Framing Competitions

kaptain.kopter · Post by **kaptain.kopter** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 12:05 pm

30 second work.

It's been conservatively valued by the specialists at Jolly Good Framers at somewhere in the region of tuppence.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 8:29 pm

LOL!

Actually, it looks way better than the stuff the other bloke is offering!

Not your average framer · Mon 29 Oct, 2007 9:12 pm

What happens to everyone's hard work after the competition has finished?

Do you get it back or do they sell it in the run up to Christmas and try and make a nice little profit on running the competition?

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 10:20 pm

kaptain.kopter wrote:
A paper print of the Hendrix print retails at £176:25 (17"x17").
A canvas retails up to £375:00 (30"x30")

Seems rather extravagant, did you have to pay an entry fee?

No - the prints are sent direct from the artist, no charge; no entrance fee - I've no idea if they are the same sizes etc as advertised - maybe there is a special 'edition' for this competition - but as they are limited editions, that should not be the case.

If they are different sizes as well as different images it's even weirder!

Not your average framer wrote:What happens to everyone's hard work after the competition has finished?

Do you get it back or do they sell it in the run up to Christmas and try and make a nice little profit on running the competition?

All framed entries will be auctioned or sold after the competition to raise funds for Demelza Hospice Care for Children.

Not your average framer · Mon 29 Oct, 2007 10:36 pm

Roboframer wrote:All framed entries will be auctioned or sold after the competition to raise funds for Demelza Hospice Care for Children.

Well, that's put me in my place! A very worthy cause too!

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 10:47 pm

Well, I'll go ahead - started so I'll finish ... made my choice - not telling!

I'll photograph the finished thing and the framing of it stage-by-stage incase it does not make the top ten.

Not your average framer · Mon 29 Oct, 2007 10:49 pm

Roboframer wrote:Well, I'll go ahead - started so I'll finish ...

Wish you good luck John.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 11:45 pm

Second that! Go n'eirigh an t-adh leat!

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Mon 29 Oct, 2007 11:57 pm

Thanks Mark, Áine.

To all competitors - Bail ó Dhia ar an obair.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 12:32 am

Go h'an mhaith, John! I'm confident that your entry will be "liathróidí na madra!"

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 12:43 am

Moglet wrote:Go h'an mhaith, John! I'm confident that your entry will be "leathroidí na madra!"

Google has its limits!!!

But thanks anyway.

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 12:49 am

Would have helped Google if I'd spelt it right first go....

(previous post now edited to correct spelling).

First bit: "Very good!"

Second bit would loosely translate as "the mutt's nuts" (if you'll pardon the slight vulgarity)

(rough pronunuciation "lee-a-road-ee na modrah")

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 8:10 am

Struth, are you guys just making up your own language now, or is it just Irish???

Post by **prospero** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 10:59 am

JGF competition of the month.

Name this is a well known Christmas song and the language it is in:

#ghIch Doq ghaj wa' 'er, ru'Dov.
bochqu' ghIchDaj 'e' vIDIS.
chaq 'ervam leghDI' neH vay',
"wewqu' ghIchvam" jatlhlu'nIS.
HaghtaH 'ej reH luvaqtaH
Hoch latlh 'ermey, bejtaHDI'.
'er Qujmey muvchoH ru'Dov,
chIch reH 'e' lutuch naSwI'!
'a QISmaS wa'Hu', 'eng bIngDaq,
jatlhchoH SantatlhoS:
"ghIch wew ghajbogh ru'DovwIj,
DujwIj'e' DaHjaj yIchIj!"
tugh jupDaj DachoH 'ermey.
Quchqu'choH 'ej jachchoH Hoch:
"ghIch Doq Daghajbogh ru'Dov,
quv'a'lIj'e' not wItlhoch!"#

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 1:35 pm

A Klingon Beast of Burden, R'udov, had a red nose.
I confess that its nose was quite shiny.
As soon as one perchance saw this Klingon Beast of Burden,
one would be obliged to say, "This nose glows."
The other Klingon Beasts of Burden, upon continually staring at it,
kept laughing and always kept mocking it.
The vicious ones perpetually and deliberately forbade R'udov
from participating in Klingon Beast of Burden games!
However, on the day before K'irshmarsh, beneath the clouds,
Shantak'lorsh began speaking:
"My R'udov, who have a glowing nose,
as for my vehicle, today you shall navigate it!"
Soon the Klingon Beasts of Burden starting behaving as his friends.
They all started rejoicing and saying:
"R'udov, you who have a red nose,
as for your honour, we shall never contradict it!"

Post by **prospero** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 3:08 pm

Congratulations Robo

You have won a two-week all-expenses paid holiday in Scunthorpe.

(contraceptives supplied)

Moglet · Post by **Moglet** » Tue 30 Oct, 2007 11:59 pm

osgood wrote:Struth, are you guys just making up your own language now, or is it just Irish???

If you can have Strine, Ormond, then I'm gonna have my Gaeilge!

osgood · Post by **osgood** » Wed 31 Oct, 2007 1:15 am

Moglet wrote: If you can have Strine, Ormond, then I'm gonna have my Gaeilge!

OK, I suppose you can, but how do you pronounce that word - Gaeilge - I haven't come across that one before?

Roboframer · Post by **Roboframer** » Fri 16 Nov, 2007 11:40 pm

Well - I received the email from ....

Mark .........
Publisher
Picture Business, Tableware International, Gifts Today, Greetings Today
Magazines & The Gift Directory

...on 25th of last month. It said the images and rules were 'attached' and sure enough there was an attachment - 5 items - 4 images and the rules.

Couldn't open the images - didn't read the rules too closely - wait 'til the print comes.

Emailed 'can't open the images' - No reply. Then found that that the pictures were actually IN the email - I just had not clicked on 'Show images and enable links' - because I wasn't expecting any!!!

So - emailed to say 'forget last email' and added the question 'what size is the image - and what on - paper, canvas ... as per artist's website?'

No reply. So, anyway, made my choice - emailed it and asked again - what size. No reply.

Today I'm thinking I've heard nothing; no print has arrived (I know the answer to my question now - it was in TPB - big article showing the images - they are all 17x17 - so - is that in addition to the 'editions' - well, yes - but is that ...... well, whatever - 17x17. Article also said all successful applicants should have received their prints by now - that was 2 weeks ago)

I'm thinking it must be over a week now - it's over two weeks - so I go back to the email and looked at the rules I'd downloaded and read on .......

As one of the first 50 framers to apply for entry you will be receiving your limited edition print direct from George Ioannou, the artist. The prints will be posted to you in the next couple of weeks. In the event of you not receiving your print, please call: George Ioannou on 020 .........

Sounds like 'OK - that's my butt covered'

I won't be doing this comp - it's too late, if the print turns up it's going back - I'm not chasing anyone - done my bit, just like he has.

TPB - part of much bigger animal - new editor, last one lasted, what, 2 issues? Too busy for me? - Well vicky vercky pal!

Christmas rush started with a vengeance today - 30 orders - well, one of them was not for Xmas - a 'corporate' - sort of - job - possibly 30 frames done the way I was going to do this one. Big project for January with 3 samples made next week, (more on a new topic later) so that and more, I know, will write off any time to do this after Christmas, and before is now out too, all hell is breaking loose here - full Robo Mode!

Had chosen Keith Richards BTW - just to hopefully be different!

Anyone want to do this comp? If so let me know by PM and I'll see if they will take you in my place - not that they'll read the email!!!

If not I'll let them know on Monday - in Dragon's Den style "..... and for those reasons - I'm out!"

markw · Post by **markw** » Sat 17 Nov, 2007 8:31 am

whatever happened to their forum - that suffered from a total lack of organisation.