[Bristol-artivist] state of the art

[mantxo martinez]

In my first e-mail I pointed that some people were on
exams - nice of you Katrina anyway.
The t-shirt thing... the thing is that you weren't the
only one (i didn't even know that...) who suggested
it... thanks I didn't buy the screen printing ink
following peoples' (not Katrina's...) 'enthusiasm'... 
and good to see that at less people considers the
workshop as an important thing

see you on Saturday (4th June)
Martin

--- Katerina Constantinou <kconstantinou at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>  
> i want to personally appologise, for my lack of
> presence in the recnet months, it is bad timing for
> me, with final year exams i really ahve not been
> doing anything else except eating sleeping and
> reading living in the library. I know the email
> wan't writine to guilt trip anyone just to inform
> people to the state of the situation. I should
> however have realisd i was over commiting mylsef
> when i talkied of T-shirt screenprinting, i did try
> with that but it dident work out anyway, the point
> is shoudn't have sujjested it or commited myself
> until i was positive i could make the day and i
> think this is a wider leasson for us all, and also
> leads on from what Garteth was saying in his email,
> about suggestions for events/workshop
> idea/exhabitions should be made in person allowing
> for the exchange of numbers and an instant
> understanding of the fact that others are relying on
> you to stick to your commitment.
>  
> I think this goup has a lot of potential, i do not
> consider myself atristic in the least but the
> stencil workshops i atttended really truely
> inspeired me, and gave me confidence to do something
> i'd wanted to for a whiile, i made my own and have
> been out and put them up (alwyas more could be done
> with regards to this though of course) but none of
> that would ahve happened if i hadn't been to the
> workshops, and with what i've been doing i've told
> others and a few have even been out with me..this
> all makes a difference and has an effect, word is
> spreading... It is very unfair to put all the
> responsibility for the running of the group on one
> or two people, and i totally understand Martin being
> tired and fustrated and disapointed by it all, it is
> too easy to get excited about brillient ideas but
> harder to give over the time that is needed to make
> these a reality, and in this way i find myslf
> supporting an idea or sugesting something and
> realising late i cant do it. 
>  
> I can't really say anything else as my exams finish
> this friday, i'll be at the picknic and look forward
> to seeign peopel there but then i'm off to scotland
> to prepare for the G8 so won't be in bristol most of
> the summer so am not in a position to contribute, or
> suggest ways forward, i just felt i should
> appologise and try and explain and say how
> important, and how much potential i think this group
> has.
>  
> love and light
> Katerina
> xxx
>  
>   
> 
> Gareth Hinton <gareth_hinton at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Yo dudets 'n' dudes,
> 
> My feelings are, that we may be more effective if we
> use these emailing sessions as our meetings, to
> discuss ideas and actions etc. Then to organize
> colaberations on specific projects with a group
> confirming between themselfs a time and place to get
> together (I don't know the avalability of keeble, if
> it's just "our" saturday or what, but i can do stuff
> at my flat , adam was
> surjesting use of studio and i'm sure theres other
> spaces too). 
> 
> To meet on these saturdays would be great, but so
> far
> it hasn't proved too practical, and has
> subsequently(?) been a totaly unfair burden for are
> dear Martin.
> 
> I realize emailing ain't going to be that practical
> for all, but with a bit of teamwork mabey using
> phones!!! It might just work. 
> 
> Also somthing we could look into is a site that does
> free text messaging to get the word out
> 
> So what do YOU think? 
> 
> also sorry aboot the spelling.
> 
> Peace
> Gareth Tel;0117 9241824
> 
> 
> --- Reginald Falcon wrote:
> 
> > Hello ihear you all, guess all i can offer at the
> > minute is studio space any 
> > nite this week, I'm also developing another spot
> > where we can do b anneer 
> > drops it,s above the music shop bottom of Park
> > St...I,m very busy as usual 
> > with art activities so hence Y i couldn't make it
> on
> > Sat...sorry...Carrie 
> > Sophie can we still usse 57 Park St for bannner
> > drop???Also there is one of 
> > those hoochie cooochie nnites on 1st June where
> > everyone is bohemian and 
> > kind of alternative (Lo) so we may get some takers
> 
> > 4 sat event.....Gotta go 
> > Adam 077 187 985 23
> > 
> > >From: mantxo martinez 
> > >Reply-To: A Bristol group doing art with activist
> 
> > >purposses
> 
> > >To: A Bristol group doing art with activist 
> > >purposses
> 
> > >Subject: Re: [Bristol-artivist] state
> > >Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:45:43 -0700 (PDT)
> > >
> > >Nice postings Carrie and Sophie:
> > >the thing is taht it's not the first time - the
> > March
> > >meeting/workshop was the same with only me and a
> > new
> > >person turning up... or you remember when you
> came
> > for
> > >first time that I was late and no-one else was
> > >there... (att least it has been good to meet some
> > >people - and some days (3?) have been very
> > inspiring).
> > >I feel prety much left with the responsability
> and
> > I
> > >don't mind if things are happenening, but
> > everything
> > >that we talk about is not (exhibition, street
> > >stencils, murals... the workshop at Information
> for
> > >Action was also to be organised collectivelly).
> > >I am up for continueing but only if there is
> people
> > >and people REALLY want to develop things and work
> > >collectivelly. Otherwise I have plenty in my
> plate.
> > >
> > >We'll see...
> > >Black material: there may be some at kebele....
> > I'll
> > >check for you (us)
> > >
> > >(When is the Southmill exhibiition?)
> > >(I can't make it on Tuesdays -I look after my son
> > >until 6pm... sorry, Sophie, it sounds a great
> idea)
> > >love
> > >martin
> > >--- sophie roumat 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > What! -there's surely no need to stop the
> > artivist
> > > > group...
> > > >
> > > > Martin, I was really dissappointed that we
> > weren't
> > > > able to make it to the last meeting. Bartivist
> > is a
> > > > really good idea and I think that it's
> important
> > we
> > > > continue with it. Maybe if we really
> emphasised
> > to
> > > > people that they should say beforehand if they
> > can't
> > > > come.
> > > >
> > > > The meeting before that one was great...
> > > >
> > > > Bye the way, are you, or anyone else thinking
> of
> > > > going to the 'Mad Hatters Tea Party?' In case
> > you
> > > > didn't know, the Black Castle pub, near HTV
> > studios,
> > > > has appparently banned the wearing of hats (a
> > woman
> > > > in a beret was refused service). So, South
> > Bristol
> > > > Anarchists, I think it was them, have
> organised
> > a
> > > > party there at 5pm on Tuesday June 14th, and
> had
> 
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Martin Mantxo
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