I am driven, intuitive, and rigorous.
My Self-Summary
Geek:
Battlestar Galactica,
architecture, Stereolab,
Steve Reich, Velasquez and
Aeschylus. There's more.
gradumacated from a pretty good grad program in set design in '08
and embarking on my dream career. we'll see if it's still dreamy in
5 years. Always busy, thankfully yet always free for coffee.
Check out my professional site at jonwcollins[dot]com. yes, my name
is jonwcollins, one word.
What I’m doing with my life
attempting to be a
set designer. trying to become more
culturally aware and keep my strong friendships strong and ongoing.
Creating a professional family of collaborators who all like each
other and think in different but complementary ways.
I’m really good at
making myself laugh at naughty jokes.
The first things people usually notice about me
the goofy grin
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
A) arthur clarke, larry niven, anything relating to classical
studies, gnostic gospels or early art. Collected works of Albee is
falling apart. B) 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Muppet Movie. And
many many things in between. Non-sleazy horror films, britcoms and
robot chicken. Not a movie, but whatev. C) Steve Reich, Stereolab,
Stephen Sondheim, David Bowie, Aaron Copland, Bernstein, Bjork,
John Adams, James Brown, Asobi Seksu, Sea and Cake and a whole
bunch of crazy stuff. D) Homecooked thai. Corn bread. Mac &
Cheese from Cafeteria. I make a mean baked ziti, especially when I
get dumped, apparently. [UPDATE: baked ziti still tasty.]
The six things I could never do without
in my bag at all times: scale ruler, 3H pencil, sketch pad, ipod
touch, artist's tape, and the script of whatever show i'm working
on. That's the bare minimum for leaving my apartment.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
storytelling. life, love, how to make government work,
gay rights. my
friends. architecture. how to be better at what i love. seriously
interested in religion and ritual, but not a believer in any sense,
really.
On a typical Friday night I am
probably working. But, you never know.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
i own a pair of handcuffs and they've been used exactly once, and
it was boring.
You should message me if
you wouldn't be deterred by a stupid answer here.