Great Blossoming
Item
- Title
- Great Blossoming
- Alternative Title
- Great Blossoming
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The left page features a collage of a black cat with green and red virus-like shapes, a pink flower, and abstract black and white patterns. The right page includes a photograph of a garden with potted plants and a tree trunk, alongside handwritten text and virus illustrations in green and red. The bottom of the right page has a banner with the word "FEAR" in bold.
- 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:
March 12, 2020
Kelly's ankle surgery was 2 days ago. The doctor/surgeon says that all went well. Meanwhile, we are in the midst of CORONAVIRUS. COVID 19. Everything from St. Patrick's Day parades, SXSW, audiences at NBA games - CANCELLED. The U.S. is handling it ineptly - not enough testing, not enough ventilators, a president who mocks the seriousness of it. Wall St. is crumbling.
Right Page:
and we have laudable leadership elsewhere - except at certain hospitals and in certain communities. Trump - the germaphobe. Will it be a germ/virus that eventually wrecks him? May it be Mother Nature who has her way with him. And here - in our little sanctuary/sick room/home/garden, there's been another blossoming - FEAR. - 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