American LOVE Project_128
Item
- Title
- American LOVE Project_128
- Alternative Title
- American LOVE Project
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2021-2022
- Description
- The image shows an open journal with handwritten text on two visible pages. The left page contains text written in blue ink, starting with "These were my impressions" followed by additional reflections. A notable phrase at the bottom of this page is written in red ink, "WHAT DID I LEARN?" The right page features a numbered list in blue ink, with numbers circled in red. Four points are listed, discussing personal experiences and observations. The background is dark, highlighting the white pages. Additional pages can be seen underneath, marked with colored tabs in red, orange, yellow, purple, and black.
- 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:
"These were my impressions.
Still:
They were there to care for me when I didn't know what was going on.
They were correct in diagnosis.
I do not know what else was going on. I can never have the full picture. Just limited point of view.
The mantram was there. I don't recall feeling fear, so much as the feeling that something was off - and (with my experience of the vertico) it might be life threatening.
WHAT DID I LEARN?"
Right Page
"1. I was compelled to blab what was going on to friends. No secrecy for me
2. In doing that, I found that MANY friends had experienced vertigo, and didn't didn't talk about it, Lynda Transon
Debby Knotts
Shelley
Sibyl Dona Reynolds + Don
Rosemary Moreno
Gretchen's friend Jeremy
Alexis's student Sara, I believe
Ute Miller
Sandra McLean
It is common for women over 50.
3. Not to be so unsettled by it if it happens again.
4. BAM. You can go to bed feeling A-OK then BIM BAM BOOM. Mine was a fortunate diagnosis." - 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