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Learn how to make gourd art and other arts and crafts project ideas using gourds in this free instructional video series.
There are 20 videos in this series:
Learn the history of using gourds for arts and crafts projects in this free online video.
Learn how to pick gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn all about gourd farms and decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to clean gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to cut gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to drill into gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to use a saw to cut gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to clean the inside of gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to make a design for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to draw on gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn tips on how to use a torch to burn designs on gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to use a torch to burn designs on gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to add color to decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to paint designs on gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to finish the inside of gourds for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to make a shadowbox for decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to embellish decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to add decorations to gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to finish a decorative gourd art project in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Learn how to sell decorative gourd art in this free online video arts and crafts lesson.
Gourd art, or gourd decorating, is an ancient tradition among many countries and indigenous populations. Artists will paint on the shell of dried gourds, and may also process the gourd by carving, sanding, burning or dying the gourd to enhance their work of art. Once thought to be only a craft, gourd art has developed into a featured art form in some areas of the country and has been the subject of home and garden television shows and several art galleries and magazines. You can find the oldest running gourd festival in North Carolina, and the American Gourd Society in Kokomo, Indiana.
In this free video series, our expert will demonstrate how to make gourd art. She will give instructions on how to create several gourd crafts. She offer tips on how to cut into a gourd, how to clean out the inside of the gourd, and shows you how to decorate gourds through several methods. You'll learn how to draw, paint, and scorch your own unique designs into gourds.
Karen LoCasale Karen LoCasale is an artist who lives in Clarkdale AZ, and has been creating decorative gourds for years. She currently likes to make seasonal art, shadow boxes and vessels. She can be contacted at hordesofgourdz@gmail.com or 928-639-3481 for more info or to purchase.dkdk
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