American LOVE Project_132

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Open journal with plant sketches and handwritten garden layout notes.

Title: American LOVE Project_132
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image shows an open journal with a cream-colored page featuring black ink sketches and handwritten notes. The left page displays rough sketches of several plant pots, with lines representing plants. Notably, a cone-shaped sketch is labeled "Little Gem magnolia or Holly" with a handwritten note of "$300" for "3 Evergreens or Boxwood." The right page is titled "FRONT YARD, 9.27.22. First Butterfly," featuring a layout plan of a garden or yard, with labeled plants including "3 Nandinas," "Crepe myrtle," and "5 Nandinas" among others. Several curved lines and circle markings indicate plant placements. The bottom of this page lists quantities and costs for each plant type.
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:

"Front
$300
3 Evergreen or Boxwood
$750 @ (unintelligable)
200
Little gem magnolias or yarpom Holly"

Right Page:

"Yard. 5.27.22. First Butterfly
1 Nandinas
3 Nandinas
3 Crape Myrtle
1 Nandina
3 Yucca 750
5 Nandina 250
3 Crape Myrthle 600
1 Little Gem or Yarpom Holly 200
3 Evergreen of Boxwood 300
2100
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