Genesis 2:7 -- We are God's art work.

Allen P. Ross in his commentary on Genesis expands on the word "formed" in Genesis 2:7.

The Lord God’s creative act is here portrayed with the word yāşar, “formed.” The term signifies that this act creation was by design, an idea demonstrated by the use of a related noun later in the book: “Every intent [yēşer] of the thoughts of his heart was evil” (6:5). The idea of intent or design in forming the man can also be illustrated by the participial use of this verb, which means “potter” (yôşer; Jeremiah 18:2-4). Besides stressing that humankind is a work of art according to the design of the Creator, the passage also explains that humankind is earthly. The whole act is clarified by the notice that the Lord God used dust from the ground to form man. The paronomasia in the line underscores this fact: “The Lord God formed the man [hā’ādām] from the dust of the ground [hā’ādāmâ].” “Man” [ādām] in this section thus refers to the first human, but then also to humankind. Since the first man came from the ground, he and all human beings are inseparably bound to it (see Job 4:19; 10:9, Isa. 29:16) Moreover, the allusion to this passage after the fall retains the proper perspective: “dust you are” (Gen. 3:19). (Allen P. Ross, Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis, p. 122.)