Interim Tangled Wires_063
Item
- Title
- Interim Tangled Wires_063
- Alternative Title
- Interim Tangled Wires and a Woodpecker on a Steel Pole
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- The image shows an open journal with a photograph on the left page and handwritten text on the right. The photograph captures a serene view from a studio's second-floor landing, showcasing a pathway surrounded by lush greenery and a railing. The journal page is bound with a spiral binding, and the edges of the paper are slightly worn, giving it a rustic, handcrafted appearance. The right page contains handwritten notes in a flowing script, with a decorative swirl at the top of the page. The text is dated August 11, 2020, and reflects on the artist's need for solitude and creativity amidst the challenges of the pandemic.
- Identifier
- 003_070620-081620_interim_tangled_wires
- Dates Completed
- July 6, 2020 - August 16, 2020
- Keywords
- Tangled wires; Woodpecker; Trees; Beauty; Destruction of nature; Parent-child responsibilities; Let Me Walk in Beauty; Lakota Sioux; Chief Yellow Lark; Public Parks; Trust for Public Land; Creative process; Flowers; Loss; Black veil collage; Covid-19; Candy Dickenson Becher; Drop metaphor; Gretchen Dykstra; Double mastectomy; Dream of parents; Breast cancer; God laughs at plans; 29 Pieces planning; Cardinals; Cardinal collages; Sibyl Dana Reynolds; Institutional breakdowns; BLM; BLM collage; Parental meditations; Potatoes and pride; Life stages; Gretchen’s kimono; Friendships; Past and present; Neighbor tree dispute; Manifest or dissolve; Contagious grace; Commodification of beauty
- Transcription
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August 11, 2020
I need solid time in the studio today—with this Between the 100° days 5 months of COVID-19 lockdown and the agitation of the tree cutting next door, I crave quiet time. 29 Pieces is being busy right now. So, what occupies my mind? (1) Dissolve or manifest? I speak about how I am, how to be in the world night now. - 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.
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