American LOVE Project_134

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Open journal showing a photo of three cats and handwritten text with an illustration.

Title: American LOVE Project_134
Alternative Title: American LOVE Project
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2021-2022
Description: The image shows an open journal with two pages visible. The left page features a photograph of three cats sitting on a patterned red and white surface. The page itself is cream-colored, and the photograph is centered, bordered by a thin gray line, and held in place by tape at the corners. The right page contains handwritten text in black ink on white paper. The writing is slightly slanted and includes a small illustration at the bottom featuring abstract circles with the words "THE WORK" to the right. Several colored fabric tabs protrude from the right edge of the journal, including red, purple, blue, yellow, and black tabs.
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:

"The PROJECTS not only fulfill a "call" they also focus my engines - synthesize all the feelings, sadness, disbelief about how unkind the world can be. That all flows into the projects.
A performer channels it to the stage. An athlete to the competition. I channel it to the work.
Feelings
Sadness
Disbelief
The Work
Until the last days, she has looked bright eyed. I wish she could take her last breath peacefully - as we are here on the bed together."
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