This article offers tips on dealing with the toxic mold and Hazards in your gourds. Avoid getting sick and ending your gourd crafting! Here are some safe practices.
This fun and easy project for beginners is a great way to learn how to avoid using your drawing and painting skills and let a beautiful napkin tell your story. The image possibilities are endless!
One of the most captivating embellishments used on gourds with a southwest theme is the unique 'cactus lace.' This layered fiber, found as the structure of a prickly pear petal, is a true marvel of nature. My friend, Karen Friend, graciously offered to share her process and tips for creating stunning gourd art. This post aims to illuminate this fascinating…
Watch the entire gourd process and see if it is the suitable art form for you! It may look attractive, but it takes a lot of work to turn an ugly, moldy shape into art. But the gourd process is also fun; you will meet great people!
Kristen Treuting is looking at gourds organically. Each gourd has a unique shape that speaks of nature. What defines her pieces are the design cuts. This important negative space must speak with the flow of the gourd. Let's see how she finds it.
Sequencing the gourd art-making process and having a well-thought-out plan is the key to a fun experience and a successful gourd. Karen Friend sells her work in a gallery. In this article, she takes you through her thought process as she creates a Southwest-themed gourd. We will look at the tools she uses, and I offer tips on her techniques…
This article will inspire you to use the cut-off tops of gourds and the broken pieces kept in your "odd things" drawer. Gourd flowers are the perfect item for a table, and they will sell fast at your booth!
Learn two ways to marbleize colors with gourd dyes and paint. Adding acrylic paints and pigment powders helps to give your gourd an exciting effect using familiar dyes. These techniques will help you save your gourd dye consumption and achieve brighter colors on your gourd by adding paint. One method uses white acrylic paint, and the other uses pigment powder.
I will share my process of finding, saving, and modifying "Google" images into original artwork. I will show you how to take ideas from others' work and add them to your design using your printer and Microsoft Word, enhancing your original design. Then, I will tell you three ways to transfer it to your gourd!
This article covers ten things to consider before you spend money on gourd supplies. Take these tips from a gourd artist who bought everything she saw that someone else had!
In this article, I review some of your choices for sanders and sanding tools for your gourd toolbox. You will find that many of your decisions will be determined by the gourd and your skill. Just because a product works well on wood does not mean it will work on our gourds. Let's look at what most gourd artists are…
