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Karen Blessen Journals

Something Beautiful_006

Item

Open book with a starry night illustration on the left and handwritten text on the right.
Title
Something Beautiful_006
Alternative Title
Something Beautiful
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image displays an open book on a black background. The left page is a deep blue with scattered white dots resembling stars and features a stylized tree with a dark trunk and intricate blue foliage. The right page contains handwritten text in black ink on a cream-colored paper. Next to the text is a column of marbled colors, including blue, orange, and green. Above this, a smaller book is peeking, with a black cover and white text stating "20 years ago" on a black section.
Dates Completed
August 23, 2020 - November 29, 2020
Keywords
Beauty; Thoughts on beauty; Something Beautiful; Ray-Mel Cornelius; Snowflake painting; David McNulty; Murder; Aging; Kelly’s mother; Sparky the cat; Love; Invisible communication; Love knows no distance; Beautiful collage; Quilt collage; Personal nature; Initiative; Choice; Transience; Once in forever; Marriage; Eye contact; Tender mercies; Cat art; Janelle; Lea; TikTok; Forgiveness; Commitment; COMMITMENT Lesson; 29 Pieces; Other shore; UNL suicide project; Drawing; Suicide sketches; Final art; Biden election; Kamala Harris; Glitter metaphor; Photos; Sparky
Transcription
20 years ago

"who have loved beautiful things and looked out for them, and pulled them from the fire, and sought them when they were lost and tried to preserve them and save them while passing them along literally from hand to hand singing out brilliantly from the wreck of time to the next generation of lovers, and the next."
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
Something Beautiful
Relation
Image Gallery