise.

The artists

Cyril Flautat

Northern Alps, France

Cyril Flautat lives in the Northern French Alps, in a mountain range that is green in summer, white as snow in winter.

Passionate about history and the great European myths, archeology and the world of art, he creates images to go back in time using his digital brushes and photographic images that he brings back from his numerous vertical excursions.
He worked for many years in multimedia communication as artistic director.
An author in his spare time, he also likes to write and illustrate stories dedicated to children from 7 to 77 years old.

Joanna Maeyens

Brittany, France

“I am a painter and illustrator. My work is articulated between the line in ink or watercolor and the material of natural pigments such as ash, soot, vegetable macerates. The notion of experimentation is important in my creation process.

As an illustrator, I work on children’s books where dreams are tinged with mystery. Animals and wild landscapes have a major importance there. As a painter, I make album covers, inspired by the music of the sponsors and of course, I also work on personal subjects. They draw their inspiration from distant tales and forgotten legends where humans are engulfed by nature.”

PEKLE

Riga, Latvia

“There’s a lot we don’t know about the past. What I try to do is push the veil of time and the unknown aside and create visions that help the modern viewer to experience the rituals of the past themselves.

“Pekle” is the name of the Latvian underworld and I submerge down into the earth, in the archaeological heritage of Latvian culture, but view it from a different, very personal point. I’m also not afraid to use black and paint the darker side of the folklore – the stranger, chaotic and primal beings that are part of the harmonic Latvian mythology.

In my illustration work, I combine digital and traditional tools to bring the modern and the ancient mythological ages together.”

Cyril Flautat

Northern Alps, France

Cyril Flautat lives in the Northern French Alps, in a mountain range that is green in summer, white as snow in winter.

Passionate about history and the great European myths, archeology and the world of art, he creates images to go back in time using his digital brushes and photographic images that he brings back from his numerous vertical excursions.
He worked for many years in multimedia communication as artistic director.
An author in his spare time, he also likes to write and illustrate stories dedicated to children from 7 to 77 years old.

Joanna Maeyens

Brittany, France

“I am a painter and illustrator. My work is articulated between the line in ink or watercolor and the material of natural pigments such as ash, soot, vegetable macerates. The notion of experimentation is important in my creation process.

As an illustrator, I work on children’s books where dreams are tinged with mystery. Animals and wild landscapes have a major importance there. As a painter, I make album covers, inspired by the music of the sponsors and of course, I also work on personal subjects. They draw their inspiration from distant tales and forgotten legends where humans are engulfed by nature.”

PEKLE

Riga, Latvia

“There’s a lot we don’t know about the past. What I try to do is push the veil of time and the unknown aside and create visions that help the modern viewer to experience the rituals of the past themselves.

“Pekle” is the name of the Latvian underworld and I submerge down into the earth, in the archaeological heritage of Latvian culture, but view it from a different, very personal point. I’m also not afraid to use black and paint the darker side of the folklore – the stranger, chaotic and primal beings that are part of the harmonic Latvian mythology.

In my illustration work, I combine digital and traditional tools to bring the modern and the ancient mythological ages together.”