Monday, April 27, 2015

The start of art ~ an art quilt in progress. Part Two.


Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Here's part two of how I make an art quilt. You can see how I started this here. I've cut it into strips, then into squares.
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Then, I stitch on the individual squares.

Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio

Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
I made the palm trees, by printing one of my drawings onto fusible webbing, and then cutting them out and fusing them to a couple of the squares.

Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio
Got the pieces stitched. Stay tuned for the next step...
Art Quilt in progress. 2
the start of an art quilt ~ part two by Jane LaFazio

You can see how I started this here.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Come to Wisconisin

Join me on Madeline Island

click here for more info on my Nature Journal workshop 
"When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment."
Georgia O'keeffe
http://www.madelineartschool.com/Classes_detail.cfm?recordno=1&Product_CatalogID=354&ProductNumber=MMJL083115&ProductCode=68


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Milagro in orange

Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio
Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio
Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio
Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio
Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio
I still need to sew the sides and stuff this. Work in progress. #sequinfestish 
Orange Milagro in progress
Orange Milagro in progress ~ Jane LaFazio


Saturday, April 11, 2015

The start of art ~ an art quilt in progress. Part One.

Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
work in progress ~  by Jane LaFazio
I thought it might be interesting to follow along in the creation of a series art quilts I'm making. 

I've been invited by Visions Art Museum, in San Diego, to create two 24x24 inch quilts to be exhibited July 18- October 4th, 2015. The theme is "Balboa Park Arches" to coincide with the park's 100th anniversary.

The photo above is just the beginning. I've collaged and fused the cotton fabrics, organza, paper and tea bags onto a piece of felt a bit larger than 24x24 inches.

I've done just a bit of machine stitching, mostly to hold the pieces in place.

Next, I'm going to cut it into small pieces... and hand stitch them. And then reassemble them.
Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
from my sketchbook   by Jane LaFazio
I'll be using my drawing, above, to do some machine stitching on the quilt.
And below, in my front yard,  is the preparation of rusting some cotton fabric and silk organza.
Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
preparing the fabric ~ by Jane LaFazio
Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
from my sketchbook ~ by Jane LaFazio
Above is my drawing of an architectural detail in the park and below, I've machine stitched it onto water soluble and some cheese cloth. It will also be an element in the quilt.
Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
machine stitched ~ in progress ~ by Jane LaFazio
And, I'm going to use this palm tree drawing as a shape for some additional fused elements.
Elements of an art quilt ~ in progress
from my sketchbook ~ drawn in Balboa Park ~ by Jane LaFazio
At least that's the plan! Stay tuned for the continuation of my process.

(This process is an example of the type of inspiration my upcoming online class "Watercolor Sketchbook: Designs from Life" offers. Read about the online class starting May 15 here.)

Wednesday, April 08, 2015

from my sketchbook

Lake Poway easter 2015
from my sketchbook ~ Jane LaFazio
from my sketchbook
my view ~ Jane LaFazio
from my sketchbook
the sketch ~ Jane LaFazio
from my sketchbook
from my sketchbook ~ Jane LaFazio
Husb and I went to Lake Poway for an Easter morning picnic. It seems to be our Easter tradition!  We pack our watercolor supplies and hard boiled eggs, fruit, coffee, croissants and the sunday newspaper, and spend a delightful morning outside. 

Monday, April 06, 2015

Just Jane!

Just Jane ~  eBook!
Just Jane!  a new eBook by Quilting Arts magazine!
Well, how exciting is this? Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines have created an eBook of Just Jane! (love that title!) It's 58 pages long is consists of 14 of the articles I've written. 

I'm just thrilled about this retrospective of my magazine work! (Especially, since I read in the newspaper recently about a movie company have releasing a retrospective of Doris Day's films. For her 91st birthday! So glad I didn't have to wait that long.)

And check out these kind works from Vivika, Editor of Quilting Arts magazine: 

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