jer collins

IF you haven’t seen me post here for a few months it’s because I have been hanging out on facebook. I am still trying to make sense of that space, and it’s purpose… but if you are not a fan over there yet… check it out…

Hello Ink. Welcome to ThreeHouse.
Nice to meetcha.

Yo faithful viewers.

Check out this short film showing a behind the scenes peek into how Border Country was conceived and completed.

Thanks to Photographer Andrew Michael and producer & editor David Huffman for their hard work in making this little slice of ThreeHouse exposure…

Also, keep an eye out for Kevin, Kristen and I showing our signature dance moves…

The Making of Border Country from Jeremy Collins on Vimeo.

Finally!

My film Border Country is online!

Many thanks for help in creating the film goes to Kevin Howdeshell, Kristen Howdeshell, David Huffman, Mike Schaefer, Mike Crawford, and Kristo Torgeson!

Also, thanks to the Bands- Oriole Post, Rue Royale, and Brad Barr.

Watch the film  HERE>

JUST LOOK AT YOU!  When is the last time you picked up a clean organic cotton or breathable shirt?

If you have a hankering for some Jer-designed shirts- go to these fine establishments and pick some up.  But act fast, they go quick!

Just click and go-

For da LADIES:

For da DUDES-

I have been ignoring the blog for awhile, absorbed by the move in to the new studio, the buildout, the season, the weather, thus productivity, whatever. Does anyone even read blogs anymore?  Well I guess I never did in the first place, except I enjoy my friends David and Hannahs monthly tagteam effort.

Sick of the season, sick of the gray, but not enough to really pout.  Built a fifteen foot climbing wall five feet from desk.  Headed to mexico for the weekend, as I hear you can get vitamin D cheap across the border.

We have a daughter due in July. Yep. Life is beautiful, life is changing. Life is life.

New piece below.  What is 911 for emergencies of the mind?

Last week was a good one… except that I was battered with a sinus infection, bad back, and possibly a kidney infection?  I don’t know. Other than that it was good.  We had the opening of the new space and the turnout was fantastic- roughly 300 of our closest friends and most of the artwork hanging on the walls sold.  Thanks to the many of you that helped us help our friends the Moores with their medical bills.

Also- here’s a fun interview with me done at a tradeshow last august by James Edward Mills.

Good times with great people, and Kansas City Zoo Director Randy Wisthoff went home with the final painting; an inuit-inspired polar bear portrait. Viva la Nikita!

So many stories to tell… so sorry I have ignored you my wee little blog.

I’ll keep it short, though, cuz I am sitting here gearing up to climb in Yosemite for the next couple days- here’s a quick note about an event in Kansas City next week. Come drink some fine beverages and learn about polar bears at the KC Zoo.

To Love is to Fly
Book signing by explorer & photographer
Jonathan Chester

Performance Painting
In 30 mins KC artist Jer Collins will create a formidable artwork that will be auctioned on the evening.

Plus Penguin and Polar Bear multimedia presentations by Extreme Images Inc.

Corks for Conservation

Wednesday, November 11   5 – 7 p.m.
Kansas City Zoo

Everyone is talking about Corks for Conservation, a private wine-tasting event benefitting the Kansas City Zoo’s conservation fund! Join the Zoo, from 5 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 to see what the buzz is about.

This month’s event features special guest speaker Jonathan Chester – a photographer, writer, environmentalist, nature guide, and mountaineer for more than 35 years. Guests will enjoy first hand accounts of his travels in the tundra among polar bears and other Arctic residents.

Tickets are available online through November 11 and a limited number of tickets may be available at the door that evening. Pre-registration by Friday, November 6, is strongly suggested as this event can sell out.

Tickets are $15 for Friends of the Zoo (FOTZ) Members and $25 for Non-FOTZ Members.

Sponsored by Q104.

Location:
Kansas City Zoo
6800 Zoo Drive
Kansas City, MO  64132

I keep thinking I will have time to sit and write a story about suffering through another 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell, but I cant seem to find the time.  “Hell” is an endurance climbing competition in northern Arkansas. Here’s a wrap up of how Tommy and I survived.

thanks to Lucas Marshall for the pic in our post comp suits.