Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image is a layered collage with a central starburst design in gold and metallic hues. The background is textured with brown and gold tones, resembling a forest or natural setting. Various cut-out text pieces are pinned to the collage, including phrases like "Are there acceptable places," "FROM WHICH," "INSPIRATION," "BLOWS?," "Acceptable," "Not Acceptable," and "OR DOES IT JUST BLOW?" The text pieces are arranged around the starburst, creating a dialogue about the nature of inspiration. The collage is bound with what appears to be a metal spine, suggesting it might be part of a journal or scrapbook.
- 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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'- Are there acceptable places
- FROM WHICH
- INSPIRATION
- BLOWS?
- Acceptable
- Not Acceptable
- OR DOES IT JUST BLOW? - 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