United Kingdom

[shipwight]

Ironically. I've been working at LBH overnight...but could not attend as we're not allowed to step out of the hospital grounds....

[Mogster]

Ah! crap'o yea Molly I would loved to come. but I ended up working a 6 day week this week.

[aefx]

sorry been ages since iv been on here, but im displaying art at this exhibition that starts tonight...would be cool if some of you guys could make it im sure it would be right up yer alley!

http://www.artinindustry.org/

a couple of pieces im displaying are actually CA.org entries! :D

im going tonight and tomorrow and possibly a weekend night but its cheaper in the week. the organiser says its gonna be a full on party tonight so get your part hats out!

hope to see you there!
For anyone else who may be going, I'm heading there around 10 tonight.

[Mon Chat]

that sounds sooo good dammit. :(

buttt the cans festival thing stencils are there until september.

if anyone is about on thursday then im going to be trawling arty places :)

[Molly]

Jread - Sketchling and I went to the Shunt Lounge on Friday night - fuck that place is so so cool!!!!! The work was outstanding as well, and the live artists was a nice touch too - fantastic show & venue! Just had a look at your work and recognise your pieces from the show - love the medusa and the future river - nice man, niiiiice!

Mx

[alice_]

if I'd known about that art in industry thing earlier I would have come down - as it is I'm going to be arriving in the capital this evening and staying until midnight on wednesday. Anything good going on?

[jread]

Jread - Sketchling and I went to the Shunt Lounge on Friday night - fuck that place is so so cool!!!!! The work was outstanding as well, and the live artists was a nice touch too - fantastic show & venue! Just had a look at your work and recognise your pieces from the show - love the medusa and the future river - nice man, niiiiice!

Mx

:D thankyou for the kind words! Indeed it is an amazing place, and the first time I have been there...but most certainly will not be the last! Iv just realised again that i prob saw/bumped-into you on Friday but have no idea what you look like! :P

Whilst on the subject (well not at all really...) if anyone knows of any work going please let me know! I lost my last concept job because the company went into voluntary insolvency :( ...I just thought there is no harm in asking...and you mentioned Sketchling, who also may likely know of any work?

Im getting cabin fever without work! :P

J

[daveneale]

I didn't check back before heading to the place..did anyone else end up rocking up saturday?....we almost didn't get let in as we turned-up fasionably late (your not usually allowed in after 12 apparently:S), but was worth the begging and cajoling of the doorman/woman.....extremely cool place, awsome art and sweet live ska....I'm so glad to have discovered it, I shall also be returning:)

[aefx]

I didn't check back before heading to the place..did anyone else end up rocking up saturday?....we almost didn't get let in as we turned-up fasionably late (your not usually allowed in after 12 apparently:S), but was worth the begging and cajoling of the doorman/woman.....extremely cool place, awsome art and sweet live ska....I'm so glad to have discovered it, I shall also be returning:)
Yeah I went around 10 but was gone before 12. I had good time as well and the space was great. Jread, I was standing in front of your artwork for sometime before I even noticed it was yours. I definitely dug it, especially the deep sea market, that was my fav.

I was a bit amazed by the crowd, I was expecting a bunch of arty male types but found it to be mostly women with a large majority of people quite dressed up... also there was quite a large turn out of people, enough to fill such a massive place. I'll have to keep my eye out for future events.

[sleep]

o great now i feel like a right prick for not coming

you know that very same saturday evening that i decided not to go to shunt, the people i was with told me about it and that it was very good and that i should go

the world is a small one

[aefx]

Interesting article on the Guardian talking about how the majority of video game degrees are worthless: http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2287204,00.html

[shipwight]

U worthless piece of .....

[Mon Chat]

I have to say the one I saw at norwich was wank...

Last day of school tomorrow... YAY!

[aph]

Well hey its a degree course right, why would successful games artists/modellers/whatever be teaching there.. lol

Uni is DIY

[shipwight]

an opportunity to DIY your art power!

[TheGnoll]

me ad my girlfriend are going to come to the uk from the 29th of july to the 19th of august, and we were wondering if there was something interesting going on in that period (art related) and if there is any UK meeting planned or something, would be cool to meet some of you, for a sketching session or a beer or whatvr :)

we're definately going to bug YOU, aph hehe

see ya there

(hoping its not as bloody hot as here in italy)

ciao

[aph]

I'm game.. =O

[Mogster]

ill be in london tomorrow buyng myself prezzies but thats a bit short notice ;p maby next weekend seems about right nando's? Fri? hu!

[Quicksilver]

TheGnoll: Where in the UK will you two be visiting? Atm we're planning an Oxford meet but need to wait until people are less busy and have money to spare! :)

[TheGnoll]

we'll be staying in Maidenhead, Berkshire
And checking google maps Oxford doesn't look that far :)

[Quicksilver]

Kk, so can anyone make one of the first three weekends of August? i.e. 2nd/3rd, 9th/10th or 16th/17th. Weekends tend to work better for the full-time working folk. Hopefully I'll have a job by then but can book it off providing there's enough notice.

[Badger]

I'll be about in august Naomi :)

[Mon Chat]

having finished school i'll be about! :)

[aph]

Hopefully I will be around!

[Mogster]

Naomi hmm i'll have to check might take 2 weeks off at august maby more going to a wedding sometime then.

[Cercie]

Hey guys!

If you guys are doing an Oxford meet I'm up for it any time since I work near the town center.

I know I haven't been active on this thread much, but I'd just like to say hello again.

~Darylynn

[lefran]

hallo- back from prague- was awesome!
i should be about to make an oxford meet

heres some of my pics from prague if anyone is interested- im adding to it as i go so therell be more on there next time probably
http://flickr.com/photos/28117523@N04/

edit: I have loads more in files on my facebook- heres the general access files you dont need facebook to view if your interested- loads of awesome architecture and animal reference shots from the zoo! :)

Prague1 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44529&l=c796c&id=513408831)
Prague2 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44536&l=00923&id=513408831)
Prague3 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44602&l=3a1a3&id=513408831)
Prague4 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44621&l=a3ecb&id=513408831)
Prague5 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44637&l=767d6&id=513408831)
Prague6 (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44644&l=d838f&id=513408831)

[Molly]

Hey Folks!

Just got back from France, and off to Italy in 2 days - TheGnoll - the weather here aint as hot as Italia! I hope you enjoy your stay in the UK as I will do in your beautiful country!

Fran- I saw them Prague pics - and that tiger! Is so damn gorgeous!

Naomi - cant make the Oxford meet as I've said before, got a busy August, plus, gotta save money for my 30th birthday at the end of the month...My twin wants to do a kareoke night...*shakes head*


Mx

[shipwight]

when is the oxford thingy again?

[Mogster]

well i might be able to make the oxford meet, concidering I'm out of a job in 2 weeks...

time to throw myself into the deep end once more and await the rejection letters.. -_-!

Molly - :drinkup:

[Dirty C]

Any chance some of you are gonna make it to Aotearoa (NZ) in November?

[sketchling]

nope... prob not. but ill have moved to oz by then... gonna travel around there with kylie for a while then stay in sydney most likley.

[aefx]

For anyone who may be interested, the London Festival or Architecture is going on this month and part of last. Of particular note is this exhibition: http://www.lfa2008.org/event.php?id=32&name=Flooded+London It's a gallery of conceptual artwork showing what London may be like when the Thames floods. Pretty cool idea I think, may be worth a go to do our own designs?

[shipwight]

DirtyC > Unlikely. Too expensive a flight across the big pond. At any time of the year

[Quicksilver]

Cool, looks like a good few can make it to Oxford :) How about you, Kim? ;P

Josh, Jim and Jase (lotsa J's): I haven't seen you guys in AGES!!! Well, besides Jim, but still, will be great to catch up :D

Darylynn: Heeeeey, long time no see! Glad to see you're still around. It'll be great to meet you in person :)

Franbo: Cool photos~ Glad you two got back safely.

Tekura: Aaah k that's a shame, maybe some other time then. Hope you have a great birthday party! I'm sure you'll cope with the singing after a few drinks ;P

Lawrence: Ouch, sorry to hear that, mate. I'm still looking for a job too xD There's hardly anything going here....

Christian: Nope, can't make it to NZ. I'm struggling enough to get money just to pay off studenty things atm :/ Glad I've got a big overdraft!

shipwight: The Oxford meet will be on one of the first three weekends of August, since that's when TheGnoll will be in the UK. When in August can most people do, or is everyone generally free that month?

Can anyone think of any other CAers we haven't seen life from lately? I have a few numbers....

[Kian]

I'm up for it. Need a date soon tho so i can get cheapo tickets

[Mon Chat]

i can do any weekend except the last one. woop woop!

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Am I allowed to come? I have never been to one before --- Do I just turn up like some sort of internet stalker or do I need to sort something out with someone first?

[Cercie]

i'm free the first three weekends in august. It'll be lovely to meet more people.

Are there any plans whilst in oxford? despite working in the city, i can only think of the Ashmolean museum as a good place to wander about. Plus its free. cant say i've been many other places in town.

[Mon Chat]

@ bones weep tedium

you have to sacrifice several virgins, but you can get away with just saying that you did it, look for a bunch of people sitting about with sketchbooks.

I've never dropped my internet stalker approach to ca meets. :)

i know a really good coffee shop in st aldates street?

[alice_]

yo, oxford meet sounds lovely. I can make the beginning and the end of the month but I'm going to austria at some point in the middle.

[Mon Chat]

shall we say provisionally the first weekend?

[Quicksilver]

Sounds good. :) Saturday 2nd August it is then, and the day after if people can find places to stay. Does anyone know any cheap hotels/B&Bs to crash at in Oxford? I'm not sure if I can afford both that and the train ticket, but it'll still be useful to those who can.

Also, who knows their way around the place?? 'Cause I sure as hell don't!

Bones Weep Tedium: Sure! Like Jim said, just show up and look for a bunch of people with sketchbooks (unless you're the first to arrive, then just hope someone recognises you and joins in, hah)


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Oxford Meet: Saturday 2nd - Sunday 3rd August 2008

Meet around 12pm at George & Danver ice cream parlour

**Click here for the map** (http://www.multimap.com/directions/?qs_1=Park+End+St%2C+Oxford%2C+Oxfordshire+OX1+1HS&countryCode_1=GB&qs_2=94+St.+Aldates+%2C+Oxford+%2C+Oxfordshire+OX1 +1BT&countryCode_2=GB&mode=walking&mapData=916%2C917%2C1000#map=51.75215,-1.263|17|4)




Places we could check out:

The Ashmolean Museum (http://www.ashmolean.org/)

Museum of Oxford (http://www.museumofoxford.org.uk/)

Pitt Rivers Museum (http://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/)


Accommodation Info:

Oxford Backpackers Hostel (http://www.hb-247.com/aff/bbcouk/england/oxford/3676/)

Hotels & B&B's (http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/propertysearch.asp?townCity=Oxford)


Other Useful Links:

http://www.oxford.gov.uk/youth/youth-museums-galleries.cfm

http://www.tourinaday.com/index.php


People going:
(...and their real names 'cause it's easier than trying to
learn them all on the day!)

TheGnoll + gf (Ryan and Tiziana)
Badger (Josh)
Quicksilver (Naomi)
J.Boswell (Jim)
aph (Jason)
Mogster (Lawrence)
Cercie (Darlylynn)
Kian (Jon)
alice_ (Alice)
lefran (Fran)
[void] (Adam)
sketchling (Kim)
Shantih (Chloe)
jread (Jeff)
DannySketch (Danny)


Might be attending:

Poshspice (Aly)
Bones Weep Tedium
Mr_Man (Rich)
ciots (Marco)
Atastrophea


I'll txt a few others as well. If, for whatever reason, you feel uncomfortable
having your real name online just tell me and I'll edit it out.
Also, it might be easier if you have at least one of our mobile phone numbers
in case you get lost or something. If you want mine then PM me.


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This should be gooood :)

[TheGnoll]

sounds gooood! :)

don't know i'f i'm going to be able to affort staing the night too, but if there's some nice offer we might think about it :)

names for TheGnoll would be Ryan (me) and Tiziana (girlfriend) :)

can't wait :D

[shipwight]

Am working the 30th July, 1st and 3rd Aug. So probably too knackered to make the oxford meet :(

[lefran]

thought i said i would go on the last page? anyway count me in! ill chck my shifs in work

[Mon Chat]

http://www.tourinaday.com/noajaxcaf.php i love this place! meet here?

george and danver :)

also, i have a friend who may be interested in joining us :)

[Mogster]

well ill try come no guarantees, but ill definitly try.

[Quicksilver]

Sorry, Fran!! Added ^_^;;

Jim: ICE CREAM!! It's close to the Museum of Oxford too; nice one~

shipwight: That's a shame :( Well, if you have enough energy you know where we are.

Hey guys, I just had a thought....do you think it's worth setting up a FaceBook group dedicated to meet details? I'll set one up if you're all game. Just would make it easier to invite people who don't post/lurk here as much as before, plus most of us have accounts anyway. I'm gonna head off soon but can create the group when I get back, unless everyone's happy with just posting here?

[Cercie]

I'm totally in.

I'm fine with checking in here, i actually use facebook less than i visit ca and i think facebook is getting blocked by work anyhow.


For those of you who might want to stay, This place doesnt look too diry. Oxford Backpackers hostel (http://www.hb-247.com/aff/bbcouk/england/oxford/3676/)

http://www.bedandbreakfasts.co.uk/propertysearch.asp?townCity=Oxford has a few places listed, though i dont know if i'd book through them, just get phone numbers and book direct.

[Mon Chat]

be good to see you all, for the first time/again

i dont think we need facebook? but we if there are people there that might be interested in coming then by all means :)

so 12ish at george and danver?

also, @molly, congratulations on your 8000th post :)

[Mogster]

facebook ew! ;p not a fan of those lol

[Quicksilver]

Hahaha alright, no FaceBook ;P Was just a suggestion~

Cheers for the links, Darylynn!

[lefran]

yay just checked i have that weekend off! im definately in then :)

[EddTQ]

I can't go (not that i really know anyone anyways) but the train tickets are like £60+ and it takes about four hours each way.

I was really interested in seeing oxford actually, i've never been but apparently its like a bigger, grander version of exeter..
plus emma watson lives there!

[Mon Chat]

eddTQ that sucks! have you thought about coaches? they are usually cheaper?

[lefran]

Who else would be interested in staying in that backpackers hostel? Its £14 a night each based on sharing a dorm of 14 people, maybe CA could book into the same dorm

[strybjorn]

denied! im going to be in London that weekend - thats teach me for not checking this thread often enough...

have fun guys, maybe ill see some of you going in the opposite direction at the train station...

and make sure you guys hit up the Pitt Rivers museum - it is the awesomest!

[TheGnoll]

Who else would be interested in staying in that backpackers hostel? Its £14 a night each based on sharing a dorm of 14 people, maybe CA could book into the same dorm

was wondering the same thing, we've never been to oxford so we were thinking of staying for the 2nights (2 n 3 aug).Would be cool to hang out for an evening out, since i'll be staying in maidenhead i don't know if i'll move up n down to oxford for two days

so i second that question :)

ciao

[Kian]

reeto, booked my tickets. I'll cya's there :)
also, just wondering if anyones gonna bring a laptop/tablet/photoshop combo?

[[void]]

Yeah I think that i'll probably bring my macbook and tablet along, see if I can't try and learn some things.

Still it depends on money at the moment, im pretty broke now uni's finished.

[Mon Chat]

im tempted to bring mine, but i think i'll give it a miss for now :) moleskines and other sketchbooks :)

[sketchling]

reeto, booked my tickets. I'll cya's there :)
also, just wondering if anyones gonna bring a laptop/tablet/photoshop combo?

Yeah, I am bringin my tablet.... in fact im looking to sell my rig at the moment. Should have a modbook incoming soon.... waiting in a queue it seems.
:)
K

[Cercie]

Hey Kim,

you mentioned this last weekend, how much do you want for your intuous2? i might like to buy it off you.

I'm also using your colour wheel, btw


Looking forward to meeting everyone next month!

[shipwight]

Err. I think he's referring to his TabletPC. but may be wrong cercie

[sketchling]

Actually... both! My intuos 2 wacom a5 and my motion le1600 Tablet PC are needing to be sold, Im off travelling and movin to oz in a month or so. :)
Cercie: dunno... 90 quid maybe? its still got the origional nib in it so the usage isnt stellar... :D I just have suitcase limits.

K

[Cercie]

Thanks Kim, i'll ask the Mr what he thinks and get back to you.

[alice_]

I wouldn't mind getting a room at a hostel, for the 2nd definitely and possibly another night?

[lefran]

cool, perhaps if i ring the hostel they might arrange a group booking for us, like if we were to ring and book instead of doing it online, perhaps all arrange to go into one room with other CA people, if anyone was up for that

[Mon Chat]

@ mogster I see your working for chris hunt too! ;)

[Shantih]

Pootled in here after seeing Fran's post in the UK illustration course thread - I won't know until closer to the time if I can come, but I live near to Oxford and it's easy for me to get there, so if I can come I won't need to worry about the hostel or anything.

I was actually in Oxford yesterday (shoe related therapy), it's got tourists coming out the ears this time of year, but that does also mean there's more stuff going on than there would be out of season :)

[Mon Chat]

shantih, where abouts in bucks are you coming in from? i could meet you on the way?

[Shantih]

Aylesbury, so I get one bus all the way there :) I can't remember most of where it goes through...Haddenham and Thame that I can recall.

[Mon Chat]

i'll meet you in aylesbury then! :) im in winslow

[Badger]

SUuuuuuUUUuuuup!

Howz it going holmes, I will have my london show this week, so i'm stuck in london till atleast wednesday night. Gimme a ring, same number as always.

it's up HERE (http://www.coningsbygallery.com/)

Shanith, you sire will have the joys of the 280 where i spent a lot of my time pre car.

I'll see if i get a chance to check this thread.
-B-

[aefx]

I may be able to go to the Ofxord meet. My dad is over from the States during that time but he may be staying with my sister that weekend, I'll have to check.

Also, I finally broke down and ditched myspace for facebook since no one seems to use the former over here. If anyone I've met from here wants to add me then send me a message http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1355231903 :D

[ciots]

*bookmarked* sounds awesome. i hope i can make it ladeez and gents.

[sleep]

oi oi girls and boys. ill be there.

also naomi, a facebook group is a sick idea. i cant speak for anyone else but i use facebook to plan most of my events, and it gives handy reminders etc. its great. do it.

xxxxx

[shipwight]

sounds like an addiction problem hehe

[lefran]

I posted on the last page but havent really received a response- would anyone like me to ring them up about a group booking to stay in the same room rather than dotted round the hostel?
Please let me know asap, if enough people want to do it then i will volunteer to sort it out. Perhaps it can be an open booking as well, if any extras rang could try and get into the same room.

[Mon Chat]

Ah sorry Lefran i wont be needing a place to stay, im quite close by.

[Quicksilver]

I won't be staying over - money's really tight atm. Will defo be there on Saturday though :)

[Mogster]

dont look like I'll make it this time around guys suddenly moneys become reeeaaal tight, need a new job and all.. bit expencive for me to travel all the way up there.

facebook - ew! ;p

[Mon Chat]

ah maaaan, i wanted to share ideas on kenshi with you!

[Bones Weep Tedium]

Kenshi? (http://www.midway.com/images/MK_Monks/mk_blind_Kenshi_Koncept_Art.jpg)

[Mon Chat]

Kenshi. (http://www.lofigames.com/index.html)

[Mogster]

J, yea I really would have liked that, I'll still see what I can do (crosses fingers) but the chances are very slim atm :/

[Mon Chat]

we could have sipped coffee and looked all serious and professional. haha dont worry about it! i still need to get a load of stuff up on the net :p

[jread]

Hey the Oxford meet sounds good, but will have to check to see if 'im allowed to come out to play' ...well my GF isnt that bad actually :P but will have to check money as well...

I live in Bucks to, Amersham to be precise! erm...how far is Oxford from us? lol
google maps here I come! (haha I accidentally spelt that as goggle maps 1st time round...which i thought was worth noting) :)

-J

[jread]

ha! takes 52 mins according to 'goggle maps'! so driving there wont be an issue...now just to find some petrol that wont cost me a mortgage...

As I live so close I prob wont be staying...but things can change :)

[Quicksilver]

...now just to find some petrol that wont cost me a mortgage...
Hahaha, yeah it's getting ridiculous....glad I don't drive ;P (technically I can, having a license un'all, but no money to spare for a car. Boo.)

[aefx]

Going to have to miss the meet this time as I'm moving that weekend.

[Atastrophea]

Argh think I've double booked myself, I was hoping to come and meet fellow Oxfordians (as well as everyone else of course) as I'm moving back there next weekend and will be loosing my London sketching friends.

If anyones staying until Sunday and is interested in meeting up I'll hopefully be back from London by then?

strybjorn - Guess I will join you in maybe seeing everyone heading in the opposite direction at the station ;)

~^-^~

[Mogster]

Quicksilver- can drive no licance no car thats why I have cash at the end of the month ;p.

takes me about an hour + to get there and back I'd have to leave reeaal early.

[TheGnoll]

like i said me and gf are going to stay for the night in the hostel, but looks like the response from the crowd is that not many are going to stay...i'd just like to know a bit in advance, cause if nobody is staying then we'll just stay for the day and ditch the hostel thing

[lefran]

i plan to book me Alice_ and Kian into that hostel tomorrow so we're staying at least

[sleep]

err ill probably stay the night
either with jboswell or with my sister, who quite handily lives on oxford

[aph]

Damn, I am so slow to check this. Fran I will chat to ya later!

[Shantih]

Got the day off work, so I can make the Saturday :) I probably won't on the Sunday, I'm far too poor.

J Boswell - Sounds cool, never knew I had a CAer so close :)

My real name's Chloe btw, and I'm afraid I'm not really a cat throwing, crazy old lady. Sadly.

[Mon Chat]

Damnit!, thats just who i was gunna look out for... actually, there is this woman who used to catch the 66, and have a go at people waiting to get on for pushing in. mad as a BRUSH. and a lot like the crazy cat lady.

[sketchling]

Ello all! As some of ya may know, im heading to sunnier cities in a couple of months... as a result, I have a few books that need new homes.. have a look at these photos and gimme a shout if anyone wants any of them. The expose, oddworld and concept design books are going for 20quid, the rest are 10 for hardcover, 5 for soft cover. I have to recover enough so I can afford to sent the rest of my collection (10+ of my favs) to sydney! :D

If anyone is going to the oxford meet I can bring them to that. Otherwise I guess I can send them, but I have no idea what that costs. I live in london central, baker street, so collecting would be ideal! :D Can make a plan either way. Just PM me first come first serve. :) K

(apologies to admins for doing sales, but since these are art-books and id rather them go to local uk ppl I hope thats ok!)

[Quicksilver]

I call dibs on the Perspective Made Easy one! :D What's that, £5? I'll be at the Oxford meet...

[Mon Chat]

Dibs on the "digital character design and painting" please! i'll also be at the oxford meet :p

[aefx]

Hey Kim, I would be interested in the hogarth ones. The fundamentals of illustration looks interesting, is it any good? At any rate I live in London and could swing by on whichever day works for you. Cheers!

[Badger]

i could take film directing shot by shot off your hands :)
-B-

[TheGnoll]

grabbed your msn contact lefran, lets see if i'm still in time to add 2 people to the hostel booking

[Kian]

how much is the fundamentals of illu going for Kim? I wunt mind nabbing that one

edit: yeah I'll defo have it come to think, its soft cover right?

[Mogster]

dibs on anatomy fo artists youc an pic which one is better ;p, and maby the fundimentals of illustration.

i should be able to make the oxford meet otherwise ill come pic it up.

[lefran]

So far i will be enquiring about making a booking for 5 people including myself, by ringing up tomorrow as group bookings (5+) must be made directly.
I'm ringing them tomorrow around midday or the afternoon- so speak now or forever hold your peace!

[aph]

Is one me? me me me me me.

[Mon Chat]

@mogster anatomy for artists is really really worth it. (really.) i spent the money i was gunna spend on prom on it.

[lefran]

Is one me? me me me me me.

nope not atm, wasnt sure if you wanted me to add you on or not
i shall indeed then

tis 6 atm then- let me know other peoplessss!

[Mogster]

i'll give you my response tomorrow, since its a loong train ride back for me might work out better.

[lefran]

rightho try and post before about 12pm because i imagine i'll give them a ring around then

I'm not sure how its gonna work, if i can make a group booking on the phone if they will take just a non refundable deposit and pay the rest when we get there each, or if i would have to pay all in one go, if so those of you that can would you send the money online if possible either paypal or via bank transaction because if im booking like 7 places i cant afford that in one go,if not its no big problem, just get the money on the day.
I'll just have to see what they can offer
Perhaps i can sort of make a tab, like where if people applied directly themselves, and ask to go into the same room

[DannySketch]

ok i am a slightly stupid individual who has left all of this till the last second but Fran, if you still have a spot going for the group hostel thing i would love to be able to fill it,

do people have any idea what sort of times they are leaving on the Sunday?

and Kim if that Will Eisner book is a soft cover and you can bring it along to the meet i would love to buy it off you.

be good to see everyone, has been a while.

[lefran]

Ok people so Far
Me
Kian
Gnoll
Gnoll's Girlfriend
Alice_
Danny Sketch
Aph

am i missing anyone? I dont even know if it will be possible for me to make the booking but i will try at least!

I'll give them a ring in an hour or so- any other people try and let me know asap

[lefran]

ok i just gave them a ring, and they said i need to email for a group booking, so ill set that in motion now

[lefran]

actually no
I'll wait for mogster :)

[jread]

I see you have 2 books on Anatomy...I call dibs on the one that Mogster isnt gonna have. I will be coming to Oxford so can pick up then :)

5 squid right?

I would love the oddworld book and an expose but cant afford 'em :(

erm soz if this has already been asked but whats the exact meeting arrangements for Oxford...time, place etc?

[lefran]

skip back a couple of pages man! lol
http://conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1823771&postcount=8043

[Mon Chat]

Check Quicksilvers sig. :)

also, sketchling, im down in town quite a bit so i could pick up that book from you, save you carting it all the way to oxford...

[jread]

lol soz dunno how i missed that! :P

[Quicksilver]

Hey hey, will anyone happen to be around a bit earlier? 'Cause the only train tickets I could get would either get me to Oxford by 10:30AMish or something-past-one-PM, so I picked the former. If not then it's cool, I'll just kick-start the ice-cream eating before y'all :P

[Mon Chat]

i can :) my buses start from 6 onwards... but it takes me an hour and a half to get there. more maybe... i'll leave 8ish i guess

[Shantih]

The buses are half hourly, aren't they? I suppose 9:30 isn't too early...

< is a very lazy individual.

[Mon Chat]

the 280 is i think, the 66 to aylesbury is every hour... if i leave at 8 i can grab a coffee in costa before we get on the bus?

<'s sleep pattern is way messed up.

[Quicksilver]

i can :) my buses start from 6 onwards... but it takes me an hour and a half to get there. more maybe... i'll leave 8ish i guess
Yay~ :D Sure you don't mind?

[Mon Chat]

naahhhh! oppertunity to draw! :)

[lefran]

ill arive about 11:15 so ill be there a little early too

also i keep being passed around email addresses, i have a 3rd one ive been given now, so ill email that later- hopefully i will get a response eventually!

[lefran]

Still no result hopefully il hear back tomorrow- my mate Scott is probably gonna come along too- fellow illustrator from my foundation course

[lefran]

First email address the hostel gave me didnt work, so i tried something else on the hostelbookers website- they said it would take 24 hours to get back in touch its been nearly 2 days over that, so i rang the hostel up again and theyve given me a new email address- so i've given that one a try and i asked how it would have to be paid for- i said would it be possible to pay a deposit then pay the rest on arrival ( worth a try), because if its a pay it all now type of scenario then thats a lot for me to have to pay, hopefully itll be sorted though

[lefran]

Ok i have a response now- good news its a deposit basis booking, then pay off each when we get there
Here is a print screen-
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j211/lefran56/others/hostel.jpg

Mogster- you've still not let me know whether or not you want a bed- i dont want to be mean but it's taken me ages to get this far they took ages to reply, and the offer is only open until the end of today- and i would really like to just book it without having to go through the hassle again. As soon as ive made the booking, im sure the hostel will be notified right away- if you do actually want a bed im sure you can ring the hostel and tell them theres a room of 8 people and you would like to book into that room for the 2nd of august ( theres 14 beds so im sure there will be space)

People staying-

Lefran- Me
Kian- Jon
DannySketch- Danny
Aph- Jason
Gnoll- Ryan
Gnoll's GF- Tiziana
Alice_-Alice
Scott

I will pay the inital 10% for the booking fee- then pay the rest on arrival.
Cheers!

edit- all booked now

edit again- Can you all make sure you have some form of ID for some reason they require to see some ID on check in- think its either drivers license or passport, i think its because the hostel is meant to be for 18+ and those are most recognisable forms of ID

[aph]

Three cheers for Fran and her mighty organising skills!

[Kian]

hip hip.....

[shipwight]

whats with the crappy spam stuff in our inboxes?

[Mon Chat]

theres a thread in the lounge about it... i missed out it would seem!

[Mogster]

lefran - Yea ill probebly only be there for the day im afraid so i wont be staying over.

[Cercie]

Hey Kim,

Talked to my husband about your intuous 2 and he said we'll save up and to me a new one so i take my dibs off your tablet. Anyone else that's interested feel free.

[DannySketch]

hip hip.....

hurray!

thankyou fran.

[lefran]

np guys- looking forward to it now :)

[Mon Chat]

WOO WOO! how exciting!

[Mon Chat]

Just out of curiosity... is this the biggest thread on CA? I havn't seen any bigger ones?

[aph]

Yeah.. I think we are the best spammers.

[TheGnoll]

it even beats the camwhoring thread!

[alice_]

whilst we are on the subject of getting rid of stuff - does anyone want trade paperbacks 1 through 8 of FABLES? (plus special bonus Jack of Fables 1) I'm going to put them on ebay, but I thought I'd check here first. I was thinking £30 for the lot, plus postage (combined value of £90ish new I guess). I could bring them to oxford if anyone who wants em is going. I also have Sandman trade paperbacks 1 to 3. £4 for individual items, everything in near mint/excellent condition. PM me if interested.

/seller

[lefran]

Hostel people-
Guys im really sorry i just had a call from the people i made the booking with for oxford backpackers hostel- they just told me they dont have the space

:| wtf?

Guy just said they had a mistake with their availability and had no room in the first place when the booking was made- not even room for one person- so theyre gonna refund what i already paid for it.

Not only that they said theres slim chance of finding alternative accomodation for us- Theyre basically waiting on cancellations, and told me to keep looking for us all as well.

Why the hell did they take the booking in the first place- if they dont get us into anywhere else im really gonna make a complaint to the company- its rediculous :@

Im sorry guys to those who said they want a space- I am gonna keep looking- hopefully i will come up with some alternative accomodation for us- As time is running out it would be a great help if you guys have a little spare time- to help look for somewhere for us to stay

Party of 8- Sat 2nd August

sorry about this guys

[lefran]

possible solution- rang up the hostel directly- they told me it wasnt their issue the fault lay with the company who i booked through, and as it stands they do have 8 beds in a 18 bed dorm

it would be £18 each and id have to pay 50% of the entire cost on booking then the other 50% 7 days before arrival
ill have to see what i can do , ill try and work it out for us though

[lefran]

Yup this seems to be the best option- and only 40p more than original booking, nowhere else has enough rooms for us all

if possible can you guys staying send me the money as soon as you can- if you want my bank details PM or email me, or if you would rather make a paypal payment then send it to lefran@hotmail.co.uk, but i would rather a bank transaction as i will be charged a % of the payment n paypal to accept it- if you pay me £18 itll probably cost me £4 to accept it, and therefore i will be paying more than everyone else- if its your only option then ok, or if you want my address to send a cheque or send a postal order or whatever, pm or email me also

Jon and I are splitting the 50% booking cost now so as soon as you guys can send the money - the less chance of my car running out of petrol :P lol

Thanks

[lefran]

hey guys- booking has been confirmed- i asked them to email me a receipt so ill email that through to you as soon as i get it back

[jread]

@ Naomi , your getting there early? well I could prob get there by 10:30 as well...I will be driving and only live bout 45mins away so shouldnt be much trouble to leave a bit earlier :)

...icecream at 10:30am...its sounds so wrong but im sure it will be so right. :P

[Mon Chat]

another bucks fellow! i hadn't noticed! :)

the icecream there is fantastiiiiccc :)

[Bones Weep Tedium]

...icecream at 10:30am...its sounds so wrong but im sure it will be so right. :P

I suppose that depends a lot on your choice of flavour . . . :yum:

[jread]

indeed i am a Bucks fellow, an Amersham one to be precise :D

lol @ the icecream...that flavour definitely wouldnt do me any favours at 10:30am...

[Mon Chat]

Seriously bones weep tedium... this ice cream parlour is awesome.

i love it.

and jread, ah im up buckingham way :p

[Quicksilver]

@ Naomi , your getting there early? well I could prob get there by 10:30 as well...I will be driving and only live bout 45mins away so shouldnt be much trouble to leave a bit earlier :)

...icecream at 10:30am...its sounds so wrong but im sure it will be so right. :P
Yaaaay :D Checked my train times again and I should be at Oxford train station by 10:34am. Dunno how long it takes to walk to the ice-cream parlour though (including time wasted on getting lost, lol).


Looking forward to the meet~ ^_^ And it starts off with ice cream! Too good, too good.....

[Mogster]

dunno what time ill get there havent cheked my train times yet hopefully before 11am.

[JamesF]

i'm so bored on these summer holidays, feel like shit..

[Badger]

shameless self promotion, i've started a new sketchbook.
-B-

[Quicksilver]

Same here.....Well no, I've just updated, but please look anyway xD

[Mon Chat]

oh, is this the shameless self promotion thread now? hot damn! ;D

haha, that t-shirt of yours is fantastic Naomi

and badger, your gouaches are beautiful, its a medium I would love to learn, any tips for beginners?

(i updated my sketchbook too shhhhhh!)

are there any specific things we are doing on saturday then? :)

[lefran]

my friend scott cant make it anymore- so would anyone like to take his place in the hostel? If not i can try and see if i can cancel his place but i think its gonna be too late now and ill have to pay for his spot even though theres no one staying there. Anyone want to take stay over?

[Atastrophea]

oh the irony, I believe I am missing the oxford meet on account of going to a BBQ IN Amersham, its almost like CA meets have a pole to pole magnetic effect on me and zing me off in the opposite direction when they happen :-o

On a completely different subject, Has anyone ever studied anything at the London College of Communication (formerly London College of Print)? missing student life and was curious about some of the narrative illustration/ animation courses on offer there........

~^-^~

[Crush]

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30468496997

Anyone around manchester wanna come to this? I'll be there, it's this thursday :)

I'm not expecting tooo much from it, but it's only £6 and should at least be a fun night

kian? pudding?

[TheGnoll]

ok, i've bumped my sketchbook too just before leaving (link in sign)

and my Gf has registered as Tizzy!

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1857925#post1857925

yee haa see ya in a few days :)

ciao!

[Nibras]

Anyone coming into Edinburgh for the festivals???!
The fringe festival is amazing it would be cool if anyone from Ca is there lol
Theres billions of artist but their all selling work :P

[Mr Man]

Hello my children.

Oh it's been so long since thou hath beeneth here!
So how is everyone doing? Summer is pretty great, appart from the increase of flys lately...or that could just be me.

I shall be attending the meet on saturday (Just the one day) and I shall also be bringing along Tomato (John)

See you soon!!! :)

[Crush]

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30468496997

Anyone around manchester wanna come to this? I'll be there, it's this thursday :)

I'm not expecting tooo much from it, but it's only £6 and should at least be a fun night

kian? pudding?

Okay so I was the only one from here who went but it was still fun, whoever's around should go to the next one!

It was really professional, the model was great, everyone was there to draw, the guy who runs it was really nice, i'de definately reccomend it :)

£6 really isn't a whole lot for a good ~3 hours of life drawing I don't think

[Kian]

Hiya Jeremy, sorry man! I didnt see your post :S

Glad it was good. I wouldnt have been able to make it anyway. But send me a PM or something for next time.

[lefran]

Okie dokie folks hostel is all paid for, just waiting to hear back with check in details.
You will need to bring ID- one website said drivers license or passport- but then another said passport- so i would think it would be better to bring your passport.

[aph]

Bring it on!
Man this crept up quickly haha, see you all tomorrow.

Probably there from 10:30ish. Let the girly squeeing commence.

[Quicksilver]

Squeeee~

I should be there sometime between 10:30-11am. Looking forward to the meet! :D

[alice_]

I'm going to try and make the next manchester Dr Sketchy's, glad to hear it was good!

Just to say that I will be arriving in oxford at around 13.40 tomorrow, couldn't have made it much earlier even getting up at some obscene hour unfortunately. If you guys are still scoffing ice-cream, then awesome, but otherwise i am going to attempt to come find you. Using telepathy, mostly (or phones, whichever is easier).

[lefran]

okie dokie just heard back from the hostel-
the reception is open until 11:30 so we have up until then to check in- please bring your passport for ID-if you dont have one a driving license?
This means that once we have checked in we have 24 hour access with swipe cards - so perhaps it would be a good idea to get it out of the way sooner rather than later, especially if theres involvement of alcohol lol
I dont think it will just take long- think we just show our id and sign a thing to say we wont destroy the hostel lol

[sketchling]

Ello all... this is just a reminder to all of ya that want books... im bringing my wheight in the damn things with me tomorrow, so bring something to catrry em in if you want any :) 2 pages back for those who have no idea what im on about. Ill see ya all tomorrow!!!

K
P.S. anyone wanna buy a table easel similar to this one: http://www.cartoonsupplies.com/images/drwg%20bd%205%20angleswUtil.jpg
but foldable for 5 quid? or for that matter anyone want a big standing easel for the same. ill only make the trip with the thing if someone wants it. :)

[Shantih]

Bucks/Aylesbury people good to meet to get the bus? Largely because I'm shit at finding my way around Oxford :bashful:

Edit - is it bad that the only way I can place the meeting point is to look at it in relation to Topshop's location? Oh dear.

[Quicksilver]

Kim: Ooo I'm tempted, but don't know if I can be arsed to carry it around. How big is it and how much does it weighish?

[sketchling]

its 2 times a3 and its about a kilo or two. Its bulky, but we usually spend most of the day sitting still anyways. Go on! (ya can always leave it at the hostel or something.)

[Mogster]

leaving early tomorrow gonna take me a good hour and a half to get there, get some sleep on the train :D.

[Mon Chat]

Shantih! meet you there at nine(ish)? i'll pm you my number

[shipwight]

hope u guys have a good time.

[yAdam]

Hey, it's been a while.. hope oxford was good!

Just wondering if anyone's gonna be going to the NZ workshop? It's only £212 before the 15th of august. That seems pretty good to me, although i'm not sure about the cost of the flights yet. The cheapest i've found is around 7-800. Anyone know of anything cheaper and if possible shorter than 30 hours? I can just about handle the hour to holland when I come back to the UK!

I gotta start coming here more often and start a new SB.....or at least post something!

[Mogster]

yea meet was alot of fun even nice to meet everyone, sketchling 7 wasps 0 ;)

[Mon Chat]

awesome meet guys, sorry I had to leave so early (and drag shantih away too :/) but it was nice to see people!...

I swear kim got more wasps than 7 though?

[Shantih]

awesome meet guys, sorry I had to leave so early (and drag shantih away too :/) but it was nice to see people!...
though?

Don't worry, it's my fault for not being able to locate the bus stop.
Although I did succeed in reading the timetable, which I think we can all agree is pretty skillful.

Loved the museum, I'm going to have to go back some time when I'm not running on sugar and caffine :)

[lefran]

nice to see you guys again- and nice to meet new guys!

[DannySketch]

ah you facebooked me fran!i should have known!

awesome seeing everyone, was personally my best meet, you guys and gals are all such charmers.

[Dirty C]

Aph is so dreamy. But who's that guy with the curly hair? He looks like he's had too much cider!

Good to see you kids are meeting up more often again. Seemed like a year or so of nothing for a bit there - funny how it got easier to organise all of a sudden eh?

So Kim hit me up, I'm gonna be in Sydney in November (my bday actually) and i dunno if that's where you're gonna be at? Wasn't Adelaide was it?

[sleep]

learnt a lot (mostly thanx to kim....as usual..), which is all i ever realy want when it comes to ca meets. great to see fresh faces, as always
love you all xxx

[aph]

Damn I was pulling an awesome gurning face in the first one.. whats up with that eh Fran? Missing me off the photo? *sighes loudly*

Good to meet everyone again and make a bunch of new friends.

P.s. Alice, can you send me a scan of that zombie vampire riding a shark?

[Kian]

Had a great time. Was a good laugh.

Alice: You look really tall in that pic

[Mr Man]

Lovely meet folks!

A few art synapses have connected In my brain, so Im all happy now and uber inspired :)
It's also great to see such a variety in sketchbooks and also to see them in real life!

Oh and thanks for the brilliant book Kim, It was a great deal!

Have fun Kids!!!

Rich

[Quicksilver]

Good to see you kids are meeting up more often again. Seemed like a year or so of nothing for a bit there - funny how it got easier to organise all of a sudden eh?
Haha, tell me about it :P Really glad this one worked out, and it was great to see everyone again and make new friends. I had soooo much fun and hope it won't be too long before we all get to meet up again :)
Dan mentioned a Christmas-themed meet where we all draw in eachothers SBs as a present? I think that's quite sweet. Anyone up for that?

Kim, thanks so much for that book and for letting me sponge more out of your brain before you depart. We're gonna miss you!! ;o; Keep in contact, yeah?

Fran: Mind posting those pics in the Oxford Meet page on FaceBook, please? Would be nice to keep everything together to look back on in future if anyone wanted to do that :) Cheers~
Here's a link:

And here's a link to the main CA UK page: [url]http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31947752960
(Yush, got the OK from Manely to call it "Official", phew!)

I'll edit this post when my pics finish uploading....its turning out to be a bit of a mission so far. What's up with FB? It's slow as hell.

EDIT:
Photos from the Oxford Meet! :D (http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=24593132779&view=all)

[louislabron]

Hi i'm new to this site so not really sure how it works, but i'm from Exeter, going to UWE to study illustration in sep, so if anyone else here is doind the same they should say hi- will work out how to start a a sb sooner or later

[shipwight]

Ah shucks. I misssed all the fun

[Mythmaker]

Hello lovely people! :overhere:

Had a great time in Oxford - such a refreshing change to meet people in the flesh and see real genuine hand-touched artwork!

The museum was overwhelmingly brilliant - really couldn't do it justice in the couple of hours we were there.

I felt like I was lurking in the background a lot, but hey - it was my first time and I didn't really know what to do with myself!

Cheers to those who organised it all - your efforts are greatly appreciated!

So... when's the next one?! :cheerleader:

[aefx]

Wish I could have made the meet but on the plus side I'm now moved into my flat in Streatham Hill. Really happy about that as making back to Surbiton late at night was a pain.

Hope everyone had fun in ox.

[lefran]

Hi i'm new to this site so not really sure how it works, but i'm from Exeter, going to UWE to study illustration in sep, so if anyone else here is doind the same they should say hi- will work out how to start a a sb sooner or later


Hey- im also going to UWE in sep along with a few other CAers- couple more people in here-> http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108885&page=8
see you there- also have you had your thing back for accomodation? Theres 3 of us in Drake house and 1 in Nelson house

[aph]

The christmas thingy was as such, Christmas Secret Santa!

.. anyone that wants to join in can and then we put names in a hat and pair people up secretly to give an arty christmas gift to each other, which can be pm'ed/posted in to their sb on CA!

That way we could do it without a meet if necessary. Its a way off but I guess we want a couple months notice considering how busy/lazy we are haha.

[Mon Chat]

thats pretty freakin rad aph, im up for getting someone a wildly inapropriate gift!

[Quicksilver]

Mythmaker: You're welcome :)

Fran: Thankye~

Jase: Sounds cool! You gonna organise it? ;)

**Photos have been uploaded and link added in my previous post**

[aph]

I will closer to the time?! 5 months is quite a long time haha.

Awesome photos Naomi, thanks for taking them and posting =)

[Kian]

Mythmaker! I can put a name to the face now. Yeah I was the same the first I went to a meet, dont worry about it

[Quicksilver]

Jase: Haha yeah, no probs. Looking forward to it~!

Mythmaker: I hope we didn't intimidate you! I think we all start off fairly quiet at first so no worries :) Feel free to join the group if you're on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31947752960&ref=ts

Also, welcome louislabron!

Shame a few of you couldn't make it, but maybe next time, eh? :)

[Mogster]

I always wonder why I always look drugged up in pictures <.<!!
Quicksilver forced me to make a facebook account -_-! i feel dirty.
Secret santa hu!

[Mon Chat]

kian, i reeeaaaallly wanted to see your sketchbook and failed to register who you were :/

and mogster, i would say you look more smug than drugged up...

[Kian]

Jim, yeah, was gonna have a chat with ya man. It's cool though, next time I guess.
Just look out for the guy with scraggy ginger beard and youve found me

[DannySketch]

...and 1 in Nelson house...

*Sings*Lonely..I'm So Lonely, I Got Nobody...For My Own*stops singing and sighs*

louislabron Ah splendid, I'm also going, be good to see you there.

Mythmaker Aye i think i was exactly the same for the first couple of meets, but like Kian says, it gets easier. Just bug people like crazy at the next one :)

Naomi I really wish to take credit for this idea, but I'm afraid it wasn't me, perhaps it was jase? we're both quite dashing and witty fellows so its easy to get us mixed up.

EDIT:

Jon Ginger?!strawberry blond, surely??

[Mon Chat]

bit overwhelming, also i had imbibed about a pint of coffee by the time we got there... whoooaaaarrrhhhh

anyway, best meet i've been to :p even if it lacked a baby killing a vulture.

we had a kim killing wasps, thats almost as good.

[sleep]

yo james (aefx not boswell), thats beautiful, i live in balham which is literally a 10 minute walk from streatham hill. lots of my friends live there- do you still go to candid? xxx

[Quicksilver]

I always wonder why I always look drugged up in pictures <.<!!
Quicksilver forced me to make a facebook account -_-! i feel dirty.
Secret santa hu!
Heywha? Since when??

Dan: Haha ok, fair enough! Awesome idea, Jase :)

Jim: Glad you enjoyed it; it was a great meet!

[Caramel E150d]

I'm going to come out of lurking and say hello. *shy wave*

I'm Emily, live in London, going to uni in Cornwall in September.

[lefran]

naomi- think he means the link you posted- you have to be a member of facebook to view
welcome emily!
also secret santa for the win!

[Mon Chat]

what a coincidence :p *waves* hello emily!

[Quicksilver]

Fran: Oh, whoops! I thought it was a completely public group so anyone could see it? I'd post them here but I took quite a few photos....Soz, Mogster XD

Welcome, Emily :)

[Mogster]

ha! no worries Quickslver ;p pics turned out nice.

[Dirty C]

My word! Look at that post count in 24 hours - reminds me of the old days :)

So here we go, shameless plug: The Next Gen Atelier Post ('http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=133162')

[Mon Chat]

ahhh, the old days must have been amazingggg

[Quicksilver]

Yeeaaahh, I miss the old days.......Chris, we need more fogeys like you to balance out us young-uns - when are you coming back, eh? :P

Yay, more from the Atelier~! Really inspirational stuff. Cheers for the heads up :)

[aefx]

Yeah mate, going tonight actually.

I live over by the common on Sternhold ave. If you ever want to meet up and do some sketching stuff just let me know.

By the way, I didn't know you were so hooked up Nandos wise around here... I think my house sits in the middle of 3 way Nandos love triangle, so good.

yo james (aefx not boswell), thats beautiful, i live in balham which is literally a 10 minute walk from streatham hill. lots of my friends live there- do you still go to candid? xxx

[lefran]

naomi- nope photos are user only unless you post a public link- did you create the group? If so you might be able to see a public link at the bottom of the photos page which would be different to the one at the top

[Quicksilver]

Fran: Nope, I checked afterwards and I can't.

Here's a public link from my personal profile though for those who aren't on FaceBook :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140819&l=82fe6&id=532505466

[Mon Chat]

SOOOOO, whens the next meet :p

[Quicksilver]

There are loads of Londoners on CA so you guys can set up local meets or something? Large meets can be tricky to organise as it depends when most people are free and well funded enough to make it :P Though sometimes they can be pushed forward from having people visit from abroad (like Steph Laberis, Noe and TheGnoll previously). I think one in the Winter might be doable....Sometime between October - December? Money is almost non-existent for me and a few others so let's not be too demanding!!

[DannySketch]

Money is almost non-existent for me and a few others so let's not be too demanding!!

the bunny ear'd wonder speaks the truth.

[Mr Man]

*cough* Bristol *cough*


(edit) I'd be happy to make some room for people in Briz.

[Mon Chat]

it was a slightly sarky comment, :) but bristol sounds fun at some point :)

or. come to sunny falmouth for shits and giggles by the seaside :)

[lefran]

yup yup ill be in bristol in sept- there were monthly or every 2 month meets in bristol- but not been any for ages- will hopefully start back up in sept- we'd have the pleasure of the company of Lorenzo then too if he's free!

[Quicksilver]

or. come to sunny falmouth for shits and giggles by the seaside :)
Or Bourneouth ;P Though it's not the most student-pocket-friendly. Maybe Brighton? Since Hurricane and fooxoo are based there it'd be nice to meet them in person :)

I'm back in Newport atm so I might be able to make a Brizzle meet if there's one this month.

[sleep]

I live over by the common on Sternhold ave. If you ever want to meet up and do some sketching stuff just let me know.


thats insane i live just down the road next to the common,
we should definately link sometime soon, maybe even get a couple people down and go to streatham or balham nandos. have you seen my little cat on the vetinary surgery halfway between the park and streatham high road? :)

[alice_]

Just to let everyone know - there is a massive Klimt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimt) exhibition on at Tate Liverpool (http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/gustavklimt/) at the moment. It is, according to the Tate, the first comprehensive exhibition of his work in the UK - so I imagine it is worth a look! If you like paintings smothered in gold and nude ladies. It's on until the end of the month.

ALSO: I don't know if anyone else reads boingboing or if this has been posted anywhere else already, but there is a series of video interviews with Syd Mead that are required viewing - this (http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/07/23/joel-johnson-intervi-2.html) one is all about his concept work on Blade Runner.


oh, and don't drink and draw people

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[aefx]

thats insane i live just down the road next to the common,
we should definately link sometime soon, maybe even get a couple people down and go to streatham or balham nandos. have you seen my little cat on the vetinary surgery halfway between the park and streatham high road? :)

Ha yeah that place is right by my house. I'll pm you my mobile if you're ever up for Nandos or whatever.

[Mon Chat]

my my we have a lot of lurkers at the moment :)

i like it when the thread is this busy, puts some distance between us and the camwhoring thread...

[aph]

Alice: Even better than I remember hahaha

Bristol/Brighton/Liverpool sound good.

[lefran]

i think you need to scan the penis/fish hat man

[Kian]

*cough* Liverpool! Coz its closer and I dont have to spend days on a train :P

[Mr Man]

Or Bourneouth ;P Though it's not the most student-pocket-friendly. Maybe Brighton? Since Hurricane and fooxoo are based there it'd be nice to meet them in person :)

I'm back in Newport atm so I might be able to make a Brizzle meet if there's one this month.

Ah yes thats an Idea I would love to meet Bjorn and Foox!!!

Just thinking if there is a Brizzle meet it would be better in october when everyone is actually there. Im currently in the west midlands atm.

Are there any major art events coming up? like comic con or something?

[yAdam]

Liverpool would be good, I should be back there by september.. hopefully in a nice new apartment, so I can always put a few people up for a night or 2.

Not sure if anyone noticed my post on the other page, but is anyone thinking of goin to the new zealand workshop??

[aph]

Liverpool last week of August anyone?
It would be a shame to miss Klimt =x

ps. Not sure if the world is ready for that yet Fran!

[sleep]

aph: i think we should get down there yeah, i just need to see how much it costs first. klimt is one of my favourite artists and id be a bit of a prick to miss it

especially as i missed victor wooten live the other week and hes one of my fav musicians :(

[DannySketch]

ps. Not sure if the world is ready for that yet Fran!

Oh i beg to differ.

[sleep]

just a heads up to you lot seeing as this is the only place i really post on ca anymore

i changed my username from tie to sleep. only took me three years to be bothered!xxxx

[Quicksilver]

...Why?

Btw Adam, I won't be going to the workshop 'cause it's too expensive and I have no money as it is. :(

[Mon Chat]

almost sounds like some conspiracy your trying to make. what is the meaning of this!

[predator-protein]

hey umm i'm pretty new to c.a and i live near jim like the same town im an alevel art student at the mo and just want to get to know the uk sketchbook group thanks

[yAdam]

So looks like i'm definately gonna be going to the workshop now, just paid for tuition. Probably gonna head over there a week or so early to see some friends... Hopefully see some of you lot over there!

and hey predator hows it going!?

[sleep]

hello predator are you one of jims friends? did i meet you at his birthday party?
xx

[Mon Chat]

(its ashley)... yay my 500th post!

[Molly]

Joke:

Q: why did the Lion get lost in the Jungle?




A: cos da jungle ess massive!

[Mogster]

molly - damnit coffie was not ment to spew from my nose. lol thats so silly its funny :D

[Mon Chat]

Girl walks upto the bar and says "i'll have a double entendre"

so the barman gives her one.

Edit: BADGER! we have a mutual friend :)