wrote this for the WordSmith project, but liked it enough to keep it. Artist’s Complex We’re a team, even if I don’t pick up the camera, so both our personalities come into play – especially when it comes to confidence. Daniel suffers from what I consider the “traditional artists’ complex”. It might not be fair, it might not be right – but it is what I have experienced over the 10 years we’ve been together. Daniel sees himself either as god amongst men, or, most often, the lowliest worm that ever dared crawl the earth. Middle ground escapes him. My childhood was filled with huge amounts of positive optimism – so much so I’m almost convinced I could take over the world. We balance each other out nicely, him pulling me back into a version closer to reality, and me forever boosting him out of the depths. So while I tell you we’re a combined “6″ on the confidence scale, Daniel will follow through with his ever trusty “3″. Daniel will also tell you that his lower level of confidence makes him work harder, dig deeper. That it pushes him. That it makes his art crisper, cleaner. I’d tell you [...]