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Karen Blessen Journals

This or That_063

Item

A hand-drawn journal page with sketches and handwritten notes.
Title
This or That_063
Alternative Title
This or That
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2022-2023
Description
The page features two small sketches at the top left corner, depicting abstract shapes and figures. Below the sketches, there is handwritten text that reads: "What do we leave in our wake? Kind of a mess — maybe better." Further down, there are additional sketches and more handwritten notes, including phrases like "Fingers to point," "Slop Signs," and "Frowning." The page is open, with the right-hand page 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
What do we leave in our wake?
Kind of a mess — maybe better.
Fingers to point?
Slop Signs?
Frowning? A legacy of kindness
Rights
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Is Part Of
This or That
Relation
Image Gallery