GOURDS Author:Bonnie Gibson Bonnie Gibson begins by describing the tools you'll need and giving you tips on selecting, cleaning and preparing gourds.She explains the basic methods you'll use. Learn how to mark your design freehand or by transferring patterns. Try different coloring agents, from watercolors and colored markers to leather dyes and shoe polish. Then choose fr... more »om any of the more than 20 classic projects.
To create Petroglyph Pottery, enhance a gourd with sponged motifs that are evocative of rock wall drawings made by primitive people. Try a beautiful Barrel Cactus Birdfeeder that's as decorative as it is functional, A Dragonfly Candleholder with winged cutouts that cast dancing shadows and a Hopi-inspired vessel that combines pottery and coiled basketry. Use a handful of embellishments- leather, cloth, feathers, shells and sea pods to turn out your own Native Rattle, similar to those still used in Pueblo cultures.« less