Mundo LIndo Tuesday kids

Mundo Lindo ends the last week in May after 2 years. Here's a really sweet photo of the Tuesday kids with their chalk pastel self portraits. I'm going to miss the kids and the program.

rabbit

Another little 4x4" quiltlet.

minqei visit

When Mistress of Longears was here, we visited Balboa Park. In the Mingei Museum, I sketched some patterns potentially for felt designs.

japanese friendship garden

Another lovely location in Balboa Park, the Japanese Friendship Garden.

rabbit collection_LaFazio

I am sooooooo excited!! I've got a Spoonflower Jones big time! Yup, I downloaded images from my watercolor sketchbooks and they make it into fabric!! I immediately ordered 4 yards, each with a different design. Totally cool! I'm very happy with Rabbit Collection and my mind is reeling with ideas. I could dye it, I could quilt it, I could make a shirt (well, have someone sew a shirt for me) I could make pillows or tote bags.

watercolor brush_LaFazio

A watercolor brush pin strip. Imagine an apron?

keen sandals_LaFazio

This one cracks me up! Obviously, I need to consider scale on my next order. Meantime I think this will make fabulous walking shorts!

button box_LaFazio

Another amusing result! The buttons, from a friend's mother's button box, came out too large. No matter, I think I'll make something for the friends, as a gift. A pillow for their guest room perhaps?

Oh man, I'm going to be deep in piles of Spoonflower fabric. I'm lovin this!!

Mystery Woman

Okay, Flickr fans, who is the woman on the left? The correct answer will win something. I don't know what yet, but it will be fabulous.
NOTE: Rachel gave it away in the san diego sketchcrawl post! It's Mistress of Longears!

another parrot feather

there's metallic gold thread in the feather, but the photo doesn't capture it.

parrot feathers on cloth

I'm a visual-learner, so this photo is, to me, a complete lesson. (Well, except for the stitching.) Is it enough for you to try it? Just wondering.

in process

shells

3 wishes!

I have 3 wishes. 1) to have a one woman show of all my art work 2) write a book of kids art projects based on my Mundo Lindo program 3) teach and travel with my husband (like the teaching trips I have planned at Montecito and Orvieto). There, now the universe knows!

This 3rd bird on a pear is on woven watercolor paper, painted and stitched and the image is a gel skin transfer, also stitched. It's about 5x5"

parrot feathers

Amy gave me a whole bunch of gorgeous parrot feathers from her flock. First, I had to draw them.

parrot feather

Then draw and stitch..oh oh. I can see stencils and feather prints in my future!

fish school

I did fish printing (gyotaku) with the Mundo Lindo kids last week, so here's what I made with my prints.

Workshop in Old Town, San Diego

A beautiful day in San Diego, yesterday, for my one day workshop "Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style." Eighteen participants. We accomplished a lot in one day! When you think about it, some learned to draw, to paint with watercolors, to paint in public for the first time AND draw a building! I'll be teaching this workshop again in November through the Shepherdess in Old Town San Diego.

Workshop in Old Town, San Diego

Here's part of the group from yesterday's workshop. We were in Bazaar del Mundo, a lovely spot to draw (and shop!)

Online class starts May 28th

Registration is started for "Mixed Media with Paper & Cloth" online version. Remember my most recent article in Cloth Paper Scissors about "Recycled Circles?" It's one of the lessons in the online class.