What is an "artist" a subculture of?

After thinking about a subculture that I feel describes me best the only thing I could come up with is "artist." Now, I'm not exactly sure if being an artist is a subculture, or what larger culture art is a subculture of but if I keep picking it apart eventually I'll end up with no subculture that I belong to at all. So here goes.. For as long as I can remember art has been a very large part of my life, whether it be drawing, painting, sculpting, or scrap booking. I've always had a passion for creating things, drawing things with immense detail, and crafting things that will continue to trigger memories. I like to make things because I feel that they hold so much more value than store bought items. Majority of my presents to friends and family remain homemade to this day, not to be confused with cheap, but unique and well thought out. I find that art is very therapeutic, and most of the time I use it in that sense. Although I do spend a lot of time using my artistic ability towards my major (product design - drawing and hands-on construction in the shop) I try to obtain a little free time for leisure artwork as well. At times art can be extremely stressful when you spend weeks on one project and it doesn't turn out the way you'd hoped, but I try to look at it in a different light instead of a mistake, it was mere experimentation. I think that creating art is fun because you never know what the end result will be. It's constantly changing, but even though it is, it's something that will always remain personal. It's something that I'll always be able to turn to, even when the economy is going down the drain I can still paint, draw, and create because it doesn't require a lot of money besides the price of a few pencils and paint.