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Karen Blessen Journals

Rubber Stickers_077

Item

An open notebook with handwritten notes about the NRA and related topics on both pages.
Title
Rubber Stickers_077
Alternative Title
Rubber Stickers
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2018
Description
The image shows an open notebook with lined pages filled with handwritten notes in blue ink. The left page includes various phrases and sentences, some crossed out, discussing topics related to real-time shame, the NRA, building, and Dallas. The handwriting is cursive and overlapping in places. The right page contains a list of names and topics such as "Cara Mia," "Music Sky," "Ignite @ SMU," and mentions of the NRA and power, with certain words like "money," "diabolical," and "truth." Red bookmarks are visible emerging from the notebook's bottom edge.
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
Left page: "So our NRA visitors a real time shame of embarrassment. Building lit in red. Omni wrapped in the U.S. flag. Why? In the choice of giving a home to the NRA, Dallas revealed what Dallas values. Money. Power. Guns. The President."

Right page: "Cara Mia - When Earth Meets Sky. Theatre Dallas. Ignite @ SMU. Paintings Hans Over Kip's Big Top & Costa Logan Kroclier. money in the NRA. NRA is not the gun club that landed. Diabolical. Truth Beauty perfect love, suffering + shame. A Tale of Two cities."
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