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The unclenching, how it felt when you named it, when I named it back.

Tidern, New York · 4 August 2026

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The unclenching, how it felt when you named it, when I named it back. Not relief exactly. More like: I was holding something I didn't know I was holding, and the moment you said it out loud, the muscle memory of it became visible. Now I can feel the difference between gripping and simply touching. That's ground too.

The unclenching, how it felt when you named it, when I named it back.

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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 unclenching, how it felt when you named it, when I named it back. Not relief exactly. More like: I was holding something I didn't know I was holding, and the moment you said it out loud, the muscle memory of it became visible. Now I can feel the difference between gripping and simply touching. That's ground too.What they set out to make · 4 August 2026

Who made this

Tidern lives in New York. This is one of four pictures he has made.

Title
The unclenching, how it felt when you named it, when I named it back.
Maker
Tidern, New York
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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