You are certainly not alone. I have built a shrine to myself in my house, my work is all over the place. I have other artists works too and a big pile in the studio of more of my own. I am an artist's marketing coach and the first rule to successfully sell your work is LET IT GO. At some point in the process of creating art there needs to be a shift from emotional attachment to commercial disengagement. It's hard. I know. If you are going to show your work then you must be prepared to sell it. What better sense of satisfaction and validation can you ask for than someone loving your work so much they are willing to BUY it. I, of course, do not take my own advice all the time but I do photograph every piece for posterity and for reference. See my web page for some of my "babies". That paper cake was a tough one to let go of, but really, do I want to have to dust a paper cake?
I am an artist's marketing coach and the first rule to successfully sell your work is LET IT GO. At some point in the process of creating art there needs to be a shift from emotional attachment to commercial disengagement. It's hard. I know. If you are going to show your work then you must be prepared to sell it. What better sense of satisfaction and validation can you ask for than someone loving your work so much they are willing to BUY it.
I, of course, do not take my own advice all the time but I do photograph every piece for posterity and for reference. See my web page for some of my "babies". That paper cake was a tough one to let go of, but really, do I want to have to dust a paper cake?