Can (or should) a random lay Buddhist make Buddhist sculptures and art?

Does anyone know about how Buddhist art and sculptures are produced across different traditions? I make sculptures and stuff and like to make buddhas, but I was wondering if there are traditionally rules for producing buddha statues? Are there certain techniques and practices and rituals usually? I like to make replicas of famous historical sculptures and want to get into doing more life-size stuff and hand-painted buddha statues. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the production of religious icons is a whole liturgical process with fasting, ritual, and spiritual preparation...and there are like rules and guidelines for how to "draw" the icons. I'm wondering if there are rules for most Buddhist traditions regarding buddha images. I'm mostly just wondering if I created large hand-painted statues, would they be able to be used or displayed by local temples and buddhist groups? Or is just a random layperson creating Buddhist art frowned upon for "official uses." I'm not really thinking about trying to sell them per se but just like being able to give the sculptures away. Like, I know usually people can just put whatever Buddhist art in their home and its fine but would it be offensive or inappropriate to offer to make or donate stuff I make to a temple or monastery or official buddhist organization?