Ramírez was not the only person who Recio name-dropped; they also talked about meeting Ash(ley) Michelle C. through the Flower Shop Art Residency program. “Her work is poetry, sculpture/installation that you’re invited to interact with, creating a performance of its own. She also creates weird videos of her reading her poetry. She helped me out when putting together my latest performance, MANIA,” she commented.

Thank you Souther Recio (she/they), owner of Cactus Valley Art for the shout out on https://truchargv.com! Full article on her performance work and other insights: Quién Es Tu Gente: The Performance Artists of the RGV, by Nina Alegre.