FRIENDS' GOURDS

Canadian artist, Debra of the Purple Martin Conservancy in Canada, where our gourds are cherished.

Sunflower Gourds by:

This page is dedicated to my friends and customers.  Some have their own website which you can find on the Home page.  Others don't have a site but if you are interested in purchasing any of these gourds, just email me and I will get you in touch with the creators.

Two  beautiful gourds done by Marcie from VA. (below)

Billie from Alabama does breathtaking work!

This beautiful array of gourds was done by Marie from PA.

This lovely water lily and lily pads were done by Ashley, my granddaughter.  This is her own creation and is made of several pieces of gourds.  the lily is made from a very large top of a bottle gourd and the inside is a smaller top of a bottle gourd.  Then she cut the petals and lily pads from pieces of other gourds.  The center of the lily is seeds of a gourd painted yellow. It can be used in the water or as a table decoration.  The two lamps were also done by Ashley.

Drums made by my brother from Okla.

The 8 pictures below were done by Jan Dorris, from New Orleans.

Linda from Alaska also does great work. (right)

Geralyn's bright and cheerful looking gourds.

Notice Leslie's doll is holding a gourd bowl!

Dawn's Haunted house gourd!

First I want to share with you pictures of some great gourd craft work by students at Our Lady Queen of Heaven School in Lake Charles, La.  The gourds were purchased, from Gourd Gracious, by a wonderful lady, Mrs. Gloria Hebert.  She has been a wonderful patron of the arts to this school for several years.  She cleans, drills, and patches the gourds and they are then presented to the students to design and paint.  This is the class of 2008.  The fourth grade students made Christmas ornaments from miniature gourds. The 7th and 8th graders had to create an original design using red, white, blue and symbols of our nation. The 8th graders did cats and the 7th graders did birdhouses or masks. You will also see flowers made from scrap pieces of gourds made by some 8th graders for their spring play entitled "The Secret Garden". The 6th and 7th graders aslo did a study of Vincent Van Gogh and had to adapt his famous painting "The Starry Night" to either a bowl or a birdhouse.  Please, sign the guestbook provided especially for these young people and let them know how much you enjoyed looking at their work.  They all did a great job!  Thanks for sharing these with us.

These three gourds were done by Rosemarie if NC. THe egg gourds are carved and dyed. The other two have sculptured figures inside the gourds.

A gourd fairy house by Angie of Spain. Yes, she buys from us also! .

These lovely gourds above are done by Annie from N.J.

. Beverly's (Okla) adorable mailman.

These shakeries are done by our customer from Puerto Rico, Jose.

An interestng mask by Linda from Alaska.

Dynva's wolf and Jeri's bulldog are two masterpieces in animal art on gourds.

These (above) were done by Mary Th. from KS. Beautiful work!

The Ornaments by the 4th graders:

The patriotic cats by the 8th graders:

above: "A Political Discussion between Patriotic Cats"

Patriotic birdhouses and masks made by 7th graders:

The 6th and 7th graders Vincent Van Gogh adaptations:

Flowers by 8th graders:

These are done by Linda Ralph of England.

DJ's creation .

Debbie M's penguin

France's Grannets and Gail's flamingos

Lucille's dipper gourd kettle.

This magnificent bulldog was painted by Jeri Toth of Missouri.

This egg gourd was done by Alice M. of Va.

Millie's birdhouse and pine needle turkey with a gourd head.

The four pictures below show the wonderful artwork of Brenda S. from Indiana.

Debbie from Ala. did this beautiful apple gourd..

Glenda's Christmas tree of gourd ornaments!