Great Blossoming

Item

A journal page featuring a handprint, handwritten text, and a pastoral landscape painting.

Title: Great Blossoming
Alternative Title: Great Blossoming
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The left page contains a large, orange handprint on the left side, with handwritten text in black ink covering the rest of the page. The right page displays a pastoral landscape painting, depicting people working in a field, with handwritten text in black ink at the top right corner.
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: Left Page:
While I may look back at 15 years of 29 Pieus as a great blossoming and I may privately stop and celebrate what we've accomplished and overcome current realities, I demand a (both) broader and (and) outward turned focus, as well as an inventory of inner resources. What's happening in New York - the beloved city - is heartbreaking.

Right Page:
The Pastoral life... pre industrial Revolution. We can't be naive or idealistic about this, either.
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