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My posts 2007 - 2023

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Hello! Art Journal (my own story)
Hello! Art Journal (my own story)

It is hard to believe, but May 29th was the last time I posted here. Wow, 3-1/2 months has gone by! I did have quite a busy summer and truth be told, I fell out of the habit of posting on my blog . . .

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Art Journal, Mixed Media, Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 13, 2018book making, stencils
Success!
Success!

Well, with a little help from my friends Jo & Julie and by reviewing the instructions again, I was able to successfully do image transfers using my gel plate. The most important factor was getting . . .

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Gelli Prints, CollaborationLenna Young AndrewsMay 23, 2018Gelli Plate, Image Transfers
Gel plate printing (adventure)
Gel plate printing (adventure)

I was attempting to do gel plate image transfers for an upcoming exchange with my friends Jo & Jewels, but in only one case did I get a little bit of a hint of an image transfer!

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Gelli PrintsLenna Young AndrewsMay 20, 2018Gelli Plate, Image Transfers, stencils
Sketchbook Project - 2011 & 2012 Galleries
Sketchbook Project - 2011 & 2012 Galleries

A few weeks ago I added my latest Sketchbook Project (2018) to my website. Since then, I have been working on gathering the photos I wanted to share from the other years that I have participated . . .

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Mixed Media, Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsMay 19, 2018Sketchbook Project, rubber stamps
#136-141 somethings out of 365❤
#136-141 somethings out of 365❤

Here are the latest in my year long project of creating a small bit of art to represent each day! To view what I have done so far this year . . .

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Mixed Media, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsMay 15, 2018collage
#130-135/365 somethings created!
#130-135/365 somethings created!

Before Steve got home from the hospital, I made this batch towards my goal of 365 somethings for 2018. None too shabby for me to be at 135 done! I'm quite happy that I am continuing with this project . . .

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ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsMay 12, 2018
The Sketchbook Project 2018
The Sketchbook Project 2018

The Sketchbook Project is something I've participated in since 2011. Just recently, I finished up my 2018 SBP and sent it, making the April 30th deadline. This project is organized by . . .

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Sketchbook ProjectLenna Young AndrewsMay 5, 2018Sketchbook Project
I've found my way back
I've found my way back

I've found my way back to my small pocket journal -so glad! I had missed playing in here. Let me share with you a few small pages . . .

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsApril 19, 2018Pocket Journal, doodling, sewing
Gel Printing Fundamentals!
Gel Printing Fundamentals!

Gosh, where has the time gone? I must really be a creature of habit - are you?? It has been a good 5 weeks since I've posted here, wow. I just went & looked back and noted that I started posting on my blog again in October 2017 . . . 

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Gelli PrintsLenna Young AndrewsMarch 10, 2018classes, Gelli Plate
small and colorful pages
small and colorful pages

Lots of paint, ink, leftover scraps, marbled paper and doodling with paint pens! I enjoy working in this small pocket journal . . . 

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Mixed Media, Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsFebruary 5, 2018doodling, collage, Pocket Journal
#19-24: The 365 somethings project
#19-24: The 365 somethings project

I'm back again! This time I have six (6) 4x4 canvas boards that I've arted up . . . all part of my year long project . . . 

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Mixed Media, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 24, 2018doodling, collage
365 project: canvas 16, 17, 18
365 project: canvas 16, 17, 18

Here is a bit more on how I did #16, 17 & 18 in my 365 project. Showing how I started and then some of the steps along the way . . .

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Mixed Media, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 20, 2018doodling, collage, stencils, watercolor crayons
playing in my pocket journal
playing in my pocket journal

It had been about a week since I dove into this small handmade journal . .  .

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 15, 2018Pocket Journal, William Glackens, doodling
The process of my pocket page
The process of my pocket page

I took a number of photos of a set of pages (right & left) I just completed in my Pocket Journal. I know I love to see process photos myself & so . . . 

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 7, 2018doodling, Gelli Plate
365 Somethings in 2018
365 Somethings in 2018

I read about this project on Hanna Andersson's Blog started thinking about it. The idea of a 365 art project intrigued me.

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Mixed Media, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 3, 2018
Holiday Greetings!
Holiday Greetings!

I'm back with a couple of pocket pages! I began filling this tiny journal on Sept 20th -about 3 months ago . . .

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsDecember 29, 2017Pocket Journal
small pocket pages
small pocket pages

Fear less, hope more; Whine less, breathe more; 
Talk less, say more; Hate less, love more; 
And all good things are yours. ~ Unknown . . .

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsDecember 19, 2017rubber stamps, stencils, doodling
Fishes & notes
Fishes & notes

I completed this page spread page a few days ago and think it's fun, so I wanted to share it . . .

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Art JournalLenna Young AndrewsDecember 14, 2017rubber stamps, collage, doodling
urban journal love
urban journal love

I created this journal in a free class with Roben-Marie Smith. It was fun to take an old ledger, remove the original pages but keep the cover in place and sew 'signatures' of new blank pages inside . . .

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Handmade books, StencilsLenna Young AndrewsDecember 9, 2017collage, stencils
continuing to dive . . .
continuing to dive . . .

I dove into my pocket journal today, putting the larger urban journal aside to work on another day . . .

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Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsDecember 6, 2017Pocket Journal
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