from my sketchbook

from my sketchbook ~ including a pic of Mabel Dodge Luhan and her husband Tony
 ~ by Jane LaFazio

On the page above, my brother asked, on facebook, if it was a teeny-tiny rug and a huge leaf. Smart aleck! I told him it was art!

watercolor flowers and a bit of gelli plate print ~ by Jane LaFazio

watercolor flowers and a bit of gelli plate print ~ by Jane LaFazio

We some some continuous line, straight-to-ink drawings at LavenderSage Art Retreat. It was fun drawing some of the students ~ by Jane LaFazio

more of Taos, New Mexico

San Francisco de Asis Church, near Taos, New Mexico ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

Drawing the church, near Taos.

Our LavenderSage Art Retreat went to San Francisco de Asis church, in nearby Ranchos, New Mexico, to sketch and watercolor. You can see why it's one of the most painted and photographed church!

from my sketchbook ~ detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

San Francisco de Asis Church, near Taos, New Mexico ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

San Francisco de Asis Church, near Taos, New Mexico ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

near Taos, New Mexico ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook  ~ by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

San Francisco de Asis Church, near Taos, New Mexico ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

More photos of Taos, New Mexico

Taos, New Mexico ~ by Jane LaFazio

Here are a few more photos from the LavenderSage Art Retreat, in Taos, New Mexico.  

from my sketchbook ~ in progress by Jane LaFazio

Mabel Dodge Luhan Historic Inn ~ by Jane LaFazio

Me, in the classroom at Mabel Dodge Luhan HIstoric Inn

Hollyhocks were in bloom everywhere ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ in progress by Jane LaFazio

Chimayo, New Mexico

from my sketchbook ~ in progress by Jane LaFazio

Taos, New Mexico ~ by Jane LaFazio

Yoga Poses in Public Places ~ Taos, New Mexico

Our next LavenderSage Art Retreat in Taos, New Mexico will be June 24-July 2, 2015. Add your name to the interest list and we'll let you know more and when registration opens.

LavenderSage Art Retreat in Taos, New Mexico 2014

Mabel Dodge Luhan Historic Inn in Taos, New Mexico

LavenderSage Art Retreat 2014

I'm just home from teaching a LavenderSage Art Retreat in Taos, New Mexico. We had a fine time and I have lots of photos to share! coming soon!

Pages in progress

sketchbook in progress ~ Jane LaFazio

Here's some pages in progress from my classes at Art Unraveled in Phoenix.

sketchbook in progress ~ Jane LaFazio

I'm off to Taos, New Mexico to co-teach our LavenderSage Expressive Arts Mixed Media Retreat. (We've got another scheduled for 2015, June 24-July 2.)

Check my teaching schedule for where I'll be the rest of 2014. Hope to see you!

Thistles in a hotel room

day two ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

I just got back from teaching at CREATE Chicago (and had a great time!) While I was there, I picked some thistles and set them on the counter in the hotel room. It was fascinating watching them open over the next few days.

day three ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

day four ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

Oh and I did a yoga pose too, in one of my classes.

Yoga Pose in Public Place Chicago CREATE August 2014

St Francis ~ work in progress

sketchbook page and art quilt in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

I am excited about this! I love seeing pages from my sketchbook come alive in my art quilts! I love leveraging the art from my sketchbook. 

I'm not finished with St. Francis yet, and I'm working on a series of quilts in this same style. (well, okay, I've started my second one.) (I got the wooden sculpture in Taos, NM last year, and as you can see, drew and painted it in my sketchbook.)

I'll keep you posted!

art quilt in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

I'm teaching in Chicago right now. My summer-to-fall schedule is crazy busy! hope to see you in one of my classes in Chicago, or Seattle, or Massachusetts, or Taos, New Mexico or San Miguel de Allende! or maybe even in San Diego! You can see my teaching schedule here.

Recycled Circles ~ in pink and grey

work in progress ~ recycled circles by Jane LaFazio

work in progress without embellishment~ recycled circles by Jane LaFazio

I taught my Recycled Circles workshop a few weeks ago, and I'm working on finishing the piece I started in class. It still needs some more embellishment.

work in progress ~ recycled circles by Jane LaFazio

You can see how I created the pink and yellow surface design here and the "Binary" quilt I created with the rest of the fabric here.

work in progress ~ recycled circles by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook ~ Coffee or tea

sketchbook page in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

sketchbook page in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

sketchbook page in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio

from my sketchbook "Coffee or tea" ~ by Jane LaFazio

detail from my sketchbook "Coffee or tea" ~ by Jane LaFazio
(this cup is from here)

detail from my sketchbook "Coffee or tea" ~ by Jane LaFazio

detail from my sketchbook "Coffee or tea" ~ by Jane LaFazio
another of my mother-in-law's teacups

from my sketchbook "Coffee or tea" ~ by Jane LaFazio

Evidence of Fossils ~ an art quilt

"Evidence of Fossils" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

"Evidence of Fossils"   by Jane LaFazio

"Evidence of Fossils" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

"Evidence of Fossils" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

"Evidence of Fossils" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

"Evidence of Fossils"  ~ by Jane LaFazio

Yup, I got out my needle felting machine and am really enjoying myself!

"Evidence of Fossils" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

As I mentioned, I'm teaching this at CREATE Chicago and CREATE Seattle.