Great Blossoming

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A mixed-media collage page featuring various organic shapes and handwritten notes.

Title: Great Blossoming
Alternative Title: Great Blossoming
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The page is a collage with a dark background, featuring a variety of organic shapes and textures. These include spiky, spherical, and textured forms in colors such as yellow, blue, purple, and pink. The shapes are scattered across the page, some appearing to be floating or connected by thin, vein-like lines. The left side of the page has a handwritten note with questions and statements, while the right side contains a date and a paragraph of 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: Left Side:
Prepare to live to see Phoebe grow another 25-30 years?
Prepare to die?
Retreat to art/the studio?

Right Side:
3.29.20
This journal began as a storytelling device about the evolution of 29 Pieces, 20 years since the murder. 15 years since the beginning of 29 Pieces. The shit/manure metaphor was to be the overarching "magic rock."
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