Sorrow of the Flag_142
Item
- Title
- Sorrow of the Flag_142
- Alternative Title
- Sorrow of the Flag
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- The page is part of a mixed-media art journal. The left page showcases a colorful illustration of a tulip with a yellow stem and green leaves, accented with red and orange stripes on the petals. The right page is a plain, textured maroon surface with a small, rectangular piece of paper attached to the top edge, containing handwritten text. The edges of the pages are decorated with various patterns and textures, including a checkered pattern and torn paper edges, adding to the journal's artistic and eclectic style.
- Identifier
- 018_121716-042417_sorrow_of_the_flag
- Dates Completed
- Dec. 17, 2016 - April 24, 2017
- Keywords
- Emotion; Piece 24 dedication; Cold December day; Photos; Roses; Piece 24 team; Trump election results; Anger; Misogynistic imposter; Christmas memories; Meaning of Christmas; Found images; Posters; Cartoons; Donald Trump; Women’s March; Dallas; January 2017; Musical linguistics; Human spirit; Beauty as revenge; Sacred passages; Jesus prayer; Mantram; Young artist’s suicide attempt; 1.18.17; Prayers; Funder withdrawal; Funding loss; 29 Pieces; Pep talks; Motivation; Klabyce Breknee; Joy; Fulfillment; Gut punch; Wounded; Recovery; Resilience; February 2017; San Miguel; Mexico; Death rehearsal; Mexican hospitals; March 2017; Clarity; Extraction; Evolution of organization; Contentment; Moving organization home; Reorganization; Stripping down; Meditation; That Wondrous Star; Stars; Vicious law of nature; Evil; Necessity vs. pleasure; Purple inspired; Prince inspired; Collages; Paintings of women; Years of duty; Calling; Returning to myself; AARP magazine story; Flame the cat; Illness; Kelly; Third nerve palsy; Insulting cartoons; Final endpaper; Roy Bedichek; Texas naturalist
- Transcription
-
Flowers were everywhere.
It does seem to be a miracle that from the bones of tiny organisms deposited millions of years ago on the
floor of an ancient sea, there should now arise with the sun a little flower. I know that a hand glass will
reveal the tiny fissures into which soil and water find a way, that a seed happening to lodge in them
swells, bursts, and puts out a web of hairy roots, but for all the factual explanations I prefer still to
regard this particular germination, growth, and florescence as magic, pure magic, and nothing else.
Roy Bedichek, from Adventures With a Texas Naturalist - 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
- Sorrow of the Flag
- Relation
- Image Gallery