Thursday, January 29, 2015

My blog in book form

My blog in book form
My blog in book form ~ Jane LaFazio at JaneVille.blogspot.com
Every January I have my entire blog printed into a book. It's super easy to do, and it's a wonderful record of what I've done.
My blog in book form
A peek inside.
My blog in book form
Nice collection! 

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Succulent

succulent
"Succulent" by Jane LaFazio (4" in diameter)
succulent
"Succulent" by Jane LaFazio 
succulent
"Succulent" by Jane LaFazio 
Yup, I'm still playing with felt. This is a little improvisational succulent (Ha! ALL my work is done spontaneously.)
I got this glorious collection of felt colors here, and I will be continuing with this project to see where it takes me.
succulent
"Succulent" by Jane LaFazio 

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Purple Rabbit ~ an art quilt

Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio
The Purple Rabbit is in my JaneVille Etsy shop now.
I used some of the fabric I had printed from my watercolors. You can see the Rabbit yardage (and other prints of mine) here.
Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

Purple Rabbit
"Purple Rabbit" measures 12.5x10 inches ~ by Jane LaFazio
Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio
Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio
Purple Rabbit ~ detail
"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

Monday, January 12, 2015

My ONE WORD for 2015.

CHERISH ~ detail
"Cherish" by Jane LaFazio
CHERISH ~ detail
"Cherish" detail,  by Jane LaFazio
CHERISH ~ detail
"Cherish" detail,  by Jane LaFazio
CHERISH ~
"Cherish" detail,  by Jane LaFazio
CHERISH ~ detail
"Cherish" detail,  by Jane LaFazio
CHERISH ~ detail
"Cherish" detail,  by Jane LaFazio
I've chosen my ONE WORD for 2015. "CHERISH."
  • I want to cherish my husband, and all the moments we have together.
  • I want to cherish each day and live it fully.
  • I want to cherish my creativity and the time I have in my studio.
  • I want to cherish my friends and let them know that I care.
  • I want to cherish my students by appreciating them and being the best teacher I can be.
Cherish
CHERISH is my ONE WORD for 2015 ~ by Jane LaFazio
I wrote about choosing a word here, and then I wrote here how I changed my mind.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

On the cover of Quilting Arts magazine!!


Quiliting Arts Magazine Feb/March 2015 cover girl!
That's my 'Poke Weed  Series~ Heritage' Quilt on the cover of Quilting Arts Magazine!
I'm proud to say I've been published in Quilting Arts magazine many times before. This is 10th time I've had an article in this fabulous magazine! The first time was in 2007!
Poke Weed Heritage ~ an art quilt
"Poke Weed Series: Heritage" 11.5x18" by Jane LaFazio

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Wet-felted purses

LaFazio felted purses
"Wet Felted Purses" by Jane LaFazio

Red Felted Purse
detail "Red Purse" by Jane LaFazio
Red Felted Purse
detail "Red Purse" by Jane LaFazio
Red Felted Purse
"Red Purse" by Jane LaFazio
These were made by wet felting. Using wool roving and water and agitation. They take about 2 hours to make, and then, of course, I embellished them with hand stitching.

Brown and blue felted purse
"Blue and Brown Purse" by Jane LaFazio
Brown and blue felted purse
detail "Blue and Brown Purse" by Jane LaFazio
Brown and blue felted purse
"Blue and Brown Purse" by Jane LaFazio
(I know I haven't been showing my sketchbook lately, but I've been busy stitching. Don't let me be a bad example to you! My online class "Sketching and Watercolor: Journal Style" is open for registration right now! It's perfect for beginning drawing and watercolor, or as an excellent refresher! All the details are here. Register here.)

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Felt like Stitching ~ this WAS going to be my one word for 2015

felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word" by Jane LaFazio (about 8 inches in diameter)
felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word"  detail by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word"  detail by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word"  detail by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word"  detail by Jane LaFazio
I thought I was being quite clever by creating this small felt pillow with my ONE WORD for 2015. And then, part way through creating this, I changed my word! 

Oh well, THRIVE is a fine word...just not my word.

Stay tuned for my word, and the 2015 ONE WORD poster. (See my blog post.)

Here's how I did it: (inspired by those talented Kemshalls over at Design Matters)
felt like stitching in progress
1. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
2. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
3. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
4. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
5. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
6. by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
7.  by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching in progress
8.  by Jane LaFazio
felt like stitching  ~ almost my word for the year
"One Word" by Jane LaFazio
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