By Al R. Young The Fairytale Christmas issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Creating A Castle Kitchen (1 page)Sewing - European Style Towel Covers (3 pages)Kitchen - Gifts From An Enchanted Kitchen (3 pages)Music - Lullabies: A Cradle Carol (3 pages)Garden - A Fairytale Plot (1 page)Workshops - A Make-Believe Tapestry (2 pages)Lead - A Castle In The Forest (1 page)Garret - Miracles Happen Still (2 pages)Fairytale Christmas is the 13th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 2 No. 1, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The Heaven to Betsy issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - A Murmuring Lake Cottage Bath (1 page)Sewing - The Rustle Of Grandma's Apron (1 page)Kitchen - "Puny" Autumn Layer Cake (1 page)Music - Singing Around The Piano (1 page)Garden - Clinging To Vines (1 page)Workshops - Creating Storybook Thresholds (2 pages)Lead - Heaven to Betsy: The "Snoggestion" (1 page)Glass - Back-To-Class Pompadours (2 pages)Studio - Al Young's Drawing Technique, Part 3 (1 page)Garret - Backyard Breezes and Sunshine Skies (4 pages)Heaven to Betsy is the 12th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 1 No. 6, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The Anne's House of Dreams issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Decorating with a Story in Mind (1 page)Sewing - "Extra Fuss On Little Things" (3 pages)Kitchen - Starfish and Sand Dollars (1 page)Garden - Anne's Dream Garden (1 page)Workshops - Making Models and Miniatures (2 pages)Lead - Bring Home Anne's House Of Dreams (1 page)Glass - Leslie Moore's "Cord of Gold" (2 pages)Studio - Al Young's Drawing Technique, Part 2 (1 page)Garret - A Garden and a Picket Fence (4 pages)Anne's House of Dreams is the 11th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 1 No. 5, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The image for this edition of original lithographs was hand-drawn by the artist on a single Bavarian limestone.  Processing, proofing, printing, and all curatorial work were done by hand by Wayne Kimball of Pleasant Grove, Utah.  Trial proofing occurred on 14 July 2001, and final edition printing was completed on 17 July 2001.

This edition (these editions) of original lithographs is (are) comprised only of the impressions enumerated in the following table.  All other lithographic impressions of these images have been destroyed... Read more »

Tags: Haven, 2001, Limited Editions Collection, News

By Al R. Young In the spring of 2001, Richard G. Wilkins, then managing director of the World Family Policy Center, invited me to create the theme artwork for the World Family Policy Forum to convene that summer at Brigham Young University.  The result was Haven, a limited edition lithograph.

These are notes from my presentation of the image to conference delegates on July 16, 2001:
May I express appreciation for the opportunity of saying a few words about the drawing that represents the theme of this year's forum: Making the World Safe for Children... Read more »

Tags: My Father’s Captivity, Haven, 2001

By Al R. Young The Treasure Island issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Treasure Hunting Hints (1 page)Sewing - Rigging a Loft (3 pages)Kitchen - Puff Pastry Sea Horses (1 page)Garden - Exotic "Island" Environments (1 page)Workshops - To Read Aloft in a Flying Ship (2 pages)Lead - Treasure Island: A Tasteful Eye (1 page)Glass - Improvising Booty-ful Costumes (2 pages)Studio - Al Young's Drawing Technique, part 1 (1 page)Garret - Renewal at Home (4 pages)Treasure Island is the 10th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 1 No. 4, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The A Girl of the Limberlost issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Living with Collections (1 page)Sewing - Bird's Nests for Display (3 pages)Kitchen - Making Butterfly Rolls (1 page)Garden - Recreating Freckles' Room (2 pages)Workshops - Wisteria Arbor (1 page)Lead - Keeping to the Seasons (1 page)Glass - Kate Comstock's At-Home Spa (2 pages)Studio - Pressed Flowers and Sunrises (1 page)Garret - Trombones in the Attic (4 pages)A Girl of the Limberlost is the 9th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 1 No. 3, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues

By Al R. Young The Mother Carey's Chickens issue of The Storybook Home Journal is now available from Al Young Studios.  This issue features these regular sections:Decorating - Enchanted Walls (3 pages)Sewing - Nancy's Crimson Rambler Motif (2 pages)Kitchen - A Carey Housewarming Supper (3 pages)Garden - Gardens Fore-And-Aft (2 pages)Workshops - Making Old Beasts Into New (1 page)Lead - "The Hearth Fire Burns For You" (1 page)Glass - Adding A Twist of Ribbon (1 page)Studio - Displaying Lithographs With Texts (1 page)Garret - The Yellow House of My Boyhood (2 pages)Mother Carey's Chickens is the 8th issue of the Journal, published bi-monthly since November 2000... Read more »

Tags: Vol. 1 No. 2, 2001, News, The Storybook Home Journal issues