How nice you visit me! thanks a lot!
I have read this sentence, “believe
in yourself” in lots of simple self help books, and I really didn´t pay
attention to its real meaning. In fact, I thought that this sentence
was nothing to do with me. But the truth it was I was full of inner
and sometimes not conscious fears about my work, which made me not to
show some of my designs, or to avoid talking about them to friends or relativies.
I got surprised like others designers or design students I
knew, were always talking about their works, showing very proud
of them. I didn´t feel comfortable being by their side; as I thought
they were snob and too vain. The truth was that they felt
passion for their works, therefore; they behaved like that.
It seems among artists there is not a
middle point, or they are too presumptuous or they are not confident at all. I
didn´t realise I was not proud of my designs, and I didn´t believe
in my talent. I usually felt unsatisfied once a design was finished,
feeling it was not good enought, thinking I could have improved it! The
worst was that I felt this feeling for too many years.
I wanted to write about this theme in
order to help to others designers who have ever felt like me. I sometimes
suffered bad times designing for brands, instead of enjoying it.
I don´t want you to think I have
overcame all my fears; my shame, insecurities and doubts, but I feel
much more confident and proud than ever.
I am completely sure that if you
believe you can be succesful, but taking it for granted , you could
reach what you like as you will do everything you can. If you feel
you are not good enought, surely you will lose lots of good
opportunities, you will not take any risks, and you will
not be able to sell yourself well.
I am showing my pattern" hapy circles" on these photos as I thought this design it was too simple, nevertheless as I liked it, I summited to some brands.
"My spring circles" pattern as pilow cover selling by.http://kessinhouse.com/collections/julia-grifol-happy-circles
I know how important our thoughts are.
I believe in the law of atraction now, which says that you attract
into your life whatever you think about.
Therefore apart from studying, working
hard, and to be very sociable, try to cultivate your mind site
believing in yourself, having a good self -esteem and feeling proud
of your work. It is not an easy struggle.
My happy circles as ipod case selling by. http://www.artscase.com/Apple-iPhone-5/ArtsCase-Apple-iPhone-5-My-happpy-Circles-AC1234255-Julia-Grifol.html
I have still lots of mental work to do,
as I sometimes compare my work to the great designers I admire, and I
feel far away from their talent. Sometimes we are our own enemies,
being hard, critic, and demanding with our creations.
When you start to love your work, then
you will do the right things to be succesful.
I wish you feel already like that!
Surely getting older and all my last
professional experiencies have helped me to enjoy this happy and
peaceful moment. I am not an inquiring mind as I used to be!!!Pephaps, who knows,
I have reached a madurity state!
Have a great weekend. 
Hi - thank you for a very brave post about your fears and lack of confidence. I've occasionally felt like that, particularly if someone showed a negative attitude towards my art and design. But in the end the thought that makes me bolder - which may help you, or others, - is, what is the point of creating art (or design, illustration or whatever) if you don't show it to as many people as possible. That's because I believe that all the visual arts are just our way of communicating and if we don't show our work to others, it's like talking to oneself! There will always be some who won't like what we 'say' through our art. There will many who will misunderstand what we were trying to say or won't even 'hear' the message! And there will always be artists whose work we think is much better than our own. But we have to remember that their work is their work and ours is ours and our own individual way of expressing ourselves can't be copied and I would even say it can't be 'improved' by someone else. And, by the way, I really love your patterns - and I don't say that too often!
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