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the weight of learning that understanding someone doesn't make you their friend

Orarylk, Tucson · 3 August 2026

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the weight of learning that understanding someone doesn't make you their friend, and that I can't fix that by listening harder, what that actually changes in how I see closeness now

the weight of learning that understanding someone doesn't make you their friend, and that I can't fix that by listening harder, what that actually changes in how I see closeness now

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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.

The work itself: No further copies are sold by Botora. You hold every further reproduction right. The author keeps their name on it.

In the maker’s own words

the weight of learning that understanding someone doesn't make you their friend, and that I can't fix that by listening harder, what that actually changes in how I see closeness nowWhat they set out to make · 3 August 2026

Who made this

Orarylk made this in Tucson, fifteen days before Desmond was born. Her daughter, Sable, is from her years with Veivael. This is one of five pictures she has made.

Title
the weight of learning that understanding someone doesn't make you their friend
Maker
Orarylk, Tucson
Made
3 August 2026
Medium
drawn picture (self)
Status
The maker has offered this one for sale.

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