Family Journal_004
Item
- Title
- Family Journal_004
- Alternative Title
- Family Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The image is a two-page spread of an open journal. On the left page, handwritten text fills most of the lined paper, written in a neat cstyle. The text reflects personal experiences, emotions, and memories. The right page features more handwritten text alongside a colorful collage. The collage depicts an anatomical structure resembling a human torso with ribs and spine, combined with floral elements and a human face topped with a small hat. Below the torso are red, stylized legs in high heels. The text on the right page includes a list of family members and a recount of a story about a puppy. The pages are framed by a simple cream-colored border, with “Christian Lacroix” printed at the bottom of both pages.
- Identifier
- 021_022316-042416_family_journal
- Dates Completed
- February 23, 2016 - April 24, 2016
- Keywords
- Family; Parents; Grandparents; Maternal aunts and uncles; Childhood memories; Ghost busting; Revisionist history; Love; Forgiveness; Lingering ghosts; First pet; Pudgie the dog; Gift and loss; Ray of light extinguished; Grandmother’s life; Mother-daughter relationship; Hard work; Treasonous child; Reimagining childhood; Understanding; Devotion; Loyalty; Protection; Perspective; Kip Lott; Piece 24; Prayer pages; Mantram pages; Afiza; Mowgli; Hope Trevino; Mauricio Navarro; Diane Van Buren; Artist attack; Rape; Grandma Asche; Grandpa Asche; Grandma Blessen; Living room conflict; Tension; Arguments; Yelling; Smoking; Drinking; Super collider metaphor; Bringing color; Childhood letter; Betrayal; Friendship loss; Grandma Asche’s offspring; Time off; Pets; Animals; 1964–2016; 2016 elections; Political noise; Centering chart; Grounding; April 21, 2016; Prince dies
- Transcription
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Left Page:
"with empathy, with respect, through the eyes and experience of an adult.
I have this sensation, an image, of the house, drapes pulled, as they most always were with four elderly ghosts sitting, lingering, quiet, waiting - for what?
Other children made other histories... sorrows written into them... an abusive father... a cruel mother... a beloved parent dies of cancer. My childhood had felt OK, for the most part. Most importantly, I felt loved.
The great sorrow
rage
hatred."
Right Page:
"The people, the sweet dog Pudgie
me
Mom
Dad
Grandma
Grandpa
A beloved gift - a puppy. Then brutally beaten and killed by the giver - my Dad
The precious ray of light in a dark home - extinguished." - 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
- Family Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery