NORTHERN PLANNER

AIR AND LIGHT AND TIME AND SPACE

”– you know, I’ve either had a family, a job,
something has always been in the
way
but now
I’ve sold my house, I’ve found this
place, a large studio, you should see the space and
the light.
for the first time in my life I’m going to have
a place and the time to
create.”

no baby, if you’re going to create
you’re going to create whether you work
16 hours a day in a coal mine
or
you’re going to create in a small room with 3 children
while you’re on
welfare,
you’re going to create with part of your mind and your body blown
away,
you’re going to create blind
crippled
demented,
you’re going to create with a cat crawling up your
back while
the whole city trembles in earthquake, bombardment,
flood and fire.

baby, air and light and time and space
have nothing to do with it
and don’t create anything
except maybe a longer life to find
new excuses
for"

It's not about wearing the right gear

It's rarely about inspiration

It's not about how funky your office is in

It's rarely about brainstorms

It's about grit

Hard work

In fact, having difficult stuff on, stuff to rub against only makes the chance of good stuff better

The more you have to think about, the more source material

But in the end, it comes down making something bad

FInding what's wrong with it

And making it better

Again

Again

And again

No amount of All Saints gear or the latest stuff from Urban Outfitters can replace honest hard work

It doesn't matter how much natural light can stop you falling in love with the first idea

The quality of your staff kitchen is irrelevant (but decent caffiene can fuel the work)

It's grit