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Lori and her work have appeared in a variety of publications. Here is a sampling ...

The City of Westerville has two reasons to be proud of its Music and Arts Festival.... First, the festival is a well-respected, juried show, attracting nearly 200 exhibitors from around the country and an estimated 40,000 visitors. Second, Westerville is home to four artists whose work has been accepted to this year's show, including wood sculptor Lorene Andrews.... Lorene is doing something different now than when she began her art career—she went from drawing to sculpting.... All of her carving is done with rotary tools; the main tool she uses is called a foredom. "For the bigger pieces, I use a chainsaw." The time it takes to complete a piece depends on its size; contrary to what you might think, smaller pieces take longer. "[They] have more detail." ...
Robinson, J. (2005, Jul/Aug). Local Flavor: Some Westerville Artists Bring their Talents to the Music and Arts Festival. Westerville magazine, p. 20.

The Shremshock Gallery, a reception area in the atrium of an architectural firm downtown, is the setting for "The Chair is Art," an exhibition coordinated by Gallery 202 in Westerville. When the traveling show began in the spring, about 100 chairs were displayed in several Westerville sites. The Shremshock Gallery exhibit is pared down to 12 chairs.... A giraffe's head and neck protrude from the top of Lori Andrews' wooden, wall-hung chair. The entire piece, charming in a gift-shop way, is covered with painted brown spots and appropriately titled "Giraffe." ...
Kohles, J.F. (2005, Apr). Charming, Whimsical Chairs Take a Seat. Columbus Dispatch.

Nothing is done until it's finished, especially when you are working with wood.... Whether repairing an existing piece of wood or coating a new surface, the choice of finish is important, said Lori Andrews, a woodworker and a sales associate at the Woodcraft store in Hilliard. Andrews helps customers with finishing questions ... [Photo caption: Woodcraft's Lori Andrews offers a wealth of information on how to finish wood surfaces.]
Stratton, L. (2003, Jan 4). Finishing Touches Bring Out and Protect the Natural Beauty of Wood Furniture. Columbus Dispatch, p. E1.

Most people may think of wood carving as a rougly whittled piece of wood. Something done on a porch or around a campfire and if I thought it it at all, I thought of it in just that way. But 11 years ago [1988], I happened upon a book that showed me that woodcarving could be much more. The book was How to Carve Wildfowl, by Roger Schroeder. This book interviewed eight world-class duck decoy and bird carvers on how they achieved the most fantastic carvings I had ever seen. The photos depicted duck and bird carvings taking flight, defying gravity, often only supported by wing tip or toe to a slim reed or grass stock. After reading the book from cover to cover, I discovered that wood had all the working properties I couldn't find in other sculptural mediums....
Andrews, L. (1999, Jan 27). Local Artist Discusses Career Path to Her Work with Wood. Public Opinion.

Six artists from Westerville are among 94 professional women artists participating in the Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Council's 11th annual Women Artists' Expo. The largest exhibition of works by wome artists in central Ohio will open in the newly renovated showroom of the Wasserstrom Company [downtown Columbus OH]. All art is for sale, and the event is a major fundraiser for Girl Scout programs in the council's 17-county area.... Westerville artists participating are Lorene Andrews ...
This Week in Westerville. (1997, Nov 3). Local Artists Exhibit at Expo, p. 6.