On July 18th, 2008 I joined an up and coming online social website called PokeCommunity. My joining of this site was mere months after I started spriting, and at 12:59 pm on that Friday night, I created 'GP's Art'.
http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=146446
For me, this thread was my pride and joy! I posted my earliest pixel art here! I checked in daily, responded to people's posts, and always welcomed and encouraged feedback and constructive criticism. This website not only hosted my Pixel Art Thread, but hosted my maturation as a pixel artist, or 'spriter' as we are dubbed.
About Pixel Art: It is a very tedious form of digital