Something Beautiful

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Open notebook with a collage on the left and handwritten text on the right.

Title: Something Beautiful
Alternative Title: Something Beautiful
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020
Description: The image shows an open notebook with two pages visible. The left page features a collage with a photograph of a woman's face partially obscured by paper strips with text. A colorful illustration of a purple iris flower is positioned on the left. The page has various textures and colors, primarily in shades of gray and black, with a circular pattern resembling a vortex around the photograph. The right page contains handwritten text in black ink, with a casual and slightly slanted handwriting style. The notebook is slightly open, showing several other pages and tabs in the background, some labeled, like the prominent red tab with "ELECTION."
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: Left page: "ENGAGE WITH EMPATHY. ASK DIRECTLY ABOUT SUICIDE. COMMUNICATE HOPE. HELP SUICIDAL INDIVIDUALS ACCESS CARE AND TREATMENT."

Right page: "3. Jordan Gonzalez at UNL regarding the Alumni Ambassador group. And the threatened closure of the textile dept. at UNL. All of this leaves me impatient, with unfiltered responses. Wondering if the time is now for unfiltered honesty or if it's time to hold it back and be a voice for calm. And an illustration project on suicide. For UNL."
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