http://valfa.com Nobody can tell when a tradition begins, but hundreds of families have started with Vaillancourt Chalkware. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:29:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://valfa.com/2011/chocolatier-bunny/ http://valfa.com/2011/chocolatier-bunny/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:27:50 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2778 When asked by Colonial Williamsburg in December 2011 to design a piece that represents the famous Chocolate shop at Colonial Williamsburg, Judi knew exactly where to turn. The scholastic School Master bunny had a shape and general outfit that would fit the part of a chocolatier well. Knowing that the piece was not a perfect [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/chocolatier-bunny/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-one-of-a-kinds/ http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-one-of-a-kinds/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:48:32 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2553 In preparation for Ghoultide Gathering in Michigan this October, Judi has been busy expanding her one of a kind Halloween pieces. On her desk today is a new piece of a modified Father Christmas holding a pumpkin. In the background you can see a witch being worked on and behind her some postcards that have [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/halloween-one-of-a-kinds/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/new-designs-in-progress/ http://valfa.com/2011/new-designs-in-progress/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 17:29:31 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2404 This May, Judi has started working on some new designs for some custom accounts. Whether for retail stores or museums, some new patterns and color pallets are going to introduce some great new pieces.]]> http://valfa.com/2011/new-designs-in-progress/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/ice-blue-eyed-bunny/ http://valfa.com/2011/ice-blue-eyed-bunny/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:07:27 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=2059 Recently inspired, Judi has taken some bunnies from previous years to revamp into a fresh new series for 2012. With stunningly ice blue eyes and light brown fur this new grouping of bunnies could be the first stages in a new series to hop into the hearts of our collectors and casual bunny enthusiasts!]]> http://valfa.com/2011/ice-blue-eyed-bunny/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/the-big-bunny-2/ http://valfa.com/2011/the-big-bunny-2/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:55:00 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1986 The warmer days of Spring have inspired Judi to start working on The Big Bunny. Born on February 9th, 2010 the three foot tall bunny has gone through several stages over the past year. You can follow the process here, here and here, but over the past few days Judi has put some intense detail [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/the-big-bunny-2/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2011/big-boy-santa/ http://valfa.com/2011/big-boy-santa/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:15:46 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1501 Full Screen Slide Show > UPDATE: March 24, 2011 — With Lisa’s help, the Big Boy Santa is finally completed. Going through the final sets of sealing and finished with the aging process, the Big Boy Santa is done and ready to come home with you! UPDATE: March 17, 2011 — Judi has added a [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2011/big-boy-santa/feed/ 1 http://valfa.com/2010/judi-at-gettysburg/ http://valfa.com/2010/judi-at-gettysburg/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:07:12 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1407 Judi Vaillancourt is on hand at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center from 9:00am until 4:00pm. Recently designed pieces, including the custom created Abraham Lincoln and the custom designed Civil War Santa were unveiled to an eager crowd to see the pieces and to meet both Gary and Judi.]]> http://valfa.com/2010/judi-at-gettysburg/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/peek-at-peek/ http://valfa.com/2010/peek-at-peek/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:34:06 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1298 http://valfa.com/2010/peek-at-peek/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/limited-edition-mould-piece/ http://valfa.com/2010/limited-edition-mould-piece/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:03:16 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1284 In 2009 the Vaillancourt Folk Art mould dealer, in purchasing the complete mould collection of an old chocolate shop, found, in a remote corner of the shop, an untouched box of French LeTang Fils moulds—moulds that were never used and long forgotten. One of these mould styles was a collection of six, each of them [...]]]> http://valfa.com/2010/limited-edition-mould-piece/feed/ 0 http://valfa.com/2010/family-business-award/ http://valfa.com/2010/family-business-award/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:21:22 +0000 Vaillancourt Folk Art http://valfa.com/?p=1249 http://valfa.com/2010/family-business-award/feed/ 0