BARSLUND CREATIONS

SEASONS' GREETINGS

2009-12-22T09:09:00.000-08:00

It is that time of year when I take time to say: I hope you have a joyous Holiday and are able to share it with friends and family. I wish the best for you in 2010!! May there be good health, lots of biking, lots of claying, lots of feline hugs; lots of k-9 kisses and lots of chelonian sightings.

Recently Commissioned work

2009-12-16T08:56:00.000-08:00

It seems that I have been doing a lot of creating lately, but somehow the pictures have not been taken and posted.

Here is a picture of some small boxes that I was recently comissioned to do.

Each box is done in a grandchild's favorite color, and is adorned by something that represents a hobby, or a favorite thing of the child's.

2009-04-24T05:47:00.000-07:00

At a guild meeting, our project was Ancient Metal Technique by Laurie Prophater - a tutorial in the winter 06/07 Polymer Cafe.

This set was an off-shoot made from some of the scraps left after doing the project.

C'mas 08

2008-12-23T09:19:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that it is already Christmas!!! I have not done much talking all summer. I have been busy Claying, and Biking. It is time again to wish everyone a great holiday season, so I am posting an ecard to wish everyone the best.

VERMONTREAL

2008-06-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

I am back from a long weekend bike trip to Montreal. Here we are - ready to go. A group of about 100 people biked from South Hero, Vt to Montreal. It was a wonderful trip, in spite of the fact that it rained - no - POURED all day Saturday as we biked the 40 miles from St Jean to Montreal. The worse part, however was that we were on the gravel bike path, so needless to say we were mudpies when we arrived at the hotel. We had to be hosed off.

Sunday was a beautiful day to bike, cool, cloudy, so no sunburn - we joined 30,000 + cyclists and did the Tour de L'ile: a 50 km ride around Mountreal. It was good.

So now it is time to get back to work on some clay. Stop back to see some of my bike pieces.

Time Flys

2008-05-15T07:23:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, a blog is for talking - frequently -- o well, I am kinda a quiet person :).
I have been busy getting ready for our first show of the year, which is Saturday, but thot i should take a minute to log in. The weather is getting nice here, so I will be 'out of the studio' more - riding my bicycle - there just are not enuff hours in the day.

Let's see, time for a new pic:

2008-01-10T12:39:00.000-08:00

Well, I finally opened my Etsy Store. My inventory is lean at the moment, but I will be adding more very soon.

Please stop by and take a look, bookmark it, so you can return easily and often, and by all means, please feel free to leave comments.

Thanks, and enjoy the rest of today!

'Tis the Season

2007-12-12T19:59:00.000-08:00

The critters and I wish everyone a very happy and prosperous Holiday Season. Have fun with family and friends, and be nice to those you don't know.

AM Pendant & earrings

2007-11-12T09:41:00.000-08:00

Although mine came out looking not much like the project, this set was inspired by the Ancient Metal project that was in the Polymer Cafe magazine.

Pointsetta cane

2007-11-12T09:33:00.000-08:00

I made a pointsetta cane earlier in the year. this is one project i created with it. The pendant is about the size of a quarter.

I am in the process of making some more pieces using this cane, and will post some as they are done.

Borzoi Head Study

2007-06-19T08:23:00.000-07:00

This head study done in Faux Dichro was donated to the Auction at the Nationals.

one schnauzer

2007-06-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

A single Schnauzer head study pendant.

Borzoi Mom & Pup in Pink

2007-06-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

This is one of my original designs that I have used on shirts, notes, and now pendants.

This particular one was donated to Auction at the Borzoi National.

Schnauzer Pendant

2007-06-08T11:37:00.000-07:00

This is a Schnauzer pendant that I designed and created. The heads are pulled from a mold that I made. The piece is made of Polymer Clay, and is strung on 2mm cording.

The Pendant measures approximately 2 x 1".

cyclist

2007-06-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

This is a rather large pendant (about 2") of a cyclist. It is made entirely of non-terrestial clay, and is my design.

Mica Shift Project

2007-06-05T07:22:00.000-07:00

This is a Pendant that I created using mica shift. It is one of my first mica shift endeavors.

2007-04-15T16:44:00.000-07:00

This is a slider I created after being inspired in a workshop with Dan Cormier. It ended up being quite large, but gets plenty of comments.

2007-04-14T09:54:00.000-07:00

This is a slider that I made from one of my attempts at making a dog cane.

2007-04-14T09:49:00.000-07:00

These are all made from a variety of flower canes that I made.

2007-04-14T09:47:00.000-07:00

I finally took a break from claying to post a few pics of what I have done.
Please feel free to post any comments. m

2006-05-22T09:39:00.000-07:00

Well, here I am stationed at a blog. Here I hope to share pics of some of my art work, and some of the animals that share my life.

Feel free to stop in often to see what is going on.