Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- : The image shows an open journal with handwritten text and sketches. The left page contains a list of events and dates, with checkboxes next to some items. The center page has a sketch with the word "WHAT" at the top and includes a circular diagram with the words "SPIRIT," "SOUL," and "GAIA - The earth." The right page contains a narrative text discussing personal reflections and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 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:
ABSOLUT
1993 Dad's illness
1994 Death
1994 Vancoom
1998 Mono Death
2000 In Mom's eye
2000 Murder
Africa
On Bullt
Peace One Day
29 Pieces
the art
Meditation
All that is
29 Pieces
-LOVE - How deep is it?
- Center Page:
WHAT
3.29.20
I'd hoped
to be an angel
back
the story of
15 years of
and the 12
tumultuous
tragic fruits
sometimes joy
from 1993
up to the
birth
organization
It may
for right now
in time. I'm
difficulty
thread of
-GAIA-
The earth
- Right Page:
While
In the thick of the
Covid 19 pandemic +
fear. And also, the
preoccupation of caring
for Kelly and keeping
both of us well.
The 'Blossoming'
idea was to be a celeb-
tion of six - over
tragedy, obstacles, etc.
But the image
of all the manner
that fed my story
is co-mingling with
this greater story going
on, - 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