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Karen Blessen Journals

This or That_022

Item

A handwritten journal page dated October-November 2022, with notes about personal experiences and reflections.
Title
This or That_022
Alternative Title
This or That
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2022-2023
Description
The image shows an open journal with handwritten text on the left page. The right page is blank. The handwriting is in cursive and appears to be in black ink. There are no visible doodles or artwork on the page. The layout is simple, with the text occupying the left page and the right page remaining blank.
Identifier
B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed
May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
Keywords
Visual journal; Photographs; 2022; Deep rest; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Sundown plans; Reinvigoration; This Moment in Time; Timeline; Loose ends; Original vision; Artists Making a Kinder World; Curriculum; Brandon Woodard; Prison; THIS OR THAT; IF THIS THEN THAT; Dhammapada; Eknath Easwaran; Meditation; Kelly’s mother; Grief; Anxiety; Summer heat; Garden loss; Nervous breakdown; Fort Worth; Hotel retreat; Art museums; Botanical garden; Construction noise; Emotional overwhelm; Daily choices; Goya; Beatrix Potter; Hokusai; Rico Lebrun; Future direction; Circumstantial clarity
Transcription
October - November 2022.
A month of grief.
No deadlines. A new cat
suspicious of people
Kell in Lincoln. The
construction next door
was mostly done.
I felt
Content
Empty out
Fundamentally
changing
Peaceful.
Holding the fray at bay.
Rights
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Is Part Of
This or That
Relation
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