We think about creating art as a solitary process. As artists we give the impression that we live lives in a vacuum until it's time for a show.  People may think the only time artists interact are when we venture to artist guild meetings or maybe have other artists where our studios are located.  Some artists seem to have found that artistic collaboration is the best way to tell their story.

Bonnie Ferrill Roman's show "Ephemeral" at CORE New Art Space I think is unique because she collaborated with Kimberly MacArthur Graham on these fine art pieces (maybe artist collaboration only works if you both have three names).   The show is full of color and texture. 

"Harbored" is encaustic on branches and artist made paper, the sides and inset are oil and mixed media on wood panels.  They are magical.  There is an obvious outdoor-indoor connection with the work.  The work makes you want to touch it because of the visual texture and the true texture provided by the branches.  It must be a huge process to install these works because of the way they are constructed.  There isn't a single back support so the installation process becomes a part of the art, it adds to the story.

Maybe collaboration is like the Doublemint gum commercial, "Double the Pleasure, Double the Fun".  If it's something you've thought about go see the show and see how this type of collaboration might work for you in your medium and then find a suitable counterpart.

I'm on board...
Greg