August 2008: 

 

Who is Creative Lenna?

Lenna Andrews is a passionate mixed media artist and instructor living in Avon, CT with her husband Steven Deming and their four rescued pets. She loves to create art and teach mixed media art classes. Lenna shares her art and writes about it on her blog.  She also  enjoys the challenge of Art Exchanges. Lenna is enthusiastic about creating sample artwork for companies like Alpha Stamps and ARTchix Studio. When she's not spending time with Steven, creating art, editing her websites, or taking care of their home and pets, you'll find Lenna organizing and hosting fabulous Art Swaps! Click on the link to go to a separate blog devoted to her Creative Art Swaps.

 

This is Lenna's main website and focuses on artwork created during 2006 and prior. It will give you a good feeling for the kind of artwork and teaching that Lenna does. On this website:  fabric art, collage art, altered books,  fabric books, ATCs,  (Artist Trading Cards)  fabric stamping, rubber stamp art -non published and  published pieces!  For Lenna's  current artwork (2007 - today) hop over to lenna's art blog which is updated with art on a weekly basis. You can also visit the "About" page of this website to read a bit of history on how Lenna got started, see where she's been published, and read about her great Uncle, American Impressionist William Glackens.

 

Do you have questions about how-to do fabric stamping and properly heat set? Are you wondering how to create small fabric quilties?

Go to Lenna's FAQs page for basic instructions. 

 

Lenna writes:  Steven and I sometimes get asked why we have different last names even though we are married?  ~ Well! I would have happily changed my last name when we married -- but Mr. Deming had other ideas, and in fact he insisted I keep my maiden name! Visit this page  for a little more explanation if you are at all curious! I must say publicly that Steven is my biggest supporter. He works during the week as a senior level technical consultant and systems architect for Innovative Computer Systems (Farmington, CT)  but he is an artist who creates award winning fine graphite drawings  and also funny cartoons! We happily share our creative home and studio with the four pets we've rescued: two friendly terrier-mix dogs (Asia & Chloe) and two lively and often crazy kitten-cats we've named Star & Farfel. The cats look like almost twins but are brothers we adopted last fall. These days the animals out number the people . . .  but Steven and I have decided we like being 'infested' this way : )

 

Contact me via email if you have questions anytime, and click on any of the small thumbnail photos if you'd like a larger picture.

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www.creativelenna.com

~ where inspiration abounds!

More about navigating this website:

::: In the Photo Gallery on this site is where you will find ATCs, altered books, collage, MAIL art, mixed media art, and fabric art created by Lenna. Look in the right hand side link bar once you are there for links to specific pages. Lenna also created a page for her husband Steven Deming to showcase his remarkable talent. 

::: Personal photos celebrating  Steven and Lenna's wedding in June of 2005 are also found in the Photo Gallery. View the happy occasion and take a peek at art sent to Lenna and Steven from many on-line friends around the world that was incorporated into their wedding. Lenna created her hand-stamped wedding dress and rubber stamped both her dress and the back of Steven's wedding vest, at his request! 

::: There are family photos, including a photo diary on how Lenna's father creates handmade wooden cedar strip boats.

Lenna's mom claims that Lenna received all her creative talents from her dad (smile) but her mom is very creative too! 

::: Lastly, there's a gallery of collaborative art where you'll find a number of paintings done by Steven & Lenna together. To the right, Steven is standing with a painting he and Lenna created together titled Color Play. This photo was taken at the West Hartford Art League's Juried Art Show in March of 2007.  Steven & Lenna love this painting and both agree it was quite a thrill to get into a juried art show with their collaborative piece.  Today, despite offers to purchase the painting, it hangs in their home. 

::: ART SWAPS and Exchanges shares swap related art.  This is where you can view the results of completed swaps Lenna hosted from 2004-2007. You'll find Lenna's own swap/exchange art, as well as the art of many other creative and talented artists to inspire you on these pages!

::: For current art swaps - visit the Creative Swaps Blog. This blog debuted in April 2007 to organize and share all the art swaps Lenna hosts, on one website/blog :::

::: Classes and Workshops has it's own section. Most of Lenna's teaching is done on-line these days; please contact Lenna if you have any questions :::

::: Click on the Picture bar below to view Lenna's art & personal photos on the flickr site :::

Thanks for your interest!

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 ::: You can also leave this website and visit my gallery of custom-made U.S. Postage Stamps and other designs created from art and photos by my husband and myself! The postage stamps are produced through Zazzle.com and yes, they are legal! You can personalize our designs for your own use by changing the text, or you can create your own stamps and other items from your own designs. These self-made art stamps are  great for Mail Art :::

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

 

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::: Favorite photos of CANADA from 2006 :::

 

::: We visit beautiful Wolfe Island, Ontario every year -- Spring, Summer and Fall, if we can! Steven's grandmother was born on this island and his family still owns the farmhouse she was born in and the  surrounding cottages, all on the banks of St. Lawrence River across from Kingston, Ontario.  Wolfe Island is the largest of all the Thousand Islands, and I think, the most beautiful and peaceful. :::

    

 

::: To the right, Steven is motoring his sailboat he named 'Nimda' after a computer virus (!), around the island.  Kingston, Ontario is in the distance -click on the photo for a better look. :::

 

 

 

::: Below, I'm walking with Asia on Wolfe Island :::  this rural, farming island is so beautiful and I am so happy Steven introduced me to it! :::

One of my favorite quotes:

"Art when really understood is the province of every human being. It is simply a question of doing things, anything, well. It is not an outside, extra thing. When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature. He becomes interesting to other people. He disturbs, upsets, enlightens, and he opens ways for better understanding." 

Robert Henri, The Art Spirit (1923)

For more of my favorite quotes check out my favorite quotes page right on this website! My great uncle, William Glackens was a protégé of Robert Henri and shared a studio with him in 1894. I admire Mr. Henri as an artist and a teacher, especially after reading more about him.

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Thank you for visiting!  Steve & Lenna

updated August 12, 2008

We are back from Wolfe Island and the whole family is doing well. Today is our son Dallas' 24th birthday! He will be here for a visit before going to ITALY for the school year to work as a language arts intern. Steven and I send our very best wishes to you! We appreciate your visit here.

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