Some of the best creative work happens when people from different worlds team up. Here's why, and what members could make.
Another discipline changes how you see your own work and pushes it somewhere new.
Finish ambitious pieces with a full team behind them, and come away with work to be proud of.
Every collaborator brings their own followers, friends and fans to the finished piece.
The strongest creative friendships usually start with a shared project.
Six examples of different crafts combining, and what each person gets out of it.
The florist builds a floral headpiece and backdrop from what's in season. The photographer and make-up artist shape the look together, and the model brings it to life.
The florist gets striking images of their work for weddings and social media. Everyone else gets an editorial portfolio piece that stands out from the usual.
A local musician has a new track and no budget. A filmmaker plans a one-day shoot around Ealing, and a dancer choreographs a piece to the song.
The musician gets a video to release. The filmmaker gets a showreel piece, and the dancer gets their choreography on film.
Short stories and poems about the people and places of the borough, illustrated by members and printed as a limited edition.
Everyone gets published, physical work to hold and sell, plus a launch night to share with friends.
The potter's ceramics become vessels for the florist's arrangements, photographed together in natural light.
Both makers get professional product images and a reason to cross-promote, perhaps leading to a joint pop-up stall.
A DJ wants to start a regular night. The designer creates the name, posters and visuals, and the content creator films the first event.
The DJ launches with a professional look. The designer gets a real brand project, and the creator builds an audience alongside it.
A writer brings a ten-minute script, members are cast from the group, and the film is shot locally over a weekend, then screened at a social night.
Actors get showreel footage, the writer gets their work produced, and everyone gets a film to enter into festivals.
Collaboration can also be simpler: swapping skills, giving feedback, or turning up for each other's gigs and exhibitions.
Once we've started meeting, members can choose to share a short profile: their craft, a piece of their work and where to find them online. It makes finding the right collaborator much easier.
Members can post what they need, or what they can offer, in the forum.