American LOVE Project_069

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Open journal with rendered artwork of portal structures and a capitol building, featuring text about a project's structure and a quote by Judy Stone-Nunneley.

Title: American LOVE Project_069
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image shows an open journal laid flat, featuring two facing pages. The pages display a design and text related to a project or installation. The left page features a visual rendering of a series of large, colorful portal structures lined in perspective, with a backdrop of a classical building resembling a capitol or government structure. Above this, in bold red letters, the text reads "Portal Structure Rendering," although part of the word "Rendering" is obscured. The bottom of the page has smaller white text on a dark gradient background, noting, "PORTAL ELEMENTS WILL BE BUILT ON AN INTERNAL SCAFFOLD STRUCTURE."

The right page contains a quote from Judy Stone-Nunneley. Above the quote is part of the text "Rendering" from the left page, integrated into the design, with the right column of the page featuring the full quote in black text. The backdrop is a continuation of the left-page artwork, showing more portal structures with the capitol in the distance. Colorful page markers can be seen sticking out from the top of the journal, labeled with names and phrases, such as "LORRAINE LIENEMANN" and "ANNE FRANK."
Identifier: 2021_010621 to 2022 060222_The American LOVE Project Journal
Dates Completed: January 6, 2021 - June 2, 2022
Keywords: Insurrection; January 6; US Capitol; Texas freeze; Infrastructure fragility; Political instability; Power outage; Water disruption; Internet loss; Medical services disruption; Mail delay; Dallas weather; Lorraine Lienemann; Cancer; Grief; P. Nut; Sparky; Cat loss; 22-year-old cats; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Violence response; National project; Art installation; Washington DC; Covid resurgence; Online gallery; Student art; Educator art; 24 states; Team collaboration; Project outcome; theamericanloveproject.org; Anne Frank; Diary takeaways; Lessons learned; Studio visit; Darryl Ratcliff; Journal viewing; Strategic shift
Transcription: Left page:

"AMERICAN LOVE PROJECT 29 PIECES" (top left)
"Portal Structure Rendering"
"PORTAL ELEMENTS WILL BE BUILT ON AN INTERNAL SCAFFOLD STRUCTURE."
Right page:

“We need a scaffold. We need a powerful force within ourselves and within community, to climb out of the trauma everyone has experienced this past year. We need to see sunlight again. People need a way to imagine how unity can exist. - JUDY STONE-NUNNELEY"
Rights: To inquire about usage, please contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries.
Is Part Of: American Love Project
Relation: Image Gallery