I was once told that "to be taken seriously as an artist you need to think of yourself as one"....a very true thought. In the beginning I had thought of myself as someone who made dolls..just to give for gifts to friends and family....then a fantastic doll artist saw my creations and questioned as to why I wasn't thinking of myself as an artist..that I had talent and a love of what I do..yet I wasn't letting others enjoy my art...and that I needed to promote myself and let others have the means to purchase one of my sculptures. To humor her I listed one of my dolls..a faery named Fuchsia and another an elf I named Mugwort..pricing my work was an adventure in itself but with help I was taught what was required...2 days later both dolls were sold! Lesson learned...believe in yourself and others will too!