Gourd art involves creating works of art on gourd shells through carving, shaping, polishing, painting, pyrography, etc. Gourds are in the same plant family as pumpkins. When dried, gourd shells have an appearance similar to wood.
In this section you can find gourd carving tutorials, tips, discussion forums, and other how-to information for gourd artists and crafters, supplies ranging from gourd seeds to carving tools, as well as links to online shops with unique handcrafted items available made from gourds.
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Welburn Gourd Farm-- The world's largest supplier and grower of organic hard-shell gourds for more than 24 years. A Welburn gourd is the gourd of choice for musical instruments, basketry, woodburning, staining, painting, beading and more. If you have not yet worked with a Welburn gourd, now is the right time to give it a try!
The American Gourd Society-- The American Gourd Society promotes interest in all activities relating to gourds: cultivation, historical uses, gourd show competition, craftwork, and artistic decoration.
Gourdaments-- Home of the Gourdaments! Natural gourd creations full of whimsy and creativity.
- Mindy Hawkins' Gourd Sculptures-- Mindy Hawkins is an artist from Jacksonville, FL who creates wonderful works of art by converting gourds into wonderful birds, fruits, and other beautiful items
- The Gourdzette Newsletter-- The Gourdzette is the official newsletter of the Gourd Crafting Community, brought to you by California Gourds! Readers count on The Gourdzette for timely and quality information, including valuable tips on growing and crafting gourds, the Gourd Calendar of Events to keep you up to date on all the gourd festivals and happenings around the country, plus great crafting ideas and information you won't find anywhere else!
- Primitive Originals-- The nation's gourd supply source! A full line of tools, kits, cords, books, woodburners, Pyro Paper, safety items and sinew, as well as many items unique to Primitive Originals: KumiLoom kumihimo braid weaving loom, Beadstop awl, Workshop Series, clipart series, beading designs, washi tools, kumihimo books and tools and much more.
- The Gourd Cottage-- Handpainted and carved original gourd designs for all seasons by Anna Angelo.
- Gourds By Lori-- Southern Illinois Artist Lori Allen reveals the natural beauty of the gourd making baskets, bowls, vases, etc. using stains, dyes and pyography.
- California Gourds-- California-based supplier of hardshell gourds, crafting kits, books, tool, supplies and more.
- Artistic Gourd Lamps-- Romantic lamps made from natural gourds. Each gourd lamp is an individual, extraordinary masterpiece of handicrafts, which adorns living and sleeping rooms with its overwhelming play of lights. It takes an extraordinary lot of work and time to make a gourd lamp, but it's worth it as the result is an exceptional work of art, which makes for pretty decoration even in broad daylight, but in the dark it really comes to life and enchants everybody with its wonderful light.
- Art by Geri-- Examples of different mediums. Recent work mostly in gourd art. Painted gourds, leather-dyed gourds, carved and woodburned gourds and combinations of methods. The most intricate and time-consuming are the carved gourds. Also listed are the books that the artist been published in, galleries she is in and a list of testimonals from clients that have purchased her work.
- JRA Gourd Art-- Gourd craft as an art, detailed pyrography, carving and coiling by Jenn Avery.
- Wildcraft Gourds-- WildCraft Gourd Art brings to you a site dedicated to all things gourds! From information on gourd art, growing gourds, harvesting, curing and crafting, you can find it here.
- Martha's Gourds-- Get hand painted and ready-to-craft gourds at Martha's Gourds. A selection of Pennsylvania and California grown gourds.
- Gourd in Hand-- Photos of gourd work, a brief biography, links, shows and hopefully soon an order page. Some updating needs to take place, but it is in the works.
- The Gourdfather (Australian)-- The Gourdfather supplies one of the worlds widest varieties of unusual and rare gourds, and seeds, for gourd art, craft and home decor, gourd books and tools.
- Cyndee Newick: Earthborn Gourd Creations-- California artist Cyndee Newick creates gourd art vessels, figures, birdhouses and more, primarily using translucent acrylic mediums on home- and farm-grown organic gourds. Designs often incorporate nature, mythic and ethnic themes.
- The Gourd Of Eden-- Unique gourd fine art for collectors, hobbyists and the world at large. Come and visit to enjoy a fresh persepctive on gourds!
- Arizona Gourd Creations-- These gourd creations have been inspired by Native American Pottery. I use pyroengraving, carving, weaving, and painting techniques to complete a gourd. Web site includes gourd crafting supplies, several pages of tutorials, step by step photos, and a page of my current gourd art for sale.
- Creative Gourd Designs-- Gourd fine art influenced by southwestern culture has lead to the creation of spirit people, spirit maidens, missions bowls, gourd masks and cactus gardens.
- Summerbird Designs-- Beadwork and fine gourd art by Oglala Lakota artist Dusti Lockey. All pieces are one-of-a-kind and made using only the finest materials available.
- Original Gourds by Emily Brinac-- One-of-a kind gourd art by Emily Brinac.
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