One day in 1992, Irma asked for her comadre Simona's support in helping set up an exhibit at an Annual Latina Conference in Sacramento.  Simona had a B.A. in Fine Arts.  Also, they had collaborated previously on developing enough art to exhibit jointly.   Simona  offered her home as the initial meeting place.  Their artistic collaborations lasted over two decades...culminating in an exhibit at the California Museum in 2011.