Something Beautiful
Item
- Title
- Something Beautiful
- Alternative Title
- Something Beautiful
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image depicts an open journal with two pages visible. The left page features a black and white geometric pattern with abstract, maze-like lines and shapes. Three black rectangles are embedded within the pattern, each containing white handwritten text: "closet," "J," and "office bath." The right page, in contrast, is mostly filled with hand-printed text written in black ink on a white background. The text is organized in a list format, with each point numbered. There are some brownish-red abstract shapes on the lower part of the page, adding a tactile feel. Various colored paper tabs are visible sticking out from the top of the journal, with one labeled "commitment."
- 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: "closet," "J," "office" "BATH"
Right page: "And now in an ultimate series of twists of fate:
Last October Janelle asked for Lea to be removed from the apartment because she was no longer Lea. She was frightening Janelle.
Janelle wanted to move to Dallas.
Covid-19.
Janelle spent 6 months alone due to COVID-19, became depressed and ill, went to the hospital, and is now in the same" - 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