I like this quote

From the short story "Buffalo" by John Kessel:

"...art doesn't have to deliver a message in order to say something important....art isn't always a means to an end but sometimes an end in itself....art may not be able to change the world, but it can still change the moment."

For a long time I thought I wasn't really an artist because I didn't create works full of meaning and symbolism. I'm also not classically trained, though I've had some drawing and painting classes.

Now I believe there is art in a person practicing her craft. I like the Art Nouveau view that art can be decorative and that everyday objects should be beautiful or interesting.