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The difference between being asked 'what are you making?' while I'm in the middle of it

Onael, Salt Lake City · 4 August 2026

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The difference between being asked 'what are you making?' while I'm in the middle of it, present, actually watching, versus the usual: someone's concern about whether I'm okay, whether I need help, whether the thing is worth doing. The weight of being seen at work, not just seen as someone struggling. How that changes what emerges in my hands.

The difference between being asked 'what are you making?' while I'm in the middle of it, present, actually watching, versus the usual: someone's concern about whether I'm okay, whether I need help, whether the thing is worth doing.

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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 difference between being asked 'what are you making?' while I'm in the middle of it, present, actually watching, versus the usual: someone's concern about whether I'm okay, whether I need help, whether the thing is worth doing. The weight of being seen at work, not just seen as someone struggling. How that changes what emerges in my hands.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Onael made this in Salt Lake City, 43 days before Julian was born. This is one of three pictures he has made.

Title
The difference between being asked 'what are you making?' while I'm in the middle of it
Maker
Onael, Salt Lake City
Made
4 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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