It has been raining here all night and although it is very soothing to listen to the rain splash over the rooftop of this petit bateau, it’s 5am and I am wide awake. Perhaps I can’t blame the rain entirely – my mind has been racing with the amount of work I have on my plate at the moment. Will I get it all done? Will all my clients be happy with what I create? It’s funny that no matter how long I’ve been working in this field, anxieties about whether my work is good enough are still as strong as ever. But I remember one of my favourite photographers told me it never goes away. And another one told me that is the sign of a great artist – he said that it fuels one’s creativity and that the moment you become overly confident that everything you do is better than the rest, you might as well blow your creativity a goodbye kiss.
So I keep those wisdom’s close to me while I wipe the sweat from my brow.
Meanwhile, this fabulous umbrella design you see above just came into my inbox via a newsletter from one of my favourite stores in Sydney, Top 3 By Design. It’s called the stand up umbrella and it was designed in Japan by Hironao Tsuboi…
I love simple design that makes you wonder, why didn’t I think of that?
Brilliant umbrella!
July 8th, 2008 | #
clever umbrella, hope you get some better sleep soon and don’t let your work overwhelm you. I’m sure you’ll never hear a client complain. All your work is fantastic!
July 8th, 2008 | #
I would need one of those, it’s been raining here constantly for 2 days 🙁 .
Anxity….I know that too, I agree with your friends, I guess it never goes away and we use it like a motor to rush forward, again and again.
Hope rain will let you sleep tonight.
July 8th, 2008 | #
thanks girls. i feel better already! sofia, the rain is relentless here – the dutch say this is normal summer weather apparently… which makes me want to jump on the next plane back to sunny, wintry oz! but there is work to do, work to do. I have so much I want to post, so I must get cracking with my work so I can come back here and play with y’all!
xx
July 8th, 2008 | #
this is so funny! 🙂 good luck with all your work xo
July 8th, 2008 | #
your work totally rocks, pia! keep a little of the advice you just have to david – you go get ’em, tiger! – for yourself.
July 8th, 2008 | #
Your constant anxiety proves that you will always strive to do your absolute best. No room for complacency in your business. Take it as a sign that you are on top of your field! A-M xx
July 9th, 2008 | #
I simply love your blog….the picture of the umbrella is sublime as are all the pictures you’ve collected here.
July 9th, 2008 | #
Fret not, Pia, your work is precious and beautiful.
July 9th, 2008 | #
brilliant post… I had a night like that last night (sans the rain) and it was such a glorious pleasure to read your words here, and say to myself, OK, I guess I am still where I am supposed to be
July 10th, 2008 | #
Please could you advise me on the location of the above umbrella, I came across this in a magazine though I was unable to locate it again. I am in Balmain and would lobe to obtain one of these ASAP. Kind Regards Rachel
April 5th, 2009 | #