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A story of rebuilding by Mitchell + Dallas Mactier // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 10.13 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 4 - Pure Imagination" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up experiences. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR

A story of rebuilding by Xavier & Mari Godoy of Mastrantos Restaurant in Houston, TX (https://www.mastrantosintheheights.com/) // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 10.6 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 3 - Surrender" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up performances. Check us out for more details -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR ---- "After 12 years of comfortable & safe corporate careers, Mari & I decided to risk it all. We jumped with both feet into one of the most risky industries there is, just after our precious 3rd child had been born. Owning our own company had an incredible cache, a feeling that most of us dream of... Business plan in hand, potential investors, a ton of due diligence & all the energy & passion ready to be used towards Mastrantos, our first new restaurant. We missed one important factor in our analysis: the unknowns... Being your own boss & building a business from scratch is not as catchy as it sounds. Honestly, we could have quit at any of those low points, & many people do. But we had no alternative. We jumped into this project with both feet. We rebuilt anytime we could & adapted quickly to the situation. We failed many times, but we always said, 'if we fail, let’s fail quick.' We never stayed in the hole for too long & always looked for an opportunity to keep going. We are still far from calling this project a successful one, but what we are now living may be the best stage in our life. Our family is stronger, every day is better than the last & every week seems to improve significantly. However, the best feeling of all is that we get to build something new, something great, something we believe in more than anything else. The best of all is that we get to try. The best of all this is that we work daily to add a little extra for a better society, for a better world. We are believers that the 'doing' is even more important than the idea itself. So if you are stuck on making a decision, know that the most important decision is the one that is made, not the one that is evaluated forever. Move on & give it a try. Do your due diligence, but believe in yourself; things will get sorted out along the way as long as you wake up and fight everyday. Enjoy the ride & show that smile, even now."

A story of rebuilding by Joselyn Gonzalez // Video by Nathan Berry // Premiered 9.29 on the streets of Montrose in HTX as a part of "The Art of Rebuilding: Vol 2 - Hope" live art performance Join us every Wednesday night from Sept 22 - Nov 10th for more live art pop-up performances. For more details, check us out -- Social: @RECESSMVMT Url: WWW.RECESSMOVEMENT.ORG/TAOR ---- "Change is painful. I moved to the US when I was 10-years-old due to my parents losing their business in Ecuador. It was one of the most impactful seasons of my life and one that shaped my adulthood. It was a time of life where I became invisible - because I was new, became silent - because I didn’t speak the language, became numb - because change was too hard to process. This time of my life would take me years to overcome. A desire to perform and achieve would lead me to wrong paths. A burden too hard to carry would break me - emotionally and physically - to the point of near suicide. Change is painful. But it doesn’t stop at that. If you allow it to be, change is redemptive, change is healing, change rebuilds. There is no change without rebuilding, and there is no way to rebuild without changing. God’s love changes you. His love rebuilds. Then one day you wake up and realize there is so much hope. If you cling to it, His love consumes you, and it rebuilds you from the inside out. It brings life to the places you thought were dead. Your voice returns, and it tells you who you are, whose you are and what you’re made for. It empowers you. Depression comes knocking, but it has lost its power over you. Numbness creeps its way into your heart, but your spirit kicks it out. Silence tries to hold you captive, but you’ve already been set free. Change doesn’t mean that life becomes perfect. Darkness will fight, but rest assured my child, so will our God." #theArtofRebuilding #ARTREBUILDS

This song was created spontaneously in a prayer room in Germany as Sarah Hageman (@sghageman) and Kallie Foltz Bahorich (@kalliebah) sought God for wisdom and peace for the troubling times we are presently in. Take 8 mins and let this song play out. What if the demolition you're feeling yields a better rebuilding? What if what’s lost is going to be profoundly refound? Would you wait for it? Have faith for it? Have hope? Stand ur ground? There is a greater later ... stand by. Breathe deep + believe. #TAOR

Catch part 1 of a 3-part spoken piece written + performed by Kallie Foltz Bahorich (@kalliebah) live at the Lee + Joe Jamail Skatepark near downtown Houston on 6.23.21. This piece was inspired by our new vintage collection titled “Hear Our Roar” (released 7.4.21). The message of this collection + spoken word is simple: your life matters in a real way. Click to hear the full piece: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CRUcisjlkyh/

Peep our five-piece custom vintage collection "Hear Our Roar" made and released in the summer of '21. This collection was our way of waging war against feelings of personal worthlessness + purposelessness. We believe that we are like a body, and each of our lives carry great value and significance. May we evolve past herd mentality into HEARD mentality, where every unique voice is valued, seen and heard. More on the collection: https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE4MTA4MjQ4MzUzMjE3Njcw?utm_medium=copy_link shot by Alexandra Champion @championxmusic produced by Kallie Foltz Bahorich @kalliebah

All these months later, and we can still feel the electricity of this night (3.20.21)⚡️💡 Who's ready for our next big project? Video by Hozana Arceri @hozana_arceri

An unforgettable moment from RECESS' March On Market (3.20.21) feat. our first line of 13 customized vintage jackets. Congrats again to everyone who won the jacket raffle. We know you'll wear them proud. Song: "March On (Dapprjaxx Remix)" feat. Lewis Pittman by Kallie Foltz Bahorich -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSuBbuzeA7w&list=PL7ZSHvocflVIxkqJxSyMDpFS3Xf4aiVbw&index=19