JaneVille: January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015

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.

A peek inside.

Nice collection!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Succulent

"Succulent" by Jane LaFazio (4" in diameter)

"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" by Jane LaFazio

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Purple Rabbit ~ an art quilt

"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 ~ by Jane LaFazio

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

"Purple Rabbit" detail ~ by Jane LaFazio

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Monday, January 12, 2015

My ONE WORD for 2015.

"Cherish" by Jane LaFazio

"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 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 Series: Heritage" 11.5x18" by Jane LaFazio

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Wet-felted purses

"Wet Felted Purses" by Jane LaFazio

detail "Red Purse" by Jane LaFazio

"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.

"Blue and Brown Purse" by Jane LaFazio

detail "Blue and Brown Purse" by Jane LaFazio

"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)

"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)

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"One Word" by Jane LaFazio