Transcend. Descend. Escape._039

Item

A Valentine's Day card featuring a superhero theme alongside handwritten notes.

Title: Transcend. Descend. Escape._039
Alternative Title: Transcend. Descend. Escape.
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2020-2021
Description: The image shows a Valentine's Day card with a superhero theme, specifically "Super Power Love," and the phrase "Love Gives You Power." The card is part of a collection titled "29 Pieces Artists Making a Kinder World." The right side of the image contains handwritten notes dated February 17, 2021, discussing the layers of dark difficulties, the start of 2021 with hope, the arrival of vaccines, a new president, and the insurrection at the Capitol. It also mentions dark days and new strains of COVID-19.
Identifier: 001_120220-022421_trascend_descend_escape_2
Dates Completed: December 2, 2020 - February 24, 2021
Keywords: Alchemy; Handmade journal; Terri Lenoir; Paper Arts; Covid-19 deaths; Trump lies; Illness of loved ones; Aging pets; Transcendence; Depression; Escape; Great Peacemakers Lesson; 69th birthday; Kelly’s card; 29 Pieces messaging; Love Knows No Distance; Quiet holiday; Kabir poems; Shakespeare bio; Jan. 6 insurrection; MLK essay; DMN 2003; SNL cold open; Lead to gold collage; American LOVE Project; Poppy Sundeen; THRIVE messaging; Valentine’s messaging; Super Power of love; Arctic freeze; Texas power outage; Randy Twaddle; Freeze photos; Lea Marshall; Tree of life; Calamities and trials; 10 years of journals; 2021 memes; $125K gift; Hudson Foundation; Weaving Your Name
Transcription: Handwritten Text:
Feb. 17, 2021
The layers of dark diff
Fruities pile up.
2021 starts off with a
collective quiet voice of
hope that things will be
better. There are vaccines
on the way. A new president.
Then Jan. 6 and the
insurrection at the capital
Dark day
New strains of Covid-19,

Card Text:
Happy Valentine's Day to Super Heroes
of LOVE EVERYWHERE!
Super Power
Love Gives You Power.
29
ARTISTS
PIECES
Please support the
work of 29 Pieces
Artists Making a Kinder World
Collecting
Valentine's Day Blast for 29 Pieces
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: Transcend. Descend. Escape
Relation: Image Gallery