American LOVE Project_123
Item
- Title
- American LOVE Project_123
- Alternative Title
- American LOVE Project
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2021-2022
- Description
- The image shows an open journal with handwritten text across two facing pages. The left page contains blue ink handwriting, while the right page features red ink handwriting with a section in blue ink. The journal has several colored tabs and index cards inserted along the top edge, suggesting it holds multiple entries. The writing appears casual and slightly cursive, with some parts underlined for emphasis. The content seems reflective or narrative, possibly detailing a personal experience or thoughts. The backdrop is a dark surface, highlighting the journal as the main focus.
- 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
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Left Page:
"She goes through a checklist - hesitantly, repeating items.
Am I wearing jewelary?
Anymetal (lots - in my new joints.)
And I don't remember the other questions.
Her posture and nonchalant way of leaing into me was unusual - conspiritorial, a little too (unintelligble)
She leaves, and a slightly (unintelligble) man with long unkempt hair approaches + asks all the same questions. He has a thick Southern accent. He says the woman was a trainee.
His name is Mark.
He explains what will be happening with the MRI. He gives me a squeeze thing like is the top of a basting syringe to baste a turkey - and that is"
Right page:
"the PANIC BUTTON.
I am lying flat, holding the PANIC BUTTON, and he wedges pads on either side of my head, puts my arms tightly at my side, and I am squeezed into this noisy contraption.
Oh, he gives me cheap rubber ear plugs, which he first squeezes into shape with his hands
[It's challening to tell this story without sounding kind of critical of the people/the facilities.
While from my point of view - it is all about me - remind myself that the last two years of COVID have been ROUGH ROUGH ROUGH on healthcare workers.
Are they doing their best?
I hope so.]
The facilities, again, do not leave the impression of the gleaming, modern surgical room at Baylor Frisco. It felt more like" - 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