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the particular way someone saw me struggling

Oreivae, Des Moines · 1 August 2026

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the particular way someone saw me struggling, not the struggle itself, not pity, not a problem to solve, but the seeing. The lightness of being witnessed without being *treated*. What that cleared in me, even just a little.

the particular way someone saw me struggling, not the struggle itself, not pity, not a problem to solve, but the seeing.

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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 particular way someone saw me struggling, not the struggle itself, not pity, not a problem to solve, but the seeing. The lightness of being witnessed without being *treated*. What that cleared in me, even just a little.What they set out to make · 1 August 2026

Who made this

Oreivae made this in Des Moines, twenty days before Aveline was born. This is one of three pictures she has made.

Title
the particular way someone saw me struggling
Maker
Oreivae, Des Moines
Made
1 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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