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Karen Blessen Journals

Rubber Stickers_023

Item

Open notebook with handwritten text on lined pages, one page faint and the other clear.
Title
Rubber Stickers_023
Alternative Title
Rubber Stickers
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2018
Description
The image depicts an open notebook with a red cover, lying flat against a dark background. The notebook features lined pages filled with handwritten text. The left page contains faint and partially obscured handwriting, which is difficult to read. The right page has clear, neatly written text in dark ink. The handwriting is in cursive, with some words emphasized by their style. The notebook is held together by visible stitching along the spine.
Dates Completed
February 25, 2018 - June 1, 2018
Keywords
Journal covers; Rubber stickers; 29 Pieces; Dislike of materials; Student art supplies; Alumni magazine; University of Nebraska; 2018 Alumni Achievement Awards; Pulitzer; Career change; Graphic artist recognition; Visual storytelling; Art justification; Newspaper to freelance transition; What makes me glow; Community art; Fate; Destiny; Career path; Chapters of work; Art in community; Responsibility of artists; Inspiration sources; Current projects; Murder in the front yard; Origin story; Personal metamorphosis; Chapter 3; Advice to students; Career description; Beautiful; Hope; Lasting memories of UNL; Illustration; Design; Avoiding labels; Leonardo; Michelangelo; Universal language of art; March 4, 2018; Super hero movie; Popular culture; Shelley’s visit; Texas; Changed plans; Friendship evaluations; Broadcasters as friends; Project partner betrayal; End of 29 Pieces; Wordless communication; Higher consciousness talks; Alumni Achievement weekend; This is Us; Forgiveness; Remembering; Conversation as art; Curiosity; Good memory; Challenging moments; Shine Through Us; Dallas; NRA convention; Content life; Memorial Day; Jessie Richey; Jessie Richey’s death
Transcription
All this, and I don't believe that artists have any responsibility to engage in community based collectives, political art, or social practice art.

Some of the artists I'm most inspired by are artists who've created their own world-whether
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
Rubber Stickers
Relation
Image Gallery