tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56446939498237829032024-02-06T22:02:45.623-08:00Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of WoodJeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-14158671378431704712011-06-26T15:54:00.000-07:002011-06-26T15:54:13.799-07:00Wild Orchard Guest Farm Welcome Sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3rxkVPFeJDIdjarcbyn7NpXFNYH2PlNkBYreLr2FIE1yLbJu6WPrOmc-plg69JPuWYHbj1IZkHd5z9GxM9LnJysMZ27ch0nSO3lG_FFtPniV_SI1UDM_E6KbsOHRlNXYN7_SnlI/s1600/June+2011+all+234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3rxkVPFeJDIdjarcbyn7NpXFNYH2PlNkBYreLr2FIE1yLbJu6WPrOmc-plg69JPuWYHbj1IZkHd5z9GxM9LnJysMZ27ch0nSO3lG_FFtPniV_SI1UDM_E6KbsOHRlNXYN7_SnlI/s320/June+2011+all+234.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>After a long and snowy Winter, and what has seemed like a very long wet Spring, the timing was finally right for Jeff to finish and install the new Welcome sign for Wild Orchard....It has surpassed all expectations (of course!) and is an amazing addition to the property. The hand carving, the frame, the night light and the paint job, which is beautifully executed in the "perfect peacock" colors, make a stunning statement to welcome visitors to Wild Orchard. Jeff has really outdone himself this time. Proud as a Peacock sures comes to mind when gazing on it. Thank you Jeff for a wonderful addition to Wild Orchard!Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-3052427519762624342011-03-23T13:12:00.000-07:002011-03-25T09:57:21.826-07:00New Cow Lady Lamp<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cesu3nt17A4MlnFk2rsSY8AB2_bkMVZ9ehEaUNybLlHljfR9vSMbIVJUJOu8xBMhGO_WeyGtMhGNoPTF0WNG0NsI0CRHtO9HaIaYbliVoigu-PsZlbtZfr-1-dndPBfRCd-IzCI/s1600/Jeff+Morristown+2011+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cesu3nt17A4MlnFk2rsSY8AB2_bkMVZ9ehEaUNybLlHljfR9vSMbIVJUJOu8xBMhGO_WeyGtMhGNoPTF0WNG0NsI0CRHtO9HaIaYbliVoigu-PsZlbtZfr-1-dndPBfRCd-IzCI/s320/Jeff+Morristown+2011+012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The Folk Art Lamp collection keeps growing. This is Jeff's newest memeber...a charmng Lady sitting with a fresh pail of milk, a lamp and her beloved cow!<br />
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Part of Jeff's display for the booth includes this new "wall" to hang the "His heart on his sleeve," a two sided work with "faith, hope, and love," carved on both sides. The Love Bird Clock, Sun & Moon tray, Chicken and Cow mini shelves and the Angel Clock...a real crowd pleaser....<br />
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Cherry Blossom Tray is hand carved on antique wood ....<br />
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</div>Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-67822459296960991812010-09-27T19:02:00.000-07:002010-09-27T19:04:29.245-07:00Wild Orchard Guest Room door signs...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomzdXdDVPCFwxZiYnLMRHMos6gEZqZi419vCuDQaQI_oe92YI7SMW5QWamWQdRjEDGrSY0n3jyF0VfDSzJ5nUHuu1QpT6uMljh12mcjHcvKgakLZ5E3jcfaMNEyzstdZwMIAtOMU/s1600/nellie+bly+room+pics+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomzdXdDVPCFwxZiYnLMRHMos6gEZqZi419vCuDQaQI_oe92YI7SMW5QWamWQdRjEDGrSY0n3jyF0VfDSzJ5nUHuu1QpT6uMljh12mcjHcvKgakLZ5E3jcfaMNEyzstdZwMIAtOMU/s320/nellie+bly+room+pics+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Five of the guest rooms at Wild Orchard are named after who I think are interesting women....Nellie Bly, Tasha Tudor, Alma Mathews, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Renaissance Room..for all women...anyway..Jeff created room signs for each door using his artistic sensibilities....and the finished work, and look, is great...Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-88791170023773535242010-09-26T19:18:00.000-07:002010-09-26T19:18:40.918-07:00Floor Painting for Guest HouseJeff panted this "floor art" for an area in the guest house where there is alot of traffic between the kitchen and living room and I wanted something artistic that would brighten the room. It has quickly become a real focal point that all my guests notice right away. The crackle paint, the colors he chose, the "fringe" on the edging of the artwork all work together to make a beautiful "welcome mat" for guests to enjoy. Thanks Jeff!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1630592&id=1097869804" id="myphotolink"><img height="540" id="myphoto" seq="5" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs341.ash2/62091_1573303968010_1097869804_1630594_2434981_n.jpg" width="720" /></a>Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-29481439845488361472010-09-25T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-25T19:58:23.954-07:00Fiddlehead Hall Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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These bowls are new for upcoming shows ...another bowl is featured at the League of NH Craftsman Fair at Sunapee in the main display of the Living with Craft exhibit. Quite an accomplishment for Jeff's first year in the League...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzCDg64p7Vypiv7Dm6fJMRjsJ1KH_I5zcqEHbUOBGcHR88Nmx_wKlFo3KyxhAqhKqXBiVzN22NydhMBykBplcdi_oZhpCdRR5RTbcSxpYVKtB5X51DLFs3IT0xAF0FhOE4dAuUm4/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzCDg64p7Vypiv7Dm6fJMRjsJ1KH_I5zcqEHbUOBGcHR88Nmx_wKlFo3KyxhAqhKqXBiVzN22NydhMBykBplcdi_oZhpCdRR5RTbcSxpYVKtB5X51DLFs3IT0xAF0FhOE4dAuUm4/s320/035.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAd6EZw5PtjGdqrUwkSQ9gTgR9kXQemyKVObVOLvRXYzcR9CWsnLwK0I7fBv4M81Q7e0Tj7Czgna1O8-8bdaEX3dqza2ggpeoUg1dm9AZZ0ottCBxSkA76QblPpPfAgGI4XpzYEU/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuAd6EZw5PtjGdqrUwkSQ9gTgR9kXQemyKVObVOLvRXYzcR9CWsnLwK0I7fBv4M81Q7e0Tj7Czgna1O8-8bdaEX3dqza2ggpeoUg1dm9AZZ0ottCBxSkA76QblPpPfAgGI4XpzYEU/s320/012.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-66159490633050912472010-08-02T18:45:00.000-07:002010-08-02T18:45:05.932-07:00Chicken Coop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ0K04184kR8gQN5smq74Gd-oGZ3j9qRodJtTAV4GsdKbEXp9a32NS1OaP4aAWvyAAP2B7kGArVEnsnqTF2dCtyHNLdJd2gRaMYuDxsFeTEevfC-vZBESa8ApzzCQsrrU-9NwjXs/s1600/New+Coop+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ0K04184kR8gQN5smq74Gd-oGZ3j9qRodJtTAV4GsdKbEXp9a32NS1OaP4aAWvyAAP2B7kGArVEnsnqTF2dCtyHNLdJd2gRaMYuDxsFeTEevfC-vZBESa8ApzzCQsrrU-9NwjXs/s320/New+Coop+017.JPG" /></a>Wild Orchard Guest Farm new Chicken Coop, completed by Jeff in July....This little house has 6 nests, a steeped roof that's great for ventilation, custom stained glass windows...chickens have never had it so good. I wanted a coop for my fancy Silkie Chickens that didn't look like your run-of-the-mill coop and Jeff created a very nice looking coop that adds plenty of charm to the country farm scene.</div>Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-40101476850624406492010-08-01T13:50:00.000-07:002010-08-01T13:50:21.191-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTU2bWYTcemb9nJFUKOu3EU9HijA0hIOjBTDhf8D9YCuadoig_W9M_jUNJ_Xh4XlW-yYWrP6r19VY91_p1OqFaFnUxqctFjUGLMTrvTiCQ-aXqCr_hlgE-ua7BHOzsQLm9yrq3ek/s1600/shoes+156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTU2bWYTcemb9nJFUKOu3EU9HijA0hIOjBTDhf8D9YCuadoig_W9M_jUNJ_Xh4XlW-yYWrP6r19VY91_p1OqFaFnUxqctFjUGLMTrvTiCQ-aXqCr_hlgE-ua7BHOzsQLm9yrq3ek/s320/shoes+156.JPG" /></a></div>Another cool idea..I sold this birdhouse clock at a Wild Orchard Guest House open house last year.. I had several artist friends displaying their work throughout the guest house and this clock was purchased by a customer who used to shop at the Cordwainer Gallery in Bedford...she knew the moment she saw this clock that it had to be her's! The Blue Bird pendulum swings (flies actually!) gently from side to side and the roof is shingled with real little itsy bitsy shingles that Jeff made....the bird is carved out of pine and hand painted with paint colors close to the real bluebird coloring...almost indiscernible from the real thing!Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-66746992199876271272010-08-01T13:40:00.000-07:002010-08-01T13:40:32.587-07:00Custom Spice Rack with Carved Hot Peppers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDciTuU72w0Vj0k3DvlFU1eYqIIevIMGQNCvogap0vrklKggI5yGNHTES3Q71vOKv5-afWySJu5I8ODOxu_yeaLkwiJbrbrPR6HpDz5bVUX1xNpaq0uz5L0AuoBPk4K3dhmU9onjY/s1600/Spice+Rack+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDciTuU72w0Vj0k3DvlFU1eYqIIevIMGQNCvogap0vrklKggI5yGNHTES3Q71vOKv5-afWySJu5I8ODOxu_yeaLkwiJbrbrPR6HpDz5bVUX1xNpaq0uz5L0AuoBPk4K3dhmU9onjY/s320/Spice+Rack+002.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiXWyy5OILX1lniQ8g8XMakz4v7N7kXYNEelZFlVx9fSVmeVwyfBNt-g2R7CxffPstfNpdl-CBNKka3HXxt7vOBnIeADwrdMhdt1L92naGZdyPMhh3OWIsN1ZgCo8yNhQ58N9Lbo/s1600/Spice+Rack+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJiXWyy5OILX1lniQ8g8XMakz4v7N7kXYNEelZFlVx9fSVmeVwyfBNt-g2R7CxffPstfNpdl-CBNKka3HXxt7vOBnIeADwrdMhdt1L92naGZdyPMhh3OWIsN1ZgCo8yNhQ58N9Lbo/s320/Spice+Rack+003.JPG" /></a></div>Jeff creates custom designs like this cool Spice Rack with carved peppers for a chef who like the pepper motif..Custom fit for the chefs' kitchen counter about 47x24x7, with varying shelf heights for different size jars...Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-69671710802176531982010-08-01T13:25:00.000-07:002010-08-01T13:25:01.845-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Pl1ZkNhVuj56bIZg5J7MZocrAzQsE8msAhjzlM6ihK6rraoFZVxgaU2R-tLN1JBcf8G2X31NiJCgdEURRpXt0kVSmF0UU_qwpuF_3DjYETDiwvFz0j7J4_oo2mhat1FyqHMMgyQ/s1600/Jeff+at+work+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Pl1ZkNhVuj56bIZg5J7MZocrAzQsE8msAhjzlM6ihK6rraoFZVxgaU2R-tLN1JBcf8G2X31NiJCgdEURRpXt0kVSmF0UU_qwpuF_3DjYETDiwvFz0j7J4_oo2mhat1FyqHMMgyQ/s320/Jeff+at+work+003.JPG" /></a></div>Here's one of Jeff's smaller antique colander clocks with an interesting peeler pendulum...I have this clock on display in the Bed and Breakfast and it generates lots of compliments....Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644693949823782903.post-42296330855670974232010-08-01T12:38:00.000-07:002010-08-01T17:57:39.597-07:00Colander ClocksI first started selling Jeff''s colander clocks at my gallery in Bedford ...Cordwainer Gallery of Fine Crafts and now I show and sell his work at my Bed and Breakfast in Deerfield, NH. <a href="http://www.wildorchardguestfarm.com/">http://www.wildorchardguestfarm.com/</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTKou9FWcyvpF-apmQIupYBHbgG8_06c1SPr2_1W_dNVAeaxlnaoNpTYnyNLpA8XZGvgkmqXDxLFHdKiGYQV2SXLBAwUbVehHRkwlU7eTrFJtQiPjJWi5OE1alGSXaUSDAdoZWos/s1600/oct+09+023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" bx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTKou9FWcyvpF-apmQIupYBHbgG8_06c1SPr2_1W_dNVAeaxlnaoNpTYnyNLpA8XZGvgkmqXDxLFHdKiGYQV2SXLBAwUbVehHRkwlU7eTrFJtQiPjJWi5OE1alGSXaUSDAdoZWos/s320/oct+09+023.JPG" /></a></div>He uses vintage as well as new colanders and every clock face is hand carved and painted by Jeff...no two are alike. He's getting ready for a craft show in Morristown, New Jersey this October <a href="http://www.morristowncraftmarket.com/">http://www.morristowncraftmarket.com/</a> and has been stockpiling clock inventory...Jeff has about 40 already made up, as well as some charming benches, carved bowls, trays and some very unique ornaments..His clocks retail from $125-$295, depending on the size, whether it is a new or old colander and also the intricacy of the carvings, The pendulums match the style of the colanders and swing gently back and forth. Every kitchen should have one!Jeffrey Balaschak-Artisan of Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00667103526644410047noreply@blogger.com0