Let’s Make Gourd Flowers!
Let’s Make Flowers inspires you to use the cut-off tops of gourds and the broken pieces kept in your “odd things” drawer. A fun and inexpensive project. This is my…
Leather Dyes-The Do and Don’ts
Leather Dyes on Gourd can give a great depth of color but, there are issues. Here the Dos and Don'ts.Leather dyes have been around for years. Many experienced gourd artists…
7 Ways To Give your Gourds Shimmer with Mica Powders
Mica Powders can make your Gourds Shimmer With a little magic of mica powders, you can make embellishments, paints, clays and even the surface of the gourd shimmer. Get to…
Alcohol Inks and Easter Gourd Eggs
Alcohol ink techniques for Easter Gourd Eggs shows you two ways beginners can create beautiful eggs for display at Easter Alcohol inks are so fun to work with because…
Colored Pencils on Gourds
Colored Pencil on Gourds offers tips from three Master gourd artist and me! Everyone has a technique! Colored Pencils on Gourds: Tips The gourd surface is not paper with grit. So,…
Stop Hugging Your Gourd!
Here are some tips for holding both large and small gourd tight enough to steadily wood burn. I am not into hugging my gourds, but sometimes to hold them steady…
Wood Burning 101: The Outlining Technique
The Outlining Technique allows the gourd artist to use images on a round gourd that can be painted. Every gourd artist depends on this basic skill to create great gourds.…
How to Add Drama to your Gourd with a Design Cut
Add Drama with a Design Cut on your gourd that looks natural and interesting. I ill show you how! A design cut on a gourd refers to the negative space…
Kristen Treuting: Looking at a Gourd Organically
Kristen Treuting is looking at gourds organically. Each gourd has an unique shape that speaks of nature. What defines her pieces are the design cuts. This important negative space must…
Gourds as Clay Molds?
Gourd as Clay Molds show us how two friends with a gourd store have created this unusual process. Gourds as Clay Molds only at The Gourd Place Art Gallery and…