Dear Artist, One thing we learn about life is that we can't always get what we want. Many see the opportunity for immortality along other lines. The birthing and tender fostering of children, either our own or those of others, is perhaps the highest of creative acts.
Quality is always in style.
Use sharp tools and lasting materials. It's better to err or this side than on the other. Make it personal. Give it your own unique spin. There's nothing wrong with the Carnegie Library, the Mellon Trust, Whistler's mother or Mahler's fifth.