What is the latest progress for my degree show?
Well… I can say that it has been a very nice smooth start to the week having made already made a small wall to go near the entrance so that the viewers get a more element of surprise when they walk in. When viewers walk past in the corridor, they do not get to see my degree show yet until they actually walk inside and then they will feel more surprised to see it rather than seeing it already when viewers are walking towards the entrance door.
What was it like starting the dark space room?
I also managed to build two frame walls already and to be honest it was easy putting together the beams of wood to make my wall and I had to do a 4 foot measurement between all the beams of the wood to make up the frame wall. This way, my walls have a more reinforced structure for my room so that the room does not become an unbalanced structure.
Once I have marked out 4 foot between the beams, I can drill in 3 inch screws that would make it strong enough for it to not collapsed. I have manage to complete around two frame walls already which was a nice achievement for me and made me feel more confident to do a lot more work than I could actually manage. But there was a but…
Was there a problem that I had?
I would say it was not too much of a problem but i was really worried about where I could go to get some more wood when I need some more. I had done some wrong measurements for 3 other long beams because I was gonna make two more wall frames but the longest beams that I wanted to use were shorter than the ones I already used! This did worry me that my room would be distorted with two sides smaller than the two other sides and I did not want this at all so I had to take action fast!!!
Did I get a positive outcome in the end?
I was very lucky… Lucky enough to find a close by wood merchants called Coastal Wood Merchants that is not too far from my university and was also a cheap price too! Yes quite cheaper than I thought when I arrived there that same day when I realised I needed some more wood. I looked around and said to them I need 6 of the 2 by 3s plank of woods and I bought them all for £40.00! and also next day delivery for the afternoon! I was like yes!!! a great deal and no worries with trying to build my installation room…
Next plan of action?
Now I wait until the wood arrives in the afternoon but until then… I will go to B&Q in the morning to buy some bits and pieces that I must need for building other things for my degree. Will buy a paint brush for touching up big stains on the walls and elsewhere. Will buy 4 more shelf bracket adjusters for my projectors to rest on more securely because each projector must have two of them to balance better on the wall. Will keep you updated.
