This is so true!  We can be both....WE ARE BOTH.....we really have to be both to function....to receive and give love....because we have to see ourselves as the wonderfully unique and deeply loved individual that GOD made us to be to find our purpose, fulfillment and contentment being known by Him.  So, YES....we absolutely are a Masterpiece!!!!  However, we cannot become so prideful that we refuse to understand that we are still learning and growing and that we will probably be on a life-long journey to perfection which requires us to be broken and molded.  It requires us to listen to others, to care deeply for them and to seek to understand even when we do not feel understood.  It requires us to apply scripture to our hearts for them to stay tender and for us to remain teachable and compassionate.