I'm enjoying working in my studio again and feeling creative! I'm making a small, handmade, mixed media journal, as a prototype for teaching in New Mexico next year. Here are some of the pages so far.
Did you all know that my husband has had a brain injury since 1992. Twenty seven years of Aphasia, and disability. He was recently interviewed by Dr. Dan Gardner, physician and psychotherapist with advanced, post-graduate training in psychoanalysis. Dan lives here in San Diego, California, and was one of the founders of the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation, some 35 years ago.
My husband was interviewed by Dr. Dan Gardiner. Here's the VIDEO.
And I was interviewed about caregiving, here's the VIDEO
I'll be teaching a 5 day workshop on the shores of the Pacific Ocean
A SENSE OF PLACE ~A FREE SPIRITED MIXED MEDIA ART QUILT
Join me for a mixed media approach to art quilts. Learn: simple sketching from nature, how to design and carve stamps, and free form mono-printing to create your unique surface design on fabric. You’ll combine your original elements into a totally one-of-a-kind art quilt that represents the beautiful area of Asilomar and Pacific Grove. Jane will guide you regarding color, theme, composition and finishing and show you how to add unexpected elements like found papers, tea bags and embellishments to your art quilt. We’ll use our sewing machines to free motion stitch and sew. You’ll also learn hand embroidery stitches and embellishment. (A sewing machine will be be very helpful in class, but not necessary, if you prefer to hand stitch.) At the end of the creative and laughter-filled week, you will have created a beautiful color and texture filled art quilt that is totally you!
So, I ordered the 2 sets of white succulents, using the directions on their blog, dyed them with diluted acrylics. Let them dry. Them glued them a wreath frame. All in one day! Hung it on my front door!
Since I'm home more, as my husband, Don, recovers from his Feb 25 car accident, I seem to be nesting. I ordered and assembled the patio furniture, pictured above. It's a great place for coffee or to read.
I shared on Facebook that I LOVED this book!! I highly recommend it.
If you read my previous post, you saw that my husband recently went in for surgery on his broken neck, as a result of a very serious car accident on Feb 25, 2019. The surgery went well, and he was in the hospital 5 days. He's home now, recovering, still with a neck brace and walker. We're hanging in there, and thank you for all your kind wishes and loving support.
My husband is alive. He was in a very serious car accident on February 25.
My husband's car accident on February 25, 2019
He was in the hospital for 5 days, and skilled nursing for 5 more. He came home with a 24/7 neckbrace (he broke his neck) and a walker, and a 14 inch gash on his head. Each day he is getting stronger, and remains in good spirits and has a positive attitude. He has been having regular physical therapy and occupational therapy.
Since Don won't drive again, we are a one-car, one-driver family. We bought a new, small SUV a few weeks ago.
I decided to post this today, because he's having surgery on May 2, and I'm worried, as you can imagine. They'll try to repair the pinched nerve in his neck, that is causing numbness in his right hand, and to remove the bone fragments. Surgery will be 5-6 hours and he'll be in the hospital 2-3 days. So, dear readers, please send us both positive vibes and strength. I'll keep you posted.
Hand sew your own milagro (miracle) using felt, embroidery threads, beads and sequins.
$30 USD unlimited, life-time access.
Step by step lessons, with videos of tons of inspiring photos. Create a heart shape milagro, from the included pattern, or design your own!
Jane uses easy embroidery stitches and colorful felt to create these small stuffed treasures. Hang them on your wall, fill a basket of them, or give them away as a perfect, heart-felt gift.
Just playing. Ink and watercolor on tiny tags. by Jane LaFazio
A group of friends are doing a tea bag art swap and I needed to make 11 pieces of art on tea bags. This ended up being an easy and perfect theme!
Pomegranate on a tea bag by Jane LaFazio
Lemons on a tea bag by Jane LaFazio
Orange on a tea bag by Jane LaFazio
Orange on a tea bag by Jane LaFazio
Milagro heart on a tea bag by Jane LaFazio
I painted a patch of white watercolor ground, on the bags, and let it dry. Then I went in with pen and watercolor. Then, I used my sewing machine to stitch them onto a another piece of paper and added the little hand painted tag to go with.
I'm enjoying making these hand-sewn and embellished milagros so much! I'm teaching a one day workshop in San Diego on March 2. Details here. I made a little video.
Online workshop on MILAGROS coming soon! Are you on my email list? SIGN UP HERE. Milagros are religious folk charms that are traditionally used for healing purposes and as votive offerings in Mexico, the southern United States, other areas of Latin America, and parts of the Iberian peninsula.
