Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The page features a large orange handprint on the left side. In the center, there is a cartoon of an elderly man with a cane, holding a cigarette and a glass, with the caption, "How do you turn this bloody thing off?" Below the cartoon, there is a note dated "End of May 2020, Demonstrations, Murder of George Floyd. More shit than we imagined has hit the fan. Will there be seeds of something better?" The right side contains handwritten text discussing personal reflections and questions about the impact of events on the world.
- 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 Page:
My story has moved through its arc and gone airborne. Reached the other shore.
But in the world now, the dumping is ongoing, and its frightening, and the outcome of all this will be told in so many stories, yet what will its impact be on the greater organism? Our earth?
Center:
End of May 2020, Demonstrations, Murder of George Floyd. More shit than we imagined has hit the fan. Will there be seeds of something better?
Right Page:
That's what I want to. Will 'we' learn? Will 'we' write a triumphant, celebrating story for ourselves? a new Renaissance? Sometimes I think that the greatest thing any of us can do is to stand in awe of the beauty. To look. Really look and appreciate. To be completely humbled by the wing of a moth. So. a grain of sand. So. a drop of water. An egg. A seed. - 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