About Us
Our Crew…. more like our Burner Family
We are veteran burners , a camp of all sorts; builders and welders, electricians and a lighting engineer, photographers, artists… teachers, lawyers and a hairstylist — and filmmakers!Â
Our Crew
The Church of the Open Mind

Captain Fantastic
Michael Daly
Captain, Architect, Designer, Builder, and Visionary of the COTOM.

Drilldo
Dave Sotnick
Lighting Designer, Builder, and CEO of the COTOTM.Â

Steph
Stephanie Mohan
COTOM Photographer, first to pitch the idea of building an art car.

Dutch Eric
Dutch Eric
Art Car hero, Keeper of all things Important

Kaz
Glorious fundraiser, hostess and Goddess.

Sean
Electrician, Builder, Bartender, original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”

Greg
Builder extraordinaire, Electrician, D.J

Stefan
Builder, Cheer Leader, Yes We Can!

Nicki Tostevin
COTOM filmmaker, COTOM Stain Glass Window Designer, Mixologist

Marcel
Welder, Builder, Hero! An original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”

Nancy
COTOM Goddess, Cook, Designer, and Believer in all that is Good.Â

Shanna
COTOM Goddess, Interior decorator, Coolest Confessional Designer

Heather Sotnick
COTOM mother, Goddess, and Yogini

Sean & Cyn
Our heroes, supporters, dancers, and lovers.

Brother Terry
Videographer

Heidi
Goddess, Fundraiser, beloved dancer

Jessica
COTOM Goddess

DJ Adam
Playa and COTOM DJ bad ass, fundraiser

Adam
Builder, Playa adventure leader

Shauna and Jon
COTOM original supporters and builders

Eric
Our beloved Angel
