Gourd art

Gourd art

. Gourd crafting and painting has evolved from early hand carvings to the modern day use by some of electric wood burners and high-speed pen-shaped drills that can be used to inscribe almost any design.

The American Gourd Society, headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana, was founded in 1937 and publishes its own magazine. The Canadian Gourd Society was formed in 1999 and is located in Kitchener, Ontario. Both are national nonprofit organizations dedicated to the education and instruction of those interested in gourd history, cultivation, painting, crafts, and participating in competitions. Gourd Art shows and festivals occur in many places throughout North America, the oldest running festival was founded in North Carolina in 1942. In recent years, Internet technology has considerably broadened exposure to the art form which in turn has helped generate a marked increase in the number of participants. In North America, gourd art has been the subject of specialty television programs such as the Carol Duvall Show on Home & Garden Television. No longer considered just a craft, gourd art is being elevated to the point where it has been featured in a number of galleries and magazines and exhibited at the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C..

In 2003, Gourd artists from the United States, Australia, and Canada got together to create the world's first Gourdpatch Quilt. Each artist brought their particular artistic style to a flat 4"x4" gourd tile which was stitched together to create a quilt.

External links

* [http://www.worldofgourds.com/ The World of Gourds]
* [http://www.calgourd.com/ California Gourd Society Website]
* [http://www.gourdwalkergourdart.com/ GourdWalker Gourd Art - Artist Jill Walker]
* Fine-art gourds by the Alfaro-Nùñez family of Cochas Grande, Peru: [http://www.art-gourds.com/ art-gourds.com]
* [http://americangourdart.com/ American Gourd Art website: Fine Gourd Art by Liz Cornish]
* [http://www.orangecountygourdsociety.org/ Orange County Gourd Society website]
* [http://www.thegourdofeden.com/ The Gourd of Eden Denise Williams]
* [http://www.GourdsbyBooker.com/ Gourd Art by Booker Preston]
* [http://www.fallbrookgourdpatch.com/ Fallbrook Gourd Patch website]
* [http://www.jennysgourds.com/ Gourd Art by Jennifer Zingg]
* [http://www.gourdzette.com/ Gourd News, Information free projects]
* [http://www.californiagourds.com/ Gourds for Arts and Crafts, Tips and Projects]
* [http://www.geocities.com/clairecassan/GourdCraft.html Tutorials and Gourd Art by Claire Cassan]
* [http://www.amishgourds.com/ Clean Dried Gourds for Art and Crafts]
* [http://www.americangourdsociety.org/ American Gourd Society website]
* [http://www.gourdsdownunder.com/ Gourds DownUnder, Australia]
* [http://canadiangourdsociety.org/ Canadian Gourd Society website]
* [http://www.thegourdquilt.com The Gourdpatch Quilt]
* [http://www.gourdart.ca/the_gallery.htm Gallery of Gourd paintings by Mary Driussi-Yaber]
* [http://www.arizonagourds.com/ Southwestern Gourd Art by Bonnie Gibson]
* [http://www.gingerjargourds.com/ Ginger Jar Gourds: Gourd Art by Ginger Earley]
* [http://www.fbcreations.com/ Canadian gourd artist France Benoit]
* [http://www.chavez-thomas.com/ Pyroengraved Fine Art Gourdwork] created by Lisa Chavez-Thomas
* [http://www.celebratecreation.com/ Celebrate Creation Natural Art: Gourd Art by Candie Koehn]
* [http://www.sukabagi.com/ Turkish Gourd Lamps : Gourd Art by Nurettin Taskaya]
* [http://www.geocities.com/tgs_southeast/ South-East Texas Gourd Patch]
* [http://www.CreativeGourdDesigns.com/ Gourd Fine Artist Diana Tolenaar]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/deva581/ Gourd Artist From India DEVRAJ KHASTAGIR]


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