Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The page is a collage of various elements. On the left, there is a printed chart titled "Mammal Scat of North America" with illustrations of different animal scats. Below it, there is a table with information about animals, their hot or cold nature, and general nutrients. The center of the page contains handwritten notes with phrases like "THE GREAT BLOSSOMING" and "comparative metaphors." There are also decorative elements such as lotus flowers and a brown, textured line. On the right, there is another printed chart titled "NPK Manure % Chart" with information about the nutrient content of different animal manures. The page is decorated with black ink splatters and a torn piece of paper on the right side.
- Dates Completed
- Feb 17, 2020 - March 29, 2020
- Keywords
- Great Blossoming; 29 Pieces; Origin story; 15-year anniversary; Covid-19 pandemic; Ankle replacement; Lockdown; Seeds; Garden metaphors; Shitstorm; Lotus blossom; Viral spread; Human care; Kelly’s surgery; Pandemic awareness; Lincoln NE; UNL library project; Frustrations; Phoebe Little; Yale admission; Shelley Thornton; Weeds; Coronavirus genome; Darkness; Recalibration; Post-surgery care; Joy of reading; Lynda II Gordon; Emily Dickinson biography; Lockdown struggles; Daily walks; Neighborhood photography; Grey days; Meditation group; Artistic survival tips; Vision and ethics; End of normal life; Growth cycle; Pandemic virus; Strength components; Tribal identity; National identity; Art from past pandemics; Human contact; Compassion; Sources of inspiration; Hilma af Klimt; Spiritual inspiration; The volcano blew
- Transcription
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Left Side:
- Mammal Scat of North America
- Feb. 17, 2020
- There's any number of ways to approach this subject
- THE GREAT BLOSSOMING
- Some might use sports metaphors
- (a) depth on the bench
- (b) the ball's in your court.
- (c) full court press
- (d) down for the count
- (e) down to the wire
- (f) Hail Mary
- (g) In your wheelhouse
- (h) on the team
- Animal Hot or cold? Notes Nitrogen %P Phosphorus %K Potassium
- Llama Cold It is very easy to collect and spread 1.7 0.69 0.66
- Chicken Hot 1 0.8 0.4
- Horse Hot You may get weed seeds 0.07 0.25
- Sheep Hot 0.95 0.35 0.45
- Cow Cold 0.6 0.15 0.45
- Pig Cold 0.5 0.35 0.4
- Goat Cold Pellets are easy to work with 1.44 0.5 1.21
- Rabbit Cold Pellets are easy to spread 2.4 1.4
Center:
- But not me. I use farm and garden metaphors.
- a) you have to have patience
- b) you must prepare the soil
- c) plant good seeds
- and
- the more better the manure (the shit) the greater the blossoming.
Right Side:
- NPK Manure % Chart
- N = Nitrogen P = Phosphorus K = Potassium
- Horse 0.7 0.3 0.6
- Cow 0.6 0.4 0.5
- Goats 0.7 0.3 0.9
- Sheep 0.7 0.3 0.9
- Rabbit 2.4 1.4 0.6
- Pig 0.8 0.7 0.5
- Chicken 1.1 0.8 0.5 - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
- Is Part Of
- Great Blossoming
- Relation
- Image Gallery