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hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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detail ~ hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
I have an exhibition, entitled TEA STORY, up right now at a local tea shop. I created 8 or 9 new works that include tea bags, especially for the show and sale.
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hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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detail ~ hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
After the show was hung, I decided to make some valentines, using the same techniques as the work I created for the TEA STORY.
I used bits of ephemera found in my studio: unfinished quilts, pretty papers, tea bags, postage stamps, and machine stitched them to a small piece of watercolor paper. Then I added hand embroidery. When the small collages were complete, I zig zagged machine stitched the collages to pre-made greeting cards, stuck them in the envelope and sent them off.
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hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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detail ~ hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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detail ~ hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
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detail ~ hand made original Valentine by Jane LaFazio |
You can see the large stitched collages I created for TEA STORY at Point Loma Tea, San Diego, until March 29th. And I'll be at the reception on Friday night, March 3. But I warn you, the show has only been up a few days and two pieces have sold.