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Title: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: NicklasBerfeld on February 23, 2019, 10:49:51 PM: We have written a new overview of the Swedish glass artist Bertil Vallien's legendary sand casted boats. We hope you will like it!

https://www.mothersweden.com/bertil-vallien-boats-overview.html (https://www.mothersweden.com/bertil-vallien-boats-overview.html)
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: bat20 on February 24, 2019, 11:41:32 AM: Really interesting,thanks for posting it.
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: NicklasBerfeld on February 24, 2019, 01:02:54 PM: Quote from: bat20 on February 24, 2019, 11:41:32 AM
Really interesting,thanks for posting it.

Thanks for your kind words!
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: glassobsessed on February 26, 2019, 04:09:50 PM: Fabulous! Thank you.

Never realised some of his boats were that big, even more fabulous!

John
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 26, 2019, 06:11:46 PM: I haven't dared read the article yet. :)
I'm saving it for a day when I think I can cope with a full dose of unrequited lust. 8)
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: NicklasBerfeld on February 26, 2019, 08:08:23 PM: Quote from: glassobsessed on February 26, 2019, 04:09:50 PM
Fabulous! Thank you.

Never realised some of his boats were that big, even more fabulous!

John

Thanks! Yes, they could be quite large.
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: NicklasBerfeld on February 26, 2019, 08:15:23 PM: Quote from: chopin-liszt on February 26, 2019, 06:11:46 PM
I haven't dared read the article yet. :)
I'm saving it for a day when I think I can cope with a full dose of unrequited lust. 8)

That's the spirit! :)
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: chopin-liszt on February 26, 2019, 08:34:32 PM: I've seen them in big Art Glass shops in Amsterdam. Real, very big ones.
It's difficult to even think about them, I want one, so much.
It would have to be one with Janus brains in it...
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: NicklasBerfeld on March 02, 2019, 07:15:58 PM: Quote from: chopin-liszt on February 26, 2019, 08:34:32 PM
I've seen them in big Art Glass shops in Amsterdam. Real, very big ones.
It's difficult to even think about them, I want one, so much.
It would have to be one with Janus brains in it...

You can’t have a boat without a Janus head! :)
Title: Re: Overview of Bertil Vallien’s sand casted boats
Post by: chopin-liszt on March 02, 2019, 07:55:38 PM: How would I know where it was going, if it didn't have at least one? ;D