Essentials Creative is a multimedia collective that celebrates experimentation, fluidity, diversity & collaboration, based in Austin, TX.
Rhizomatic @ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Coming Soon Fall 2025!
RHIZOMATIC
An immersive installation of 30 tapestries reimagining 10 native Texas plants through Indigenous and immigrant artistic vision. Each double-sided piece weaves botanical research with contemporary folklore, creating new stories about belonging, resilience, and our relationship to the land.
Like underground root systems that connect and sustain, this multimedia experience explores how Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists are cultivating fresh narratives about place and cultural identity in Texas landscapes.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | September - December 2025
An aerial map rendering of the "Rhizomatic" installation by Essentials Creative at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center shows a circular path marked with native plants and seasonal divisions.
Rendering of "Rhizomatic" installation by Essentials Creative at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, a circular granite trail through oak trees features three colorful banners hanging between posts.
RHIZOMATIC
Indigenous & Immigrant Artists | Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center | September - December 2025
Immersive Art Installation Exploring Texas Native Plants Through Contemporary Indigenous & Immigrant Perspectives
Experience the Installation
Walk beneath 30 stunning tapestries that reimagine 10 native Texas plants through the lens of Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists. Each double-sided installation weaves together contemporary artistic vision with botanical research, creating powerful new folklore that honors ancestral connections while boldly imagining future relationships with the land.
This multimedia art experience transforms how we see familiar Texas landscapes, offering fresh narratives about belonging, resilience, and cultural identity through the artistic vision of BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA+ creatives.
Contemporary Folklore: Texas Plants Reimagined
Featured Native Species & Cultural Narratives
Maguey (Century Plant)
Ancient sustainer reimagined through contemporary Latinx and Indigenous artistic perspectives
Nopal (Prickly Pear Cactus)
Border-crossing survivor transformed into powerful symbol of resilience for immigrant communities
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea)
Traditional medicine plant evolved into contemporary metaphor for cultural healing and wellness
Amaranth (Pigweed)
Sacred ancestral grain reborn as symbol of cultural revival, resistance, and community strength
Chili Pequin (Wild Pepper)
Fierce wild fire carrier connecting ancestral knowledge systems to contemporary cultural identity
Plus Five Additional Native Texas Species reimagined through Indigenous and immigrant artistic vision, each carrying unique symbolic narratives about place, belonging, and cultural memory.
About Essentials Creative
Essentials Creative is a groundbreaking multimedia collective where Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists converge to create visual narratives that resonate across cultural boundaries. Based in Austin with projects throughout Texas, our diverse team of BIPOC, women, and LGBTQIA+ creatives specializes in transforming conceptual visions into tangible experiences that honor ancestral knowledge while boldly reimagining artistic possibilities.
We blend cultural reclamation with artistic innovation, building contemporary folklore that honors the past while imagining alternative relationships with Texas landscapes and communities.
Our Vision: New Stories for Ancient Landscapes
Like underground root systems creating unexpected growth patterns, Indigenous and immigrant artists are cultivating new stories about plants, place, and belonging. RHIZOMATIC presents artistic interpretations that connect ancestral wisdom with contemporary experience—not historical documentation, but visionary folklore for our time.
What This Means for Visitors
For Indigenous Communities: Artistic reimagining of traditional plant relationships and cultural connections to place
For Immigrant Communities: Powerful symbolic narratives exploring themes of belonging, rootedness, and cultural resilience
For All Texas Visitors: Revolutionary new ways of seeing familiar landscapes through Indigenous and immigrant artistic vision
For Our Communities: Sacred space to create new stories while honoring cultural memory and ancestral wisdom
Visit RHIZOMATIC
When: September - December 2025
Where: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin, Texas
What: 30 tapestries, 10 native plants, countless new stories
Experience how Indigenous American, Latin American, and Asian artists are creating contemporary folklore that transforms our understanding of Texas landscapes, cultural identity, and belonging.
Learn More: essentialscreative.com
"We create new folklore where Indigenous and immigrant artists reimagine relationships between people and place."