Gourd Art Basics
Title | Gourd Art Basics PDF eBook |
Author | Angela Mohr |
Publisher | Schiffer Craft |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-11 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780764328299 |
In this new gourd book, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to select and prepare gourds from the garden and demonstrates basic techniques for cleaning, shaping, and fixing gourds, which then can be decorated for everyday use, such as bowls and vases.\nThis do-it-yourself how-to is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn the finer points of a gourd, fix their common flaws and put the gourds to good use as accessories around the house.
Gourd Art
Title | Gourd Art PDF eBook |
Author | David Macfarlane |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | 148 |
Release | 2008-03 |
Genre | Carving (Decorative arts) |
ISBN | 1402753683 |
Provides examples from twenty artists along with information on their tools, methods, and influences.
Decorating Gourds
Title | Decorating Gourds PDF eBook |
Author | Sue Waters |
Publisher | Schiffer Craft |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780764313127 |
Discover the wonderful art of gourd carving and produce gourd-geous results in a minimal time! Gourds grow in all shapes and sizes, and no two are alike. This book shows you how to prepare a gourd for decoration, and then lets your creativity soar! Step-by-step photos and text demonstrate several techniques you could use, including carving, woodburning, painting, staining, stenciling, and pine needle weaving. The projects covered here include vessels, a hanging potpourri, and an adorable Santa Claus. Patterns are included to get you started, and a color photo gallery displays finished projects.
Gourds in Your Garden
Title | Gourds in Your Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Ginger Summit |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 132 |
Release | 2001-06 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN | 9780806926995 |
Whether you're a seasoned gardener enchanted with their lush vines and unusually shaped fruit or a crafter in search of the perfect gourd for a specific project, this easy-to-use primer takes the mystery out of growing gourds. Largely ignored by most gardening books, gourd plants require specific attention to produce healthy vines and satisfactory fruit. Learn how to: * Identify popular gourd shapes * Plan and cultivate your garden * Grow, train, and harvest a bountiful crop * Control pests and disease with natural remedies * Prepare your gourds for use-in recipes and art projects. Lists of suppliers, a growing calendar, and space for notes on your own garden conditions make this the complete gourd sourcebook. A delight to read as well as a lasting reference, this long overdue guide to the adventures of growing one of Nature's greatest gifts is an essential addition to any gardener's library.
Gourd Crafts
Title | Gourd Crafts PDF eBook |
Author | Ginger Summit |
Publisher | Lark Books |
Total Pages | 86 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781579901523 |
Contains twenty easy projects using gourds to create candleholders, a birdhouse, drinking cups, bracelets, and bowls.
Complete Book of Gourd Carving
Title | Complete Book of Gourd Carving PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Widess |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781402704420 |
Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.
Gourd Pyrography
Title | Gourd Pyrography PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Widess |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 150 |
Release | 2007-03 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9781402745027 |
A guide to gourd pyrography--using heat to create works of gourd art--that discusses gourd prep and work basics, provides step-by-step instructions for several designs and techniques, and presents secrets from fifty artists.