The struggle between staying true to one’s art and meeting external expectations is real, and a true understanding of art, especially ones art takes time. Acceptance and approval of one’s art has its challenge in balancing personal expression with what the viewers expect, I think trying to have both is not impossible but very unlikely and difficult to do. Trying to control the way others view our work is impossible; while we can guide them or showcase a specific perspective, everyone perceives and interprets things differently. It can be hard if the art itself is completely misunderstood. However, I think once we put our art out there, we should not be concerned with how it is interpreted but be intrigued by the many ways different people make meaning of it.