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| in progress ~ detail ~ eucalyptus blooms ~ by Jane LaFazio |
I printed some fabric with a thermofax screen, from one of my earlier sketchbook images of an eucalyptus in bloom.
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| in progress ~ detail ~ eucalyptus blooms ~ by Jane LaFazio |
Then, in my usual style, I cut them up and reassembled them.
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| in progress ~ detail ~ eucalyptus blooms ~ by Jane LaFazio |
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| in progress ~ detail ~ eucalyptus blooms ~ by Jane LaFazio |
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| in progress ~ detail ~ eucalyptus blooms ~ by Jane LaFazio |
You saw the inspiration for this quilt here in my sketchbook. I'm not done with this, but I need to be by early January, so I'll show it to you when I'm done.
Meanwhile, another giveaway! If you know me, you know I'm greatly inspired by the work of English artist, Cas Holmes, author of my favorite quilt book "The Found Object in Textiles." She has a new book out, with her collaborator, Anne Kelly called "Connected Cloth: Creating collabortive textile projects," and I've giving a way a copy! Leave a comment about a theme you'd like to explore in your creative life and I'll choose a winner and post it here on my blog on December 19th.
Amazed by your creativity! I have begun exploring the Fleur-de-lis in my artwork, but have never worked in textiles. I am sure this book would prove to be a great resource in leading me in a new creative direction. Thanks for the opportunity to win one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane - very kind of you to offer the book as a giveaway
ReplyDeleteSomehow I get so inspired and find that I am not sure of what to do with my pieces half way through a project. Love working with textiles and would love to have a copy of this new book. Thanks for all you do and teach. I know that one day I will be able to take a class with you.
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I'm trying to make some time to do an exploration of trees. I love how may different ways there are to make or to suggest trees. Anyway, trees is my current theme. I love seeing your quilts in progress.
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ReplyDeleteLove Cas's work...and your interpretations of it
ReplyDeletefrom a different Marsha than above!!!!
this would be a great addition to any library. I am really into leaves right at the moment and hope to get more into it in greater depth in the coming year.
ReplyDeleteI have recently started what will be only my 3rd quilt ever and my theme for it is funky flowers...nature with a strong influence of whimsy. It's coming along, slowly but surely. Would love to have a chance to check out Connected Cloth. Thanks for the opportunity.
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I am new to your blog and appreciate the chance to be apart of this giveaway. I love "The Found Object in Textiles" and know I would get so much from "Connected Cloth". I'm a long time artist but new to fabric as art making and although I live at the beach, my inspiration is the desert and archeology.
ReplyDeleteThese Eucalyptus blooms are stunning, I will follow along to see the completion of the project! Mary Ann
You and your talent are amazing! Creatively, well, I would like to be able to share how back yard wild life is a micro example of our life on this planet. To be able to explain it gently. I had never thought of quilting to express such a process. Quilting and felting, hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to use some of your fabulous textile techniques will inspire me to find great ways to personalize my hand sewn clothing. I am quite excited about the possibilities!
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I am exploring the use of cone flowers in my work. I just love all the poses they take during their lifetime.
ReplyDeleteI haven't really thought about themes. My goal for 2014 is simply to do more than I have in the past. I still have so much to learn. The first thing that comes to mind is "story." I want my quilts to tell stories. Ultimately the theme of my stories is love -- not particularly romantic love, but phileo/agape love. It sounds very grandiose and what I'll most likely end up doing is creating according to my whim pretty much as I've been doing. I just hope to do more.
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thank you Jane for a lovely post, as usual, I would love to explore the "soul" in my artwork, and what is means to be authentic in all I create, for it to come from the very essence of me, I love Cas Holmes work, so it would be a lovely treat to win the book.
ReplyDeleteYour combo of stitch and print is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks to your online classes, I've begun to sketch, watercolor, and work with some mixed media! I would like to start to incorporate some of my own images into my art quilts!
Loving the color palette in the eucalyptus quilt. ( I already have both of Cas's books--LOVE--so don't include me in the give-away.) xo
ReplyDeleteFabulous blooms, Jane. Love Cas's work too. 2014 holds all sorts of possibilities - river rocks, more flowers-from-the-garden and pictures turned into block prints! I'd love to win the book.
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of screened and stitched blooms and can't wait to see this one finished. Next year, I plan to explore the theme of facing my 60th birthday.
ReplyDeleteI love your blog. You have given me so many ideas. I checked out Cas Holmes' blog and website and she has inspired me even more. Thank you both!!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your creative process, Jane! My focus for this next year is to work on visually portraying my soul and guidance, and how we communicate.
ReplyDeleteI am exploring birds this winter. I am bird watching, painting birds on fabric with thickened dyes, painting birds in watercolour, and now carving birds in bass wood.
ReplyDeletei'd love to learn free motion embroidery. i've tried- but i have no sense of it -
ReplyDeleteJane – I just love how you cut up fabric, paper, etc. and re-assemble it into beautiful works of art! I love Cas Holmes and her book, “The Found Object in Textile Art” and feel so blessed to be taking a 3-day workshop with her next April.
ReplyDeleteMy focus for 2014 will be to incorporate elements from nature into every piece of my artwork, e.g. stones, sticks, leaves, seed pods, flowers, etc. I’m having fun learning how to preserve and use these elements in my pieces.
Thanks for this great opportunity to win!
I love the work of Cas Holmes. I'm exploring the the theme of rock cairns and monks. It comes from several trips I made to Nepal and India many years ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. I plan to use unusual materials and multi media stuff. I plan to play more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice quilt this will be. I love it already. I would like to explore the chairs as a theme, all the classic and designer chairs.
ReplyDeleteI love your creativity.For the first time I have a female cardinal at my feeder.In the new year I am going to needle felt and embellish a scene with her in it.
ReplyDeleteI love how you cut up your screened images - I'm just finding the courage to do this myself - it's very liberating!
ReplyDeleteI have her first book and would love to have this one. I always like to explore anything in nature that catches my eyes. Often trees, birches, flowers, and many birds. I may do a bluejay next.
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting to see how your quilts are made :)
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to explore Arthurian Legends at the moment, it's something quite different from my usual work involving trees and things but I am planning to make some small puppets for an exhibition in Summer for which the theme is folk tales, fairy tales, myths and legends, and I've chosen this as my subject :)
it is cold cold cold. something new to re-warm and start something new .
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I have recently researched the history of the handkerchief and am exploring altering handkerchiefs to demonstrate their uses. I greatly admire Cas Holmes work and have been lucky enough to attend one of her workshops which was great. I have one of her books but would love the new book too. (Hope this doesn't sound too greedy)
ReplyDeletethank you, jane, for this opportunity -- i have admired both u and cas for quite a while now. i am heading into jouning and connectivity, not only of vintage and contemporary needlework techniques but also of differing types of fiber-content items. for the first time i actually want to post process progress. even if i don't win the book, i want to thank for the inspiration which artists like you and cas provide. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your latest work, and am intrigued by the book you plan to give away. I am talking to a blog friend about collaborating on a blog presentation next year, and would love to see what the authors have to say about collaborating on textile projects!
ReplyDeleteI have her first book and love it, the new one is on my wish list. I've been doing daily and weekly stitching projects for a while now and for the next year i want to explore loosening up a bit and incorporating other materials into my stitching.
ReplyDeleteMy theme for now is "home". Simply home. I am exploring the nooks and crannies of my life, and creating in a variety of media. Setting up a new studio, with room (finally) for my sewing at the same time as other media, so possibilities and access are greatly expanded. Just moved to a new home, unpacking and arranging still but very excited about new inspirations. The book would fit right in!
ReplyDeleteThank you for asking, Jane. My theme for the new year is Light. Light and Shadow - light in young eyes and shadow in the elderly. I don't know exactly how that will be expressed, but I intend to pursue the ideas and see where they lead me.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great give away. Exploring the 4 seasons is my theme for 2014.
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ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to add stitched textile pieces to my art journal pages in a coherent (rather than hodgepodge) way, and I could a guide to pulling ideas together in an artful way. :) Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI am always and likely forever, inspired by the flora and fauna of my childhood - found on the Canadian Shield. It's a good thing it's so varied! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win.
My comment went away. I think I want to explore sacred spaces. Also thinking of life stages.
ReplyDeleteI've been completely obsessed with poppies since taking a trip to Europe and have added them in mixed media and watercolor, but lately my sewing machine has been calling me. Would to have this inspiration, along with yours, to begin working in fabrics. Thank you so much for the chance!
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn how to do stitching textiles. So much to choose from to stitch, under the sea, fairy lands, love vintage laces and trims. Thanks for the giveaway. Got my fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration each day. Not sure of my theme exactly...something new and liberating. Flying geese?
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing your talent and creations with us.... I am new at watercolors and you inspire me...... I want to get into the textile creations and this book would be the best incentive to go ahead and do it. Thanks for the chance to win it !
ReplyDeleteCannot wait to see updates on this piece. I like the thermofax images a lot. I've got a bird thing going on, want to expand on that theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. I'm working on landscapes.
ReplyDeleteIt might sound silly, but I've been thinking about how to create art quilt representations of potlucks! I just had my yearly holiday Women in Media potluck and was so impressed, once again, by the intelligence, generosity and warmth these women bring to the event.
ReplyDeleteLove your work, Jane!!!
At this very moment I am exploring doors and doorways, which I can see is a tad random! Printing of every kind, drawings and stitching has led to thinking about creating a screen printed, gypsy-like circle skirt, collaborating print, drawings, digital image and stitch all in one! Phew, Christmas holidays will be fun!
ReplyDeleteAs always, lovely to see your work Jane, stunning as always xx
I would love to get the new book. I like all aspects of nature, which is a HUGE topic. Maybe I can become more specific... with a new book! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for offering this great giveaway. Exploring techniques continues to be a part of my journey with textiles...this year I will add to my looking at leaves...drawing them throughout their annual journey from awakening to decomposition, making stamps and other printing process has been the work of this past few years. Now I am adding the use of these leaves for coloring, direct eco printing, and dying cloth and threads.
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ReplyDeleteThe book looks so intriguing- I'm interested to see if it inspires my calligraphy! And I want to look up thermafax printing. We used to us the Gocco printer but not sure if it's still available...
ReplyDeleteA theme I would like to explore is "Entrances". I believe this theme could create a wide variety of subjects from Cathedral doors to birdhouse holes to blooming flowers. Entrance into the new year....
ReplyDeleteI am getting into Art Journaling so would love to explore more about putting words and thoughts in my Art along with incoporating everyday life into my Journal.
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Aish S
Lovely work & thanks for this opportunity. I will continue exploring the theme of birds at the waters edge & the marks found on rocks nearby. I'm so lucky to live by the sea.
ReplyDeleteI've stumbled upon your blog and love the inspiring post that you present. As for themes...hmm...I tend to let others in the groups I belong to select themes and work to the theme they suggest. I am still struggling with selecting a theme for myself and then producing a series from it. Perhaps the book that you so graciously offer to give away will help with that.
ReplyDeleteMy themes run something like organization (yes, I was in the Art Biz class too), Practice, illustration, zentangles and flowers...just the tip of the iceberg. Enjoying your sketchbook work and tutorials. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love your work, Jane, and how you share your process on your blog. Thanks for having a giveaway. I've been fascinated by the milkweeds that grow in our fields and following the stages of their lives.
ReplyDeleteI would like to explore passages,,,,,I am in the midst of passages in my life right now... a grandchild to be born in April, a daughter getting married on Dec 27 and my mother who is dying.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about making some quilts that tell stories. My first story is a vision I have of my mother tying knots on a quilt. The quilt is hanging up and she had a huge needle to poke the yarn through. She was barefoot and a spider came along and I squeezed and she stepped on it with her bare foot. It shocked me. So I journaled about it and by the time I finished I had 17 stories. Now I have to figure out how to do them.
ReplyDeleteI would love to explore with textile printing! Ddebra33 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteYour QIP looks like lots of fun! I've been thinking about a theme of art inspired by quotes, words in a song or a book.
ReplyDeleteI think I would choose the sea as a theme. It seems I am always drawn to the sea, palm trees and those cute little shorebirds who are always so busy discovering goodies in the sand! I found this rubber stamp that says it all..."Near the sea you forget to count the days"
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