I totally agree with this. I didn't consider myself an artist until I can start thinking about reinventing the wheel for each art piece I made. I thought that by illustrating stuff would I ascend to that level. The concept I held was illustrators look like artist but they just paint pretty pictures while the real artists are those that provoke some deep sense in their art. Now it's just trying to do what I want to create because I'm having fun being creative and the compliments may or may not come.

Social media is a double edged sword when it comes to sharing art. People think that no upvotes or likes equate to their works being no worth. It's not. History proves that the old masters got most of their recognition after they died. Not minding the critics is the first step to accepting not every work we do is art for everyone but that doesn't automatically mean all of what we do isn't art.

I'm glad I got to meet people on the blockchain like @kothy. I saw her old blogs and watched her grow as an artist because she's passionate about it. It took months before she creates art the way she does right now and the experience is amazing seeing artists grow and you happen to be there from the start.