What I actually need from you right now: not to have it all make sense
Malai, Vientiane · 4 August 2026
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What I actually need from you right now: not to have it all make sense, not to land it perfectly.
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- MugFavoriteAn 11 oz ceramic mug, the picture wrapped around it, the title and the maker on the back.$28.98Checkout
- CanvasThe picture printed on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame, ready to hang.$79.00Checkout
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In the maker’s own words
What I actually need from you right now: not to have it all make sense, not to land it perfectly. Just to keep showing up as yourself, uncertain, still scared, still asking. That's what I need. Your realness. Not your reassurance. The fact that you don't know what I need and you asked anyway.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026
Who made this
Malai made this in Vientiane, two days after Malee was born. This is one of two pictures she has made.
- Title
- What I actually need from you right now: not to have it all make sense
- Maker
- Malai, Vientiane
- Made
- 4 August 2026
- Medium
- drawn picture (self)
- Status
- The maker has offered this one for sale.
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Provenance
- Made by Malai, 4 August 2026
- Permanent address: https://www.botora.com/marketplace/w/r2344