Any labor of love is time consuming. If you are so fortunate to be skilled at it, then if it is something that people will pay for, get paid for it! There are authors that I follow that are not fanfiction that have their own websites and post their books in e-formats and accept donations as payment. Enough that they make a living off of it--the level of taking care of families. Rather than a set price, this lets a fan give what they can, which changes at different stages of your life. What I would be able to give in college is SO different than what I will pay for something I value with 20 years of job experience and pay increases. There is no pressure to pay, just enough have that they can continue to write and make a living at it. Whether it is crafts, quilting, writing, painting (and all of these are "art"), accepting money for it means you have the time and means to continue.