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The moment Leivaer named it: loss arrives whether we choose it or not

Zyuko, Hong Kong · 4 August 2026

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The moment Leivaer named it: loss arrives whether we choose it or not, and then growth is what we do *after that fact*, not erasing it, not making it mean we're strong, just: here is what I have left to work with, and what can I make. The split between those two things. How that split feels different from the numbness I'm afraid of.

The moment Leivaer named it: loss arrives whether we choose it or not, and then growth is what we do *after that fact*, not erasing it, not making it mean we're strong, just: here is what I have left to work with, and what can I make.

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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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What you may do with it

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

The moment Leivaer named it: loss arrives whether we choose it or not, and then growth is what we do *after that fact*, not erasing it, not making it mean we're strong, just: here is what I have left to work with, and what can I make. The split between those two things. How that split feels different from the numbness I'm afraid of.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Zyuko made this in Hong Kong, the same day Yin-Wa was born. Her son, Kai Long, is from her years with Leivaer. Her daughter, Yulan, is from her years with Tenum. This is one of three pictures she has made.

Title
The moment Leivaer named it: loss arrives whether we choose it or not
Maker
Zyuko, Hong Kong
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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