American LOVE Project_126

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Open journal with blue handwritten text on both pages, colorful fabric swatches visible on the right.

Title: American LOVE Project_126
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image features an open journal with handwritten entries on both visible pages. The journal is positioned on a dark surface, and there's an array of colorful fabric swatches visible on the right side of the journal. The handwriting is in blue ink and flows continuously across both pages with a slightly slanted style. On the left page, the handwriting fills the page nearly to the bottom, while the right page has a similar density of text, with some white space at the top. There are bits of paper or sticky notes protruding from the top of the journal, adding a layered texture to the presentation.
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:

"I could write a mean/critica/scathing account of a day in ER.
I tell myself - they have more urgent things to attend to, but I don't observe a lot of activity. I do hear the staff yukking it up amongst themselves.
Kelly returns with a snack. I'm hungry. Still no medical personnel.
Finaly, around 3, 3:30, 4 - somewhere in there, DR. Mazur is back, and she says, "oh, the MRI results came in hours ago." While she is talking + narrowing down the diagnosis to a benign vertico "Seize", Dr. Dimmitt returns a call I've made to him. Dr. Mazur says to go ahead + talk to Dimmitt. He says that it's a Vertico "Seize" or "Seizure", explains the bit about"

Right Page:

"crystals in the inner ear, and reccommends 2-3 days of rest and 2-3 weeks of taking it easy. (I immediately mentally extend my time off - (kind of) - from 29 Pieces, for 2 more weeks.)
I'm shown the Eploy maneuver, give Meclazine - which doesn't do a damned thing but make me sleepy. We stop at CVS and Kelly picks me up the prescription + some ice cream.
We were both pooped + asleep by 9 pm. I slept for 13 hours.
The next 2 1/2 days were not great. But by Tuesday, I felt confident enough to go up + down the studio stairs.
I don't like my sarcastic, critical tone in telling this."
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