Tim Ottman has an unparalleled knack for crafting beautiful things from foraged and forgotten objects. As Production Designer for the film DUSTWUN, he wrangled discarded electric objects and building materials to create a visually captivating 55-foot-long film set in Arizona and years ago he remodeled an abandoned couch so that actors in a Dali-esque play could vanish and re-appear through its cushions. He served in the military in Japan, and was for two decades Quentin Tarantino’s personal handyman. His neon artistry at the all-night dublab at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions was described as “perfect”. He filled a former Hollywood Boulevard mortuary with neon for the West Coast Ensemble and takes care of vintage neon signage in place and in his collection. In the 1980s, Tim acted in more than a hundred plays here in Southern California, and he and Tilly became friends when he inadvertently impersonated a doorman at an event they both attended.