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My posts 2007 - 2023

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altered books with sharon
altered books with sharon

This is one spread of pages I did recently in Sharon Borsavage's Altered Book that we are collaborating on…

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Altered Book, CollaborationLenna Young AndrewsNovember 28, 2010West Bradenton, FL, USASharon Borsavage, Altered Books
vintage fashion
vintage fashion

My very good friend Frieda in the UK is hosting a Vintage Fashion ATC swap -how could I resist?

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ATCs, Art SwapsLenna Young AndrewsNovember 24, 2010West Bradenton, FL, USAFrieda Oxenham, ATCs
grey and terracotta
grey and terracotta

Grey and Terracotta -what a lovely color combination. I truly loved creating these ATCs for my Colour Groupies partners in crime/art.

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ATCs, Art SwapsLenna Young AndrewsNovember 20, 2010West Bradenton, FL, USAATCs, watercolor crayons, collage
The minnow Pond
The minnow Pond

For the Sketchbook project 2011. Click on the photo for more . . . 

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsNovember 3, 2010Sketchbook Project, collage
sketchbook project 10.30.10
sketchbook project 10.30.10

I carved a space out among the boxes waiting to be unpacked in my studio and really enjoyed working on this spread in my sketchbook. It is very mixed-media and very "lenna-like" with lots of different things to see . . .

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Mixed Media, Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsOctober 31, 2010West Bradenton, FL, USArubber stamps, Sketchbook Project, collage
vintage travel ATCs
vintage travel ATCs

These ATCs are for my dear friend Frieda's swap: Vintage Travel ATCs.

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ATCs, Art SwapsLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 12, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAFrieda Oxenham, ATCs
Can u see? (sketchbook project)
Can u see? (sketchbook project)

I did a packing tape transfer of a woman's face from a magazine. I had never attempted to do a tape transfer of this size, but my friend Frieda inspired me!

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Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 6, 2010Cortez, FL 34215, USArubber stamps, Sketchbook Project
Dallas Chandler Foster
Dallas Chandler Foster

My youngest son Dallas, is coming to visit tomorrow for four days! I love these photos Steven snapped of him in rapid succession when he visited us with his girlfriend Liz, earlier this year.

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FamilyLenna Young AndrewsAugust 13, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAfamily
Maintaining buoyancy: The Sketchbook Project
Maintaining buoyancy: The Sketchbook Project

I'll share photos of the spread in progress. I wanted to cover the sketchbook pages with paper this time and found . . . .

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Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsAugust 8, 2010Bradenton, FL, USASketchbook Project
Sailboat rebuild: Starfish
Sailboat rebuild: Starfish

You may have heard me mention the "sailboat rebuild" before… ever since my Dad and Steven found a workshop space, they have spent a good part of every day working on the project.

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FamilyLenna Young AndrewsAugust 1, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAboats, steven's art
strip ease in sketchbook
strip ease in sketchbook

For the third spread of pages in my 5"x 8" moleskin for the sketchbook 2011 project…

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Sketchbook Project, Rubber Stamps, CollageLenna Young AndrewsAugust 1, 2010watercolor crayons, Sketchbook Project
a colorful spread: sketchbook project 2011
a colorful spread: sketchbook project 2011

My second spread for this project is paper on both sides. I imagine I'll be mixing up paper and fabric, like I usually do . . .

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Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsJuly 30, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAwatercolor crayons, Sketchbook Project
First spread, in my first Sketchbook Project
First spread, in my first Sketchbook Project

Both sides are fabric pieces I did, glued to the pages. I somehow feel this project is just showing me what to do. I was not planning on journaling!

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Art Journal, Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsJuly 29, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAfabric paper, Sketchbook Project
sketchbook project 2011
sketchbook project 2011

I am so happy to have had some time to get started on this project! I signed up and received my moleskin sketchbook a while ago but had not been able to really dive in until now....

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Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsJuly 28, 2010Frieda Oxenham, watercolor crayons, Sketchbook Project
d is for dandy ATC
d is for dandy ATC

I squeezed in this ATC for the ARTchix Studio Flickr group lotto drawn on July 14th, when the theme was the letter "D".

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ATCs, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJuly 25, 2010Bradenton, FL, USAATCs
campari and orange ATCs
campari and orange ATCs

I also wanted to share at least one of the sets of ATCs I've made for the Colour Groupies exchange recently. June's color combo was Campari & Orange, compliments of my dear friend, Frieda in Scotland!

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ATCs, Art SwapsLenna Young AndrewsJuly 23, 2010ATCs
moleskin journal: 7-second crab
moleskin journal: 7-second crab

I remembered the scrap of paper my husband Steven drew on the day before. He called it a "7-second" crab because he told me that is how long it would take him to draw it

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Art Journal, FamilyLenna Young AndrewsJuly 12, 2010steven's art, vintage gluebook
Vintage Lace ATCs
Vintage Lace ATCs

My dear friend Frieda is hosting a Vintage Lace ATC swap.

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ATCs, Art SwapsLenna Young AndrewsJuly 11, 2010Frieda Oxenham, ATCs
Ringling Museum of Art
Ringling Museum of Art

 For quite a while we had been talking about going to the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. I knew it was mostly older pieces (1300's-1600's) but I had also heard it had beautiful grounds to walk on, a contemporary exhibit and admission is FREE on Mondays!

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Miscellaneous, FamilyLenna Young AndrewsJuly 4, 2010William Glackens
my moleskin journal (2)
my moleskin journal (2)

I am getting into this small moleskine journal (3.5 x 5.5”) for my almost vintage gluebook work….

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsJune 29, 2010vintage gluebook, collage
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Creative Lenna Blog Archive 2007-2023

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