Acequia with Rich Poole and Rick Crane | Into The Collection #12

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Acequia by Rich Poole and Rick Crane
A deep dive into the long-form generative art project Acequia with Rich Poole and Rick Crane, a beautiful fxhash collection that has captivated collectors. This episode is special because it's our first time interviewing collaborative artists, who are both excellent - definitely worth listening to!

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Episode Artwork: Acequia #18 by Rick Crane and Rich Poole

Where to find our guests:
Rich Poole's Twitter | https://twitter.com/rich__poole
Rich Poole's Website (check it out for a link to his works) | https://www.richpoole.art/

Rick Crane Twitter | https://twitter.com/rickacrane | https://linktr.ee/rickacrane
Rick Crane's Website (check it out for a link to his works) |

Time stamps
0:00 | Collector's Corner introduction
0:22 | Episode introduction, including our special guests
3:54 | How our guests started collaborating
12:54 | Rich Poole's journey into web3
16:03 | Rick Crane's journey into web3
18:41 | Rich's thoughts on doing releases with multiple communities (gen.art, gmdao, fxhash, etc.)
22:16 | Advice that Rich and Rick would give to other artists planning collaborations
27: 14 | Background of Acequia and how it fits in our collection framework
33:33 | How Rich and Rick came up with the concept of Acequia
35:42 | How many test outputs they went through before finalizing the project
41:12 | The aesthetic they were aiming for with Acequia, including the aqueducts and cubes
46:31 | Diving into the categories and traits of Acequia
1:25:29 | Rich, Rick, and our 3 to highlight from the collection
1:35:52 | How we'd spend 10,000 XTZ on secondary (at the time of recording)
1:46:43 | Where to find our fantastic guests

Show Notes:
Miniscapes by Rich Poole and Rick Crane | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/miniscapes-1
Acequia by Rich Poole and Rick Crane | https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/acequia
Acequia - A short tech overview by Rich Poole | https://www.fxhash.xyz/article/acequia-a-short-tech-overview