Inspired by Cairns

quilt by Susie Zolghardri

At our last retreat, in San Clemente, CA, we constructed cairns on the beach. One of our wonderful participants, Susie Zolghardri was so inspired by the stacks of rocks, she created this beautiful quilt.

Carving Our Unique Print Block

It's always very exciting to me to get to create a print  block of my own unique image.  


During Lavender Sage we  translate our own drawing- or any other image that attracts us- into a simplified version that can easily become a carved print block .  It is then able to be repeated as a unifying thread in our journals!

FINDING OUR IMAGE

THE BEAUTIFUL PRINT BLOCKS!

They are a work of art all by themselves.

Santa Fe isn't far from Taos

painting by Georgia O'Keeffe

Jane LaFazio here. I was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, last week, and visited the Georgia O'Keeffe museum. I loved finding this reference to Mabel Dodge Luhan's Inn! That's where we'll be staying for our next retreat in June, and then again in August 2014.

"3 Days by the Sea" 
San Clemente

During "3 Days by the Sea" 11 women tuned-in to the impulse of their bodies, pulling images that solicited a body sensation.  

Whether uncomfortable, exciting or nurturing they were collected without censor or judgement to gain new direction or insight.

We went to the beach every day collecting objects;  bringing color, scent, taste, texture, body 
memory and sounds of the ocean back to the studio as inspiration.

We drew and 
watercolored 
from our
ocean treasures.

San Clemente Art Retreat ~ at the beach

Pamela Underwood draws the labyrinth in the sand ~photo by Jane LaFazio

walking to the beach

photo by Linda Bannan

waving to the train

walked to the restaurant at sunset

More photos of the retreat, and our art making here.

San Clemente Art Retreat~ March 2013

art making in the studio

Eleven wonderful women, 3 days of art and reflection, friendship and fun in San Clemente, California. March 8, 9, 10, 2013.

Lavender Sage Art Retreat in San Clemente, California

Jane LaFazio and Pamela Underwood combined their styles and skills by guiding the women in filling journal pages with writing, drawing, collage and printmaking and poetry.

As a community of women we spent hours in the studio, created delicious meals, and took long walks on the beach. We discovered exciting art techniques, with Jane LaFazio,  then explored how this art making actually informs our lives through the expressive arts of drumming, poetry, and movement with Pamela Underwood. 

We stayed in beautiful artist built home/studio, within walking distance of the beach.

we worked in small groups

Pamela Underwood, Expressive Arts Therapist

photo by Linda Bannan

healthy, home cooked meals

We spent time as a group, in circle.

Dinner out at a local restaurant

More photos on tomorrow's post.