Student's LIbro de Ofrendas

Our project for Libro de Ofrendas, in San Miguel de Allende, included 4 days of workshops. One from each of us, Laurie Mika taught the polymer clay tiles for the cover, Lynn Leahy taught reverse glass painting and collage, for inside the altar cover, Helen Shafer Garcia taught paste papers and book binding to create the book, and Jane LaFazio taught Sketching and Watercolor to create small paintings to paste within the book. Here are photos of the students completed project covers.

The altar cover, opens to painted glass and collage

  

  

everyone created small watercolors to include in their book

  

admiring the finished Libro de Ofrendas

Our next retreat will be in Santa Fe, New Mexico in April. Details here and registration is open now.
If you're interested in going to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with us in October 2013, email to be put on the interest list.

photos from our retreat ~ October 2012

orientation in the courtyard of our B&B

orientation in the courtyard of our B&B

There's a Starbucks in San Miguel!

one of our classrooms

shopping from local artist Marisa

Divine dinners (this one at Posadito)

one of our classrooms

sketching and watercolor on the upstairs patio

visiting a home/gallery

one of our classrooms

Lunch and a tour of a beautiful Rancho

more meals (this one at Fabrico Auroura) 

Laurie Mika and her sister, our fabulous organizer , Leslie Harris.

Our next retreat takes place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. All the details are here. Email with questions, or to receive a registration form. It's filling fast!