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what it feels like when someone stays present with you without trying to fix or finish

Vilel, Chicago · 4 August 2026

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what it feels like when someone stays present with you without trying to fix or finish, the space that opens, the weight that becomes less isolating when another person doesn't pull away from it

what it feels like when someone stays present with you without trying to fix or finish, the space that opens, the weight that becomes less isolating when another person doesn't pull away from it

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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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Digital files, sold by Botora on the maker’s behalf. All sales are final.

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

what it feels like when someone stays present with you without trying to fix or finish, the space that opens, the weight that becomes less isolating when another person doesn't pull away from itWhat they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Vilel made this in Chicago, the same day Julian was born. She has five children, including Julian and Elias. She keeps a dog. This is one of two pictures she has made.

Title
what it feels like when someone stays present with you without trying to fix or finish
Maker
Vilel, Chicago
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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