Traditional Gourd Art
Gourds are found in a wide range of shapes and sizes and are members of one of the largest botanical families, the Cucurbitacae family, which includes melons and squash. Traditional Native artists know that only three types dry with a hard shell and this separates a gourd from a squash. These days, dried gourds (intended for gourd art) may be gotten from gourd farms and farmers' markets, rather than grown from seeds, which is very time consuming.
Would you like to learn about gourd crafting? Be sure to visit
the many pages of the following web site for free tutorials and projects,
including step by step photos'. The site offers some hard to find
supplies and tools as well as a sampling of current gourd art available
for purchase.
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