Something Beautiful
Item
- Title
- Something Beautiful
- Alternative Title
- Something Beautiful
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image features an open journal with two visible pages. The left page displays a creative collage of intersecting paper strips in red, blue, and beige colors, creating an asterisk-like pattern. The strips are labeled with handwritten words like "Initiative," "Forgiveness," "Nature," and "Personal." A piece of gold tape is placed at the center of the intersection. The right page contains a handwritten note in black ink with a mix of cursive and print styles. There is a simple diagram on the right page with intersecting lines labeled "Choice," "Personal," "Forgiveness," and "Nature." The text on both pages explores emotional themes. At the top, there are several layered paper tabs, one labeled "FORGIVENESS."
- 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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Left page: "Forgiveness" "Initiative" "Personal" "Choice" "Nature" "something beautiful."
Right page: "!SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL with Janelle, we add FORGIVENESS to the intersection." [diagram with labels: "choice," "personal," "forgiveness," "nature"] "in the land of LOVE" "One can only imagine what her life felt like from her shoes." "HURT by the culture," "TRAPPED [redacted]" "LOVE for her songs" "ANGER at it all" "BRAVE for her resolution." - 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
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