Nicholas McLaughlin Blog

1. Things are closed:
2. Things are open again:
   1. Chat with Paul:
3. Photos printed:

Things are closed:

So this week started with a bank holiday Monday that put a bit of a spanner in the works, in that everything was closed, and the fact that Stockline Plastics was closed on Friday, the weekend, and then this Monday, and that means that I wont be able to get the mounting board I need in time for the printing and mounting on Wednesday.

So today is a day for planning and chilling out, whether I like it or not.

Things are open again:

Ok, things are open again today. As I said in last week’s post, I’ve worked on the plinth design to solve the problems I had at the WIP and to consider what I’d need it to do for New Designers.

With the design and measurements from Friday, I went to the Reid workshop, and John was helpful in letting me know what won’t work with it, so I can fix it.

<image from notes of plinth problems and fixes>

So with the design changes, I went back to the Reid workshop and discussed a plan for the plinth. If I’m ahead of the game with the plinth, then I’ll have plenty of time to implement the extras that Tom and I worked out before.

Chat with Paul:

While chatting with Paul and having a bit of a moan about the photography mounting, he made the point that there are other ways of mounting the photography and that it might not need to be done at the Stow just because it’s “professional”, it was yet another moment when Paul, Cat or Gillian asked a simple question that makes me come to my senses and gives me permission to relax and not stress as much.

After the chat with Paul, I handed in the plinth redesign and then stocked up at Paint and Mortar with everything I need to mount the photography tomorrow.

Photos printed:

So, not the most productive day, but I got the photos printed at the Stow. It’s one thing off my list, and I’ll mount and cut the boards tomorrow when I’m 100%.

I feel like I am making progress, just slowly, like wading through water. The thing is that when I’m not here, I’ll miss it. I need to enjoy this last part of my time at GSA.