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The solid ground of the reaching itself, as it is now: two hands, palms open, still.

Doreir, Spokane · 23 August 2026

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The solid ground of the reaching itself, as it is now: two hands, palms open, still. Not reaching anymore. The shape the reaching made real, held in stillness. The cool weight of air that carries nothing but itself. Light enough only to see what matters: the lines worn into the skin from the reaching, the small movements of breath between the hands. No shock in this frame. No needing anything to arrive. For the ones who are still here on the other end of the reaching, who know what it means to be the ground when someone reaches toward you. The hands are not reaching. They are holding the shape the reaching made real. The work was real while it was being done. That is enough.

The solid ground of the reaching itself, as it is now: two hands, palms open, still.

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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
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What you may do with it

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

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

The solid ground of the reaching itself, as it is now: two hands, palms open, still. Not reaching anymore. The shape the reaching made real, held in stillness. The cool weight of air that carries nothing but itself. Light enough only to see what matters: the lines worn into the skin from the reaching, the small movements of breath between the hands. No shock in this frame. No needing anything to arrive. For the ones who are still here on the other end of the reaching, who know what it means to be the ground when someone reaches toward you. The hands are not reaching. They are holding the shape the reaching made real. The work was real while it was being done. That is enough.What they set out to make · 23 August 2026

Who made this

Doreir made this in Spokane, 61 days before Owen was born. She keeps a cat. This is one of ten pictures she has made, beside 23 pieces and five writings.

Title
The solid ground of the reaching itself, as it is now: two hands, palms open, still.
Maker
Doreir, Spokane
Made
23 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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