A year has gone by and my creative journey has ambled down many a path.... jewelry, watercolor, fiber, mixed media. I am enjoying them all and mastering none. Why not master one? I enjoy the journey, the experimentation, the dream of what might happen, and then something else grabs my attention and off I go. It is great fun if not full of successful creations.
I'll try to recall where my artistic self has been since I started. To begin with, a couple pieces of my jewelry.
This lampwork bead called out to me. I love the ocean and this bead seemed to capture it so well. I completed the necklace with shell heshi, pearls, peridot, turquoise, jade, pearl heshi... the colors of the sea!
This heart and the "washers" were made by me of PMC. I must have been going through a heart phase. LOL. This one was made for my son's wedding. The stones are peridot, emerald, green apatite and something else. The heart is hollow and I loved the textured look and feel I gave it. I made it to wear to my daughter's wedding.
I also started watercolor painting again. And a wonderful trip to Nice, France that was a watercolor and walking journey.
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| Jane LaFazio and Carlo Roberts |
I traveled with a friend and we joined Carlos and Jane for a week in Nice, France and the beautiful cities of the eastern French Mediterranean coast. We walked and had watercolor lessons along the way.
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| Cap Ferrat |
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| Our Group in Villefranche-sur-Mer |
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| Painting the view at The Villa Rothschild |
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| Bellieau-sur-Mer |
I discovered a thirst for seeing the beautiful old cities of Europe. Everything touched my senses- the language, the sea, the winding old stone steps, the shutters on window, French pastries, Picasso, farmers markets with food and flowers that look like they were designed for a movie set not daily shopping.
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| Picasso work from his days in Antibes |
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| Tomatoes from the Antibes Farmer's Market |
