Totem de Vida 2014

Super news! We are sold out for Totem de Vida 2014!

 but you can still sign up to be put on the waiting list

 Contact Leslie to sign up 

We are almost sold out! Thank you to everyone for responding so quickly,

Giant puppets during one of the many parades.

San Miguel de Allende is a feast for the senses
during Dia De Los Muertos.
Some photos from 2012 show that there were characters lurking around every corner during the evening festivities. Hmmmm...some faces you may recognize.
The giant puppets, dancing in the streets,were
a particular favorite. 
The workshops were fabulous during the day and it spilled over into the evening with teachers and our students enjoying the local people,food, music and festivities.
We can hardly wait for next year to teach some exciting art techniques for our Totem De Vida, meet new students and of course catch up with those that are returning. We are so pleased at how quickly everyone
responded. We couldn't do this without you.
Jane LaFazio,Laurie Mika,Helen Shafer Garcia,Lynn Leahy

Laurie Mika trying to scare the locals (it didn't work)

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Helen Shafer Garcia looking quite relaxed.

Up close and personal with a giant puppet. They were awesome!

Fabulous artwork from one of our students during the workshop.

More giant puppets...yes, Lynn Leahy loved the puppets.

Dia de los Muertos

photo by Jane LaFazio

Dia de los Muertos is a beautiful celebration full of stunning images and soothing ritual. These photos are from the recent Day of the Dead in Escondido, California. You can imagine how beautiful it is in San Miguel de Allende! There are only 4 spots left for our mixed media art retreat, Totem de Vida, in 2014 held in San Miguel. 

photo by Jane LaFazio

photo by Jane LaFazio

Tesoro Boxes

Our  Cubes for Totem de Vida have arrived and are ready to store for our trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico next year! 

Helen's Dad, Don Shafer, is in charge of creating the Boxes for our retreat. He's 93 years young and enjoys designing and building wooden objects. This is his workshop filled with treasures. 

 Don has always been inventive and knows how to re-use and save. Note the bands used to hold the boxes together. Can you tell what they are? :) 

Totem de Vida-Totem of Life

 Registration is now open for our next retreat in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

We are very excited to present

              Totem de Vida - Totem of Life

October 28 - November 5 2014

a celebration of life during Dia de los Muertos

we gathered together and created this amazing Totem assemblage with creative energy and love. We can't wait to share our teachings with you next year! 

 Lynn Leahy, Helen Shafer Garcia Jane LaFazio....and our 4th Tesoro del Corazon gal,Laurie Mika...not shown... out on a camping road trip...

All the details here.

Workshop,San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2014

Well, we are almost ready to post the photo's and open registration for
our workshop that will take place during the Day of the Dead festival  in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, October 28th to November 5th, 2014.
We have created another artful project that incorporates our mutual talents to
teach and share in this fabulous location. It will be revealed soon.
In the mean time; happy creating,
Jane LaFazio, Lynn Leahy, Laurie Mika, Helen Shafer Garcia

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Save the Date!!!!! SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, MEXICO, 2014.

 Did you miss us?
All of the Tesoro del Corazon Workshop artists, Jane LaFazio, Lynn Leahy, Laurie Mika and Helen Shafer Garcia, have been busy, busy, busy these past few months with the planning of the next International Workshop in San Miguel De Allende, Mexico.
Santa Fe, New Mexico in April ,creating art quilts, was fabulous but with that behind us it was time to think ahead to next year.
Great things are brewing so mark your calendar for OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 5, 2014.
Yep, that is 2014!!!!!!
Our Day of the Dead Retreat in 2012 sold out very quickly so we will keep you informed when
registration becomes available.
As we finalize the details, each of us is excited about another opportunity to share our passion
for art and our love of Mexico with you.
Jane, Lynn, Laurie and Helen

Santa Fe: Artists,Art, Archecture and more (or should I say Moore)

Talented artists are everywhere.

Sidney is sharing her fabulous artwork with the group at our workshop in Santa Fe.

Artist Kelly Moore in his studio at the Flea Market.A wonderful artist and fascinating character to visit.

Hmmm..I seem to have lost something.

Just another beautiful window in Santa Fe.

Sumptuous Textiles...yummy colors..I wanted everything in this store.

 There is something for every artistic taste.

Awesome window.

The blue door that can only mean Pasquals Cafe

Not another gorgeous window!

The famous Chapel of Loretto.

The  cow skull...immortalized.

More fun from Santa Fe

Breakfast at the Inn at Loretto...yummy.

Our first workshop morning breakfast...cheers!

Our always cheerful manager, Leslie.I think she had already

 had her coffee.

Good morning Barbara.

Laurie trying to decide," oatmeal or American breakfast?"

Always working hard.

We found out we are neighbors.Cheers.

The Santa Fe Workshop

 It is hard to believe that our Santa Fe ,New Mexico workshop has come and gone.
Working on art, meeting new friends, eating great food,exploring, shopping (of course) , in a unique setting that is rich in culture,history and the arts= Santa Fe,NM.
All of us, Helen Shafer Garcia, Laurie Mika, Jane LaFazio and Lynn Leahy had a fabulous time teaching this workshop to a talented and enthusiastic group of women. We saw old friends from previous workshops and met many new ones from all over the world. Some samples of their work is revealed in these pictures.
They all came together in beautiful "quilt like" squares that we tried to capture as one large textile photo.
More photo's to come....

Santa Fe, New Mexico Retreat

Teachers and students in  Santa Fe 2013

Our retreat in Santa Fe, New Mexico was fabulous! We'll be posting more photos soon.