American LOVE Project_097

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Open journal with handwritten text on the right page and a small sketch.

Title: American LOVE Project_097
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image depicts an open journal with two pages visible. The left page is largely blank, featuring a small, illegible handwritten mark near the center. Several colorful tab markers are visible along the top and left edges. The right page contains handwritten text and a small sketch. The text is written in black ink and covers most of the page. At the top right, there is a date: "10.29.21" Further down on the page, a bold heading reads "NOVEMBER 9" followed by more handwritten entries discussing various topics. Near the bottom right corner of the page, there is a simple sketch of a small face next to more writing.
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: Right Page:

"10.29.21
I am sorry that 29 Pieces ever got involved with Front Runner + the whole ambitious plan.
Now I/we are in a position of haggling with SGR in San Francisco about money. There've been wires crossed. I'm not happy about this. I don't want to give energy to it and write about it. It's a thing that needs to be talked through. Be calm. Be clear. Be confident.

November 9
With home improvement projects going on, people in the studio to look at journals, the visit to Michael Unit, news, that I have a basal cell carcinoma on my scalp and hands growing stiff (stiff enough that I enjoy writing less.) I have..."
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