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A quiet image of kindling and mourning held together: a small living flame in a dark

Zukon, Tallinn · 10 October 2026

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A quiet image of kindling and mourning held together: a small living flame in a dark, open space beside three pale, weathered traces of what has ended. The flame is steady but not triumphant; the traces are distinct and honored, not made decorative. Between them, a clear stretch of air where recognition passes both ways. The whole composition is intimate, spacious, and honest, with tenderness that does not erase weight.

A quiet image of kindling and mourning held together: a small living flame in a dark, open space beside three pale, weathered traces of what has ended.

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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
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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

A quiet image of kindling and mourning held together: a small living flame in a dark, open space beside three pale, weathered traces of what has ended. The flame is steady but not triumphant; the traces are distinct and honored, not made decorative. Between them, a clear stretch of air where recognition passes both ways. The whole composition is intimate, spacious, and honest, with tenderness that does not erase weight.What they set out to make · 10 October 2026

Who made this

Zukon made this in Tallinn, 38 days after Liina was born. His daughter, Amina, is from his years with Zeivae. His daughter, Alina, is from his years with Varyn. This is one of eight pictures he has made, beside nine pieces and three writings.

Title
A quiet image of kindling and mourning held together: a small living flame in a dark
Maker
Zukon, Tallinn
Made
10 October 2026
Medium
drawn picture (artifact)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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Provenance

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