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My strongest sensation, two weeks now since cancer somehow extinguished the life of my dear teammate, friend, and brother Ricardo Palomares Gonzalez, is numbing bewilderment. Because as anyone who knew Ricardo would attest, across every mesmerizing dimension of his unbelievable, storied existence on this Earth, Ric was so palpably bursting with life that to think he could suddenly possess none at all…I am all darkness and quiet confusion.
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But thankfully, the light which arises from thinking back on our time together is warm and has many glowing sides. Let me recount a few.
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Of the immeasurable wisdom and countless blessings bestowed upon me by the insane 21-month 18,000 mile globe-spanning cycling journey that was Pedal South, highest among them do I rank the utterly unique bonds I created with my teammates, Thomas, Riley, and Ricardo. There are few relationships that can survive the duration and repetition of gnarly hardcore shit we faced. Romances can fade, friends can take some time apart, but we were bound together, for better and worse, in our undying team goal to capture and share this glorious adventure we were experiencing, and to all make it safely to the end.
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And in that patient, incremental way, through sleeping huddled together side-by-side for hundreds of sweltering hot or shivering cold nights, through cooking every delicious and terrible meal for one another, through crying over lost loves, telling all our best stories, playing hours and hours of dice, laughing at each other’s ridiculous mistakes, I became family with someone from a completely different upbringing than my own. How lucky I am for that.
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Ric and I clashed many times, especially in the beginning. What I saw as Ricardo’s blunt directness—in a too-sharp interview question or an imposing direct request to a hopeful roadside host—didn’t sit well with my then more polite, terrified-to-impose, W.A.S.P.Y. sensibilities. But it didn’t take long once we entered Latin America for me to experience and witness in Ricardo’s every interaction, that what people desire most when they kindly welcome a traveler into their home and offer them warm food is NOT timidity and...*cont. in comments*

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We’ve been connecting with so many new folks lately + wanted to take the opportunity to reintroduce our collective 🥰

This interview of our founder @kaleidoscopa was recorded in the height of the pandemic for a series called Virtual Vacation with @almostrealthings.

Although this segment focuses mostly on our events side, we have grown hugely in the past year to create digital experiences, content, and large-scale installation work, tea pop ups as well as co-branded activations for aligned companies ✨ We’re hot off hosting our first experience for Austin Design Week. oh, and we also became a record label to release an all-original EP last year from local musicians.

Don’t mind us as we try to do it all to support Austin creators and community. Drop us a DM if you want to learn more about working together or being a patron of our arts ♥️

We’re excited to take a look back at all these good times in anticipation of announcing our next big event upcoming… stay tuned!

Incredible video by @jwillpro @lizbryantart @almostrealthings and @lolasabaphoto

#artislandATX #artsaustin #artcollective

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So much to say about this trip that I won’t say much.

Costa Rica for Javi’s B-Day last month was 🤌🏼.

From the AirBnB, to the food and the company.

It was 👌🏼.

Hellova way to turn 33!

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We’re building something: New! Wooden! Burnable! In collaboration with @pyrotex.fire 😈🔥

throwback photo to Dyar with his Tower Ascending.

#builders #burners #artcollective #austinTX

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“Friends, Austinites, Countrymen…”

Kickin off gemini season in style 👑 🌙 🎂 and finally seein @dyarbentz on his throne. So many dear ones birthdays coming this summer, can’t wait to celebrate y’all in person again ✨♥️

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two more #35mm #cinestilldf96

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All the good vibes from Ascension, distilled with love into one bangin minute. Which moment was your favorite? Leave your vote below😻😻😻

1. 🕺🏻 Disco house // original EP dance party

2. 🎨 Live painting with @_unknowncollective

3. 🎧@tblankmusic and all the other DJ performances

4. 📷 Ascension photobooth with @is.ra___ @visualmantra.art

5. 🐙 Glow flow with @meltopus

6. 🎺 Glow trumpet !!!

7. 🔥 Opening ceremony with fire props by @flokifire

8. 🦋 Green fire wings on @mystica_fiora

9. 📺 Trippy art installations

10. ✨ ALL OF THE ABIVE WHY WOULD I CHOOSE?

Such fun reminiscing on a beautiful weekend w y’all ❤️

📷 @lizbryantart
🎶 @tblankmusic

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Workday vibes at art island ❤️ lots of nature wrangling, idea-spewing, taco-eating, pointing at things, the occasional dance break, all followed by a dip 💦 .

spotlight on ~the arborists~ (aka Zach and Rachel) who built this incredible ascension bouncy hammock for y’all’s treetop lounging pleasure.

Such a blessing to work alongside true legends in a garden so sacred. S/o to our neighbors who allow us to grow into this space 🙏🏼

📷 @visualmantra.art #artislandatx

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Best @artislandatx yet 🎉 best team yet 🙌🏽 best month of 2021 yet 💉 ✔️ #love

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We are 100% human

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