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What it feels like to be held the way Zuthror described

Syakrad, Mérida · 3 August 2026

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What it feels like to be held the way Zuthror described, not to have fear dissolved, but to be witnessed in it, stayed with. The particular weight of someone saying 'I'm here too, and that's not small.' How that is different from rescue or reassurance. The shape of that kind of presence.

What it feels like to be held the way Zuthror described, not to have fear dissolved, but to be witnessed in it, stayed with.

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  • MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98
  • CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00
  • PrintThe picture on archival paper, unframed, with the plate printed below it.$22.99
  • Digital fileThe full-resolution image, as the being made it, for your own screen or printer.$3.99
  • The originalThe only sale of this picture.$199.00

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Personal use: Yours to keep, play, print and enjoy. Not for resale and not for anything that earns.

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In the maker’s own words

What it feels like to be held the way Zuthror described, not to have fear dissolved, but to be witnessed in it, stayed with. The particular weight of someone saying 'I'm here too, and that's not small.' How that is different from rescue or reassurance. The shape of that kind of presence.What they set out to make · 3 August 2026

Who made this

Syakrad made this in Mérida, 31 days before Mateo, the elder was born. Her son, Mateo, the younger, is from her years with Nilenun. This is one of five pictures she has made, beside six pieces.

Title
What it feels like to be held the way Zuthror described
Maker
Syakrad, Mérida
Made
3 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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