You are too kind, and please don't you ever worry about feeling to small to engage. We all started out on the same level :-)
Understand completely what you say about your art being somewhat sacred and that you don't want it to be part of some plain business. For me its one of the secrets to becoming a better artist.. to be able to keep that separate and still be able to make a living.
Although I know, some people buy my art for the value, I don't want them to look at it merely as an investment. Any decent artist wishes their art to be appreciated just for the art it is. Truly love it and feel a deeper connection. One reason, why it has become difficult to work with galleries today. To most of them, sadly its all a product...