Something Beautiful
Item
- Title
- Something Beautiful
- Alternative Title
- Something Beautiful
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image displays an open journal with two visible pages. The left page features a vibrant photo of a sleeping cat nestled on a multicolored, patchwork quilt. The photograph is adorned with an eclectic collage of various colored paper pieces, including pink, orange, blue, and black. Above the cat photo, a brown paper strip with the word "De Chancery" is partially visible, and below, the name "SPARKY 2020" is written in white. The right page, appearing aged and yellowed, contains handwritten text in dark ink, accompanied by a bold brushstroke of red paint in the upper right corner. A narrow paper strip labeled "AGING" separates the two pages.
- 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
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SPARKY 2020
AGING
9, 2020 is the, something
in last stage
t. ful
w
just wrinkles, sore joints,
energy. Beyond that -
the strains of departure
despair, the crying out at
night, the confusion of
eve am I? Here - there
or in between?
ally and I are dealing with
not with ech
ther - yet - 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