In their Houston garage, husband-and-wife artists Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand have built a three-and-a-half-story spaceship. It’s a monument to untidiness, a testament to the chaotic beauty of collaborative creativity.

For over two decades, they've transformed their home into a studio, tunnelling through walls and creating a maze of art. Their daily routine is a mix of morning and evening work sessions, with weekends spent in fiery debates over artistic decisions.

Their unique workspace is more than just a place to create; it’s a living, breathing representation of their collaborative process. This mess of materials, tools, and creative debris is a symbol of the constant evolution of their art.

For Magsamen and Hillerbrand, the joy of their studio lies in the freedom to be messy and keep things as they are. But there’s a bittersweetness to it too, a longing for their former home studio that now stands as a distant memory.

This tale of a backyard spaceship and its creators highlights the enduring human desire to push boundaries, experiment, and find new ways to express ourselves, even if it means living in a perpetual state of chaos.