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Updated August 2009
 Classes
& Workshops with Jane LaFazio
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Classes &
Workshops with Jane LaFazio
Check out my blog
too, for the most recent updates.
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Private lessons
of "Sketching & Watercolor:
Journal Style"
I'm teaching private lessons of
"Sketching & Watercolor: Journal Style." A one-on-one,
3-hour session takes place in Bernardo
Winery (in
North San Diego) and cost $75 per person. Contact me to set up a date! (A $20
materials kit is available for purchase.)
In chronological
order
Intro to Wet Felting Workshop
Saturday, January 9 9:30 to 12:30 in Escondido, California
$85 includes enough wool roving to create an
~18x18 square
Using colorful wool fibers, a modernized ancient technique,
some creative designing and a lot of elbow grease, you will create a
beautiful and feels-so-soft felt square in few hours. It may not be large
enough to build a yurt; but it will make a lovely wall hanging or become part
of another fiber piece. During the felting process there will be lots of time
to visit and laugh with other participants and you won’t
need to go to the gym to work out that day! All materials are provided for
you including a selection of wool
rovings and the equipment needed to create your own original 18x18” piece of
hand-made felt. Wear clothes and shoes that may get wet. Email me to sign up.
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Mixed
Media with Paper & Cloth
February 1-March 29 (8 weeks) in San Diego (no class Feb 22)
Mondays,
9 AM – 12 noon
class held: Athenaeum
School of the Art Studio, in University Heights, 4441
Park Blvd. San Diego
$215 plus $25 mat. fee
I will introduce you to new materials and
techniques to create art from paper, cloth or a combination of the two. We’ll create layered, textured
artworks using collage materials, paint, drawings, and thread. Come prepared
to learn, explore and have fun with a new project each week. Class will be inspirational, positive, and fun, with lots of sharing,
laughing, and learning from the others in the class. All levels of experience
are welcome, and previous students expect new lessons! Questions,
e-mail Jane
Materials:
FIRST DAY: liquid matte (or gloss) acrylic medium, a foam brush, scissors,
collage papers (like rice paper, magazines, sheer tissues, painted papers,
maps, book pages), pencils, sketchbook or journal. A materials list for the
rest of the class will be discussed—and a $25 materials fee will be
collected—at the first class meeting.
Register: (858) 454-5872 or mail or
in-person at Athenaeum Music and
Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037 http://www.ljathenaeum.org/schoolsched4.html
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Orvieto, Italy, May 23-29, 2010
I’m teaching Bella Italia: Orvieto Sketchbook
Come to Italy! The trip is handled by the
nice folks at Adventures In Italy. We'll stay together
for a week in a wonderful convent/bed & breakfast. In the mornings, I'll
gently guide you in drawing and seeing and watercolor in your personal
journal in your own unique style. We'll also create a journal cover to house
your visual memories of the week. With our hosts, Bill and Kristi, we'll tour
around the area, wine tasting, cooking
class, shopping in the local market...Ah....truly immersing ourselves in
Italy. Cost is $2475, includes instruction,
materials, lodging, some meals, and airfare not included.
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Idyllwild Summer Arts
Come
and stay for 3 days and take two workshops from me!
 
Mixed Media with Paper & Cloth
July
4 & 5
Idyllwild, California (2.5 hours from LA
or San Diego)
 
Wet-Felting
July 6, Tuesday
Idyllwild, California (2.5 hours from LA
or San Diego)
We’ll create a piece of
felt (from wool roving) in the morning, and then after lunch we’ll embellish
it.
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Mixed Media Weekend in Utah
July
15-18
In a beautiful home, 1
hour from Salt Lake City
July 15 (evening arrival)
through July 18th
8 students only. Details
soon. Email
me to be put on the info list.
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July 22, Thursday
International Quilt Festival, Long Beach, California
I’m
teaching two workshops
Quiltlets: Very small quilts
for short attention spans
July 22: 9am-noon
Create a tiny, hand painted quilt of your own
design using simple materials. Jane will gently guide you to draw your own
design or trace a copyright free image onto
cloth, then paint and hand stitch, using some fun basic embroidery stitches.
Your creation could be used on it’s own as embellishment for a jacket or tote,
or create more for a larger piece. As seen in Jane’s article in Oct/Nov 09 Quilting Arts magazine on
Quiltlets.
Floral Rubber Stamps: Design
& Carve your own
July 22: 2-5pm
A rubber stamp of your own design is a wonderful addition
to an artist’s personal ‘tool
box.’ Create a simple, graphic design to be used again and again on paper, cloth or any surface. Jane will guide
you to select an flower image from a copyright free source, change it,
simplify it and then, once it’s
your own unique creation, carve
the design into a small printmaking block. You’ll use this skill again and
again!
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Wednesday 9:00 - 4:30
Recycled Circles
Art Unraveled in Phoenix Arizona
Create a fabulous mixed
media piece from your own paper and cloth scraps! As seen in “Cloth Paper
Scissors” magazine [March 2009 issue) Jane’s Recycled Circles is a layered
project that will teach you an assortment of mixed media techniques, while
creating this guided, yet totally your own one
of a kind artwork. (And there’s no drawing -- Just cutting out
squares and circles!) Each student’s work will look very very different, even
though we’re all doing the same step by step process. The class is especially
great for beginners, as you just can’t go wrong! We’ll be working on paper,
but using some paper and some cloth for collage, then hand sewing and beading
to give the piece additional interest and texture.
Register now.
  
Thursday 9:00 - 4:30
Sketching and
Watercolor Journal Style: Flowers
and Plants
Art Unraveled in Phoenix Arizona
Want to learn to draw and
paint what you see? Want to create an illustrated journal page of your day,
your garden, your trip? Spend the day drawing and painting fresh flowers and
real plants in a relaxed supportive environment. Jane will show you how to take
the time to really look at leaf or petal and draw what you see. Then she’ll
demonstrate the use watercolors using a straight-forward, intuitive approach,
how to mix color to capture that right shade of green on a leaf, or the
shading on a white petal. You’ll create a set of 5x7” journal pages as unique
as your own handwriting. Jane will show you how to enhance your drawings with
creative page layouts and journaling. Near the end of the day, you’ll create
an accordion book of your small paintings. Register now.
 
Friday 9:00 - 4:30
Duet:
Watercolor Flower and Hand Carved Stamps
Art Unraveled in Phoenix Arizona
Jane will teach and share
her love of drawing from real life, showing you how to draw a simplified
version of the fresh flower you’ve selected. You’ll learn basic watercolor
color mixing and painting in order to paint your flower realistically. Then,
using the flower you’ve just drawn for inspiration , you’ll design and carve
your own one-of-a-kind rubber stamp. Jane will show you a striking
composition, combing your painting and stamp, that you’ll want to frame
and/or photocopy and make your own note cards. Register now.
Saturday 10-4
Shopping Extravaganza!
Art Unraveled in Phoenix Arizona
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Family Summer Camp
Montecito
Sequoia Lodge located in Northern California,
between Sequoia and Kings
Canyon National
Parks
August 15-21
I’ll be teaching Sketching and
Watercolor: Journal Style in the mornings
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Friday, Saturday: December 2 & 3
Sketching & Watercolor, Journal Style
San
Diego
Watercolor Society
San Diego, California
Be inspired to record
your life, a special trip, or your daily adventures in a loose, quick journal
style format. We’ll start inside with some basic lessons, and then move out
into the lovely Liberty Station Promenade to experience drawing and painting
what you see outside. We’ll spend the most of the days exploring our
surroundings, and sketching, watercoloring and journaling what we see. Jane,
known for her friendly, encouraging teaching style, will demonstrate drawing
on location, and watercolors using a straight-forward, intuitive approach.
You’ll choose simple objects, vignettes or vistas to draw and paint, and then
journaling your thoughts impressions on 5x7” pages. Everyone has their own
drawing style, just like handwriting, and Jane will help you to see and then
record what you see on paper. Near the end of the Sunday, we’ll go back to
the workshop and finish our journal pages with clever text and border
techniques to ‘make it a page.’ Jane will show you some options to make your
watercolor pages into a simple book or portfolio. The class is geared for
beginners, but all levels are welcome. Register now, online.
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