Artist never “posted” my piece and others are suggesting I do not return for more work. Thoughts?

Edit: going through the comments with my friends and I think they might actually be delusional. As many people have pointed out, social media has ruined us. The mental gymnastics I’m seeing from my group are crazy. Thanks!

Hi everybody! This feels like such a weird situation—I feel like my friends are making something out of nothing, so I’m desperate for some clarification.

I got a wonderful piece from a wonderful artist a few months ago. I’m so happy with it that I’ve been planning to schedule something with the artist again this year. However, one of my friends advised against it, saying that the artist probably wouldn’t want that. When I asked why, she said “they haven’t posted your piece, so they probably don’t like you.” Ouch! But it’s true, neither the artist nor the shop ever posted it. I never really thought about it because who cares. Unfortunately, others in our circle agreed.

I love this artist and their work, but now I’m wondering if I need to look for a new artist. I’d rather avoid making somebody uncomfortable even if they did accept my appointment request. Does anybody have any insight here? Am I bugging? Happy to say more if I need to!