Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The central image is a circular arrangement of matchsticks, with a blue background. The matchsticks are densely packed in the center and gradually become sparser towards the edges. The page is part of a journal, with handwritten text on either side of the image. The left side contains a list of dates and events, while the right side includes reflections and narrative text.
- 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 Vaccum
1998 Mom's Death
2000 In Mom's Eye
2000 Murder
Africa
Our Bullet
Peace One Day
29 Pieces
the art
Meditation
All that is
29 Pieces
-Love - How deep is it?
Center Page:
3.29.20
I'd hoped that in this
be an angel book I could tell
the story of these last
15 years of 29 Pieces,
and the 12 years - the
tumultuous, heartbreaking,
tragic, fruitful, intense,
sometimes joyful 12 years,
from 1993 - 2005, leading
up to the birth of the
organization.
It may be too much
for right now - this moment
in time. I'm having
difficulty focusing on the
thread of my story line.
Right Page:
In the thick of the
kid 19 pandemic +
war. And also, the
occupation of caring
for Kelly and keeping
of us well.
The 'Blossoming' I
was to be a celebration
of sorts - over
obstacles, etc.
But the image
all the manner
fed my story
o-mingling with
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