JaneVille

Sunday, February 05, 2017

40 years ago today.......

Wedding Day, Lake Tahoe, Feb 5, 1977

Don and I met on St. Patrick's Day, in a bar in Palo Alto, CA, in 1976. We got married at Lake Tahoe by Rev. Love at the Love Chapel February 5, 1977, wearing blue jeans.

Love Chapel, Stateline, Nevada (back in the day)

April 1977. Seattle. reception.

We moved from the San Francisco Bay Area in 1977 to Corvallis, Oregon and lived there until 1985.

1984. Seattle, Don's school reunion

Then, we moved to Seoul, South Korea, and lived there from 1985 to 1987.

10th Wedding Anniversary. 1988, Seoul, Korea

We moved to Los Angeles in 1987 and then to San Diego, CA in 1989.

photo booth over the years. Early 1990s

Florence, Italy 1998

Feb 5, 2011 in San Diego

Our 35th Anniversary February 2012 (wearing 3D glasses at a movie)

summer 2014, Sequoia National Park

Seattle, July 2016

40 years together. Through sickness and in health. Through laughter and tears and back to laughter.

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Rabbit and the Indigo Moon

detail "Rabbit and the Indigo Moon" by Jane LaFazio

I taught "Free Spirited Free Motion" at CRAFT NAPA in January, and here's what I created during and after class.

"Rabbit and the Indigo Moon" ( 15.5 x 12 inches) by Jane LaFazio

For sale in my JaneVille Etsy shop for $200.

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Published! Cloth Paper Scissors ~ January/February 2017 issue

Mulberry Music (11x7 inches) by Jane LaFazio with Buddy's paw for scale.

"Collage Stories" by Jane LaFazio in this issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine

Check my JaneVille Etsy shop to purchase these pieces.

"The Hundred Dresses" by Jane LaFazio featured in Cloth Paper Scissors magazine

"Send me Flowers" (7.5 x 11 inches) by Jane LaFazio

Monday, January 09, 2017

I wanted to share with you, dear blog readers, that this will be my last year of sooo much traveling. I'll continue to do some local (San Diego, CA) workshops and of course, I'll continue with my online classes.

So, if you think you want to take a workshop with me, or have been yearning to go to one of my destination retreats, this is the year. I won't be doing any more European trips. Possibly some North American ones in 2018.

You can find all the details for these workshops on my Classes & Retreats teaching page.

Recycled Circles by Jane LaFazio

January 26
San Clemente, CA
Recycled Circles on paper (mixed media)
10am-4pm $125. FULL

8 objects 8 ways by Jane LaFazio

Feb 18
San Diego, CA
8 Objects 8 Ways
Art on 30th
10am-4:30pm, $125

Charleston, South Carolina

April 3-7
Charleston, South Carolina
Sketching and Watercolor on location in Charleston
a destination retreat…
just a few spots left

Stamp Design and Carving by Jane LaFazio

May 4
San Clemente, CA
Stamp Design and Carving
registration open soon

Sketching and Watercolor: Journal Style by Jane LaFazio

May 20
New York City
Open Center
Sketching and Watercolor: Journal Style
one day
REGISTER HERE

Quebec City

June 6-11
Montreal and Quebec City
Sketching and Watercolor in the city and on the train.
destination retreat

Madeline Island Nature Journal by Jane LaFazio

July 10-14
Madeline Island, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Superior
Nature Journal
5 days. I love it here, and this will be my last time.

LavenderSage Art Retreat

August 20-28
Taos, NM
LavenderSage Art Retreat
Wait list only (it filled in less than 24 hours)

Paris, France photo by Jane LaFazio

September 20-28
France Paris and the Riviera
wait list only

Thursday, January 05, 2017

Me, Me, Me

Jane LaFazio

Hey! want to know more about me? Or at least listen to some of my stories? CraftSanity mastermind, Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood, interviewed me for a podcast! Grab a cuppa and here is the link.

And you saw the interview wasn't enough? Here's a reason to join the Craft Industry Alliance and then you can read about me in their latest January journal Issue #33. It is seriously an excellent organization!

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

"Moonrise Shadow"

"Moonrise Shadow" (measures 13.5 x 6 inches) by Jane LaFazio

You know I love gelli plate printing! Here's my latest little completely hand-stitched art quilt from my original printed fabric.

detail "Moonrise Shadow" by Jane LaFazio

I'm working on some pieces for my workshop at CRAFT NAPA next week (sorry it's been long sold out.) (There will be an artist sale on Friday, January 13 at the Napa Embassy Suites at 6:30 pm, if you are in the area. I'll be there selling my wares!)

detail "Moonrise Shadow" by Jane LaFazio

I'll also be teaching this as a two day workshop for Canyon Quilters Guild in the San Diego Area March 18 & 19th.

detail "Moonrise Shadow" by Jane LaFazio

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Happy New Year!

Monday, December 19, 2016

Rabbit ~ a stitched collage

"Rabbit" by Jane LaFazio (measures 11x15 inches)

I've been enjoying creating these stitched collages. They are made up of bits of my unfinished artwork and machine stitched onto watercolor paper. Then I continue to embellish with color pencils, and hand stitching.