Hi! We are Cassidy and Diego,
collectively the Casscabell team.
Nuestra Historia
My artist name has been Casscabell for some years now—a play on cascabel, the Spanish word for rattlesnake. It encompasses my spicy, swirly decorative style and gives a nod to the year of the snake. Diego, aka Don Orion, is represented by the three stars in Orion’s belt. Cass does the talking, planning, and overall design; Diego swoops in with the prep work and the perfectionism only a geometric tattoo artist could really know—transferring the design to the wall and making sure every line and detail is crisp. I’m the loud one; he’s the quiet one. The yin-yang makes for success.
We met in Buenos Aires many moons ago, where I was studying and Diego was working as a tattoo artist and bartender. My time there completely shaped my vision for art. There was intentional art in every corner of the city: the buses, the windows, the small signs guiding customers to the bathroom or entrance—everything had a special artistic touch. The most mundane tasks became magical because the world felt created to enjoy in every moment.
While studying in the city, I was drawn to the massive amounts of street art peeking around every corner. I actually ended up writing my thesis on it, but never thought I could be a part of something like that.
I was also captivated by the decorative art. The design that plasters much of the city is fileteado (fee-let-tay-ah-doh), an Art Nouveau–influenced lettering and decorative style that began in the late 19th century as a way to attract customers to ox- and horse-drawn fruit and vegetable carts. It was soon painted everywhere: buses, shopfronts, signs, and walls. It dances and romances in every corner of the city, and I was smitten. I began studying it while living there, doing workshops with greats like Memo Caviglia.
When we eventually moved back to the United States, I longed for that soulful feeling I found in Buenos Aires and other places around South America we had traveled. Back then, I was working as a teacher and Diego as a tattoo artist. I made artwork here and there, and hosted lots of workshops, but we always felt a little lonesome. What was missing?
In 2022, we were invited to paint a mural for a friend. We collaborated—two artists with very different skills—on a fileteado-influenced design, and it was fun. I have the brush skills; Diego has the design-transfer abilities and linework. From then on, we shyly began pursuing more murals and artwork.
In 2026, we officially became muralists and sign painters. Our style blends the vibrant art of our travels with symbolism, lettering and folk-inspired designs, along with geometric textures from Diego's time as a sacred geometry tattoo artist, all interpreted through the eyes of fileteado. —and we can’t wait to work with you.
Let’s Work Together
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