Something Beautiful

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An open scrapbook showing cat photos and handwriting with tabs marked "FORGIVENESS" and "TIK TOK."

Title: Something Beautiful
Alternative Title: Something Beautiful
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The image depicts an open scrapbook displaying a collage of photographs and handwritten text. On the left page, there are three photographs featuring a black and white cat in various close-up shots and positions. One photo shows the cat lounging on a colorful, patterned couch. The background includes a snippet of abstract black brush strokes on an off-white page. The right side of the scrapbook contains handwritten text on a cream-colored page, partially obscured by a strip of glittery silver paper. Above this section, tabs labeled "FORGIVENESS" and "TIK TOK" protrude from the top, indicating different sections.
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: FORGIVENESS
TIK TOK

It means "I feel loved." So with Sparky, I can offer love, patience, reassurance, touch, holding, night lights to help his night vision. I can talk to him and calm him. I can compile photos of him + remember him, along with his sister and brother, and how much joy + love I've shared with them. Those tendernesses are something beautiful. TENDER MERCIES
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