I have had the same feelings - I make teddy bears from mohair fur, glass eyes, all sewn by hand, and by the time I'm done with one I almost feel as if he/she has a wee soul inside of it. (I make the heads first and prop them up in a teacup to keep me company while I finish the bodies.)Sometimes I encounter a person who will pick them up and handle them and I just want to snatch them back (The TomCat calls it my "your not worthy!" reaction.)It's not that I think them unworthy, well maybe sometimes, but just get a negative energy from them. I don't think it's an unusual feeling amongst artists. It's like my hating so much for anyone to ask to borrow my guitar.