Essentials Creative is a multimedia collective where Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists produce holistic applied-arts experiences through rhizomatic processes that honor both individual experimentation and collective vision. Working between Austin and San Antonio, we integrate photography, fashion, graphic design, video, projections, animation, and installation into cohesive experiences that reveal the underground networks connecting communities, cultures, and ecosystems.

We create a platform for underrepresented artists—especially BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA+ voices—to express authentic perspectives within collaborative frameworks. Our approach embraces multiplicity over singularity, ensuring every voice contributes to our evolving cultural expression.

Through installations like "Rhizomatic" at Chicago Botanic Garden and "Yanaguana Garden" at TX Biennial, we translate the cultural and scientific stories of regional plant species into multimedia experiences where traditional ecological knowledge flows directly into contemporary artistic techniques. Our collaborative experiments with community creatives demonstrate how shared artistic processes honor ancestral wisdom while pushing creative boundaries.

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