Hi Jeremiah, I'm Inez, a professional illustrator by day, as am actually having the same question as you are.
I've joined a couple game jams before, and it was fun, and they were all talented, with no doubt. But I want more. I want people with the same drive and goal to create what they enjoy the most.
So, I think I want to start collecting people that has experience in their fields. Just to see if the drive to create and collaborate will result in a great project or not.
If you share the sentiment, please add me on my Discord: Nez#4553 and we'll see from there. Thank you~! ^^