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Karen Blessen Journals

Something Beautiful

Item

An open scrapbook with photos and handwritten notes.
Title
Something Beautiful
Alternative Title
Something Beautiful
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open scrapbook with multiple photographs and handwritten notes on the pages. On the left page, there are two photographs. The top photograph depicts four people sitting around a wooden table with a hanging light fixture above. The room is adorned with framed pictures on the wall. The lower photograph is a close-up profile of an older woman wearing glasses, smiling outdoors with greenery in the background. The right page contains handwritten notes in black ink, with a section covered by a black box. Several paper tabs stick out from the top, one labeled "FORGIVENESS" in white text on a black background.
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
CHRISTMAS 1995
From left: Les, BARRY, Janelle, KELLY (carl in window)
Les died 2 months LATER.

WYOMING Summer,1998
JANELLE
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