A good story and backstory, the latter arguably more valuable than the story itself.

It's a tough balance to maintain a standard in the all the things you want to be good at in life without burning out on it, or just getting sick of it in general.

Some things are worth pursuing to perfection, and other things simply are not, and the journey is more valuable then whatever result lay at the destination. Good enough, in those cases, is exactly that.

And I like your story too :) I can really see the artist sitting there, lower lip out, blowing her hair up with a puff of frustrated air, sighing.