The say anything, what's on your mind thread

**Mr A** · 20/05/2013, 7:14 PM

Tell people bizarre lies. Then contradict those lies. Then lie about it when challenged, telling third, unrelated stories.

**SkStu** · 21/05/2013, 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Tell people bizarre lies. Then contradict those lies. Then lie about it when challenged, telling third, unrelated stories.

Practice on your significant other!

**Acornvilla** · 21/05/2013, 8:11 PM

Degree show hung yesterday, just putting my portfolio together now, assessments this Thursday, results next Friday and Show opens that Saturday. The end is nigh

**Spudulika** · 22/05/2013, 8:29 AM

Good luck Acornvilla!

**Keen2win** · 23/05/2013, 6:20 PM

Exams are all finished for the summer, a nice relief, fixed with apprehension, heading off to Boston for the summer! Alas, a job has fallen through, but everyone seems convinced that it will be easy enough to source something when I am over there! Here's hoping!

**Mr A** · 23/05/2013, 6:59 PM

My brother moved over there a few months ago and has found various bits of work since- he's been moving around looking for something that suits. Seems be be no shortage of jobs anyway.

**DannyInvincible** · 27/05/2013, 4:12 PM

Originally Posted by Acornvilla

Degree show hung yesterday, just putting my portfolio together now, assessments this Thursday, results next Friday and Show opens that Saturday. The end is nigh

Best of luck with everything! Any photos?

If you've been feeling very stressed the past few weeks, I can certainly empathise as I'm in a similar boat myself. The past two weeks or so have been exceptionally taxing ones for me both physically and psychologically. I'm in the midst of setting up a fairly ambitious multi/mixed-media installation incorporating sound recordings, lighting effects and a replica "peace wall" two-and-a-half metres high and constructed out of over 400 whitewashed texts as bricks (I actually used Argos catalogues* painstakingly collected throughout the past few months via cycles back and forth from the local Argos to the art school) all inside a dark, claustrophobic cube that I've painted entirely black and covered with black curtains for my degree show. I also have to have a whole year's work documented for assessment. The deadline for everything is this Friday, but still have a long list of things to complete before then. I cannot wait. Everything must also satisfy health and safety concerns and a risk assessment, so I've had to construct a supporting plinth and cut concrete slabs to ensure stability. It's all been very intense and laborious, and then I've had to pretty much re-paint the whole studio area outside, floor and all. My body was still aching yesterday morning when I woke up from the physical labour of the previous week. There'll be more of the same this week. Have attached some photos of my progress so far below.

*There is no conceptual significance in the fact I've used Argos catalogues. I used them as they were readily collectable, freely available and have a heavy, brick-like appearance when stacked.

**nigel-harps1954** · 27/05/2013, 10:34 PM

Stabbing is not fun. Especially when you hit yourself.

My arm hurts.

**thischarmingman** · 30/05/2013, 12:42 AM

Went out last night, ended up getting pretty drunk. Tried to noiselessly plug in my phone and get into bed without waking the girlfriend.

Instead, I ended up tripping on a shoe, falling INTO the wall beside the bed and landing on the floor, breaking both a mug and my phone charger, and cutting my shoulder. And pulling the lamp down on top of myself.

As I sat on the floor my one thought was that the lamp must be broken, so I flicked it on to make sure it worked, just in time to shine it directly into the girlfriend's eyes as she woke up to what all the commotion was about.

I then woke up late for work thanks to said phone charger being broken and my alarm not going off on my phone.

All in all, not one of my finest mornings.

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/05/2013, 12:58 PM

Hate that. No matter how quiet you try to be, you're always louder than you are when you're not trying to be quiet.

What's worse is stepping on the dog when not realising he's in the bedroom and completely scaring the sh*t out of your girlfriend with a loud bark.

**Mr A** · 30/05/2013, 2:25 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Hate that. No matter how quiet you try to be, you're always louder than you are when you're not trying to be quiet.

What's worse is stepping on the dog when not realising he's in the bedroom and completely scaring the sh*t out of your girlfriend with a loud bark.

And then the dog wakes up and makes it even worse.

**Acornvilla** · 30/05/2013, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

Best of luck with everything! Any photos?

If you've been feeling very stressed the past few weeks, I can certainly empathise as I'm in a similar boat myself. The past two weeks or so have been exceptionally taxing ones for me both physically and psychologically. I'm in the midst of setting up a fairly ambitious multi/mixed-media installation incorporating sound recordings, lighting effects and a replica "peace wall" two-and-a-half metres high and constructed out of over 400 whitewashed texts as bricks (I actually used Argos catalogues* painstakingly collected throughout the past few months via cycles back and forth from the local Argos to the art school) all inside a dark, claustrophobic cube that I've painted entirely black and covered with black curtains for my degree show. I also have to have a whole year's work documented for assessment. The deadline for everything is this Friday, but still have a long list of things to complete before then. I cannot wait. Everything must also satisfy health and safety concerns and a risk assessment, so I've had to construct a supporting plinth and cut concrete slabs to ensure stability. It's all been very intense and laborious, and then I've had to pretty much re-paint the whole studio area outside, floor and all. My body was still aching yesterday morning when I woke up from the physical labour of the previous week. There'll be more of the same this week. Have attached some photos of my progress so far below.

*There is no conceptual significance in the fact I've used Argos catalogues. I used them as they were readily collectable, freely available and have a heavy, brick-like appearance when stacked.

That all looks and sounds like an unholy amount of effort! Looks cool thou so hopefully its all worth it

I'll put up a few photos on Sunday after the show opens and I'm too hungover to do anything more productive!

**BonnieShels** · 31/05/2013, 11:58 AM

98FM and FM104 are the pits.

**Acornvilla** · 31/05/2013, 6:07 PM

Got my results today, got a 2.1 thank Christ that's over.. Have to wait until next week now to find out if I got a place in the Masters or not, hon down to limerick tomorrow some of ye for free wine our degree show is opening!

**Eminence Grise** · 31/05/2013, 8:13 PM

Congrats!

**nigel-harps1954** · 01/06/2013, 12:16 AM

Nice one man. Fair play

**Acornvilla** · 01/06/2013, 2:18 AM

Cheers chaps! Heres what the finished show looks like Danny. I might have a few better pics over the next few days but you'll get the idea http://www.behance.net/gallery/LSAD-...w-2013/9028259

**DannyInvincible** · 01/06/2013, 6:07 AM

Looks fantastic. Some really nice shots there. Again, congrats on the result and best of luck with everything.

You should check out Roddy Buchanan if you haven't encountered him already; a Scottish artist who explores themes of sport/football and identity. Leo Fitzmaurice's dicarded cigarette packet series, 'Post Match', is also great:

Here are my 'Sterling Superkings':

No place for Tony Benson and Ron Hedges, mind.