The Huichol Technique of Adding Beads to Gourd Art
The Huichol Technique of Adding Beads to Gourd Art takes a few tools and many beads. I will show you what you need and introduce the process. This famous folk…
How to Repair Your Gourd for Gourd Art
Do you have to repair cracked gourds? Learn how fractured cracks, wormholes, and broken or missing stems can all be repaired on your gourds. You pick up a beautifully shaped…
How to Inlay Cactus Fiber on a Gourd
How to Inlay Cactus Fiber on a Gourd provides a picture guide that helps you get through this process using prickly pear fiber. One of the most exciting embellishments used…
How to Decoupage a Beautiful Napkin to a Gourd
How to Decoupage a Beautiful Napkin to a Gourd explains a fun and easy project for beginning gourd artists. If you are not great at drawing and painting, this may…
Shading and Stippling a Gourd with Pyrography
Shading and Stippling a Gourd with Wood burning begins with preparation, tips, and skills that can be learned. I will share information to help you start with good habits and…
Tips for using Gold Leafing on your Gourd Art
Tips for using Gold Leafing on your Gourd Art reviews the products needed, illustrates the process, and lets you watch an expert demonstrate the process on a gourd. Buying gold…
Two Ways to Create a Gourd Lid
Creating a gourd lid for a gourd begins with the cut and having the right tools to make it easily happen. In this post, we will learn two ways to…
Meet Gourd Art Master, Kristy Dial
A gourd art teacher, promoter of the art form, and addicted to the Southwest Style Kristy Dial's southwest style is simple and powerful, and her teaching style makes learning her…
Buying Gourds and Supplies Online from the Western U.S.
If you are living in another county or in the remote rural areas in the west. Let’s take a closer look at the best way of buying gourds and supplies…
Two Easy Santa Claus Gourd projects Painted on Pear Gourds
These easy Santa Claus gourd projects are the perfect for a beginner in gourd art. Wonderfully talented, Deborah Adele is a great teacher with some unique ways to easily add…