The art of gourd carving has been practiced in Peru for more than 4,000 years. Photographs by Joshua Eli Cogan, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archive A double-rainbow in Huancayo, Peru. Photographs by ...

Being among those who craft gourds into works of art, Pawlik draws from knowledge ... so they can be painted, carved and cut. "When they dry, there's a thick layer of skin on the outside ...

When Bonnie Adams of Port Byron went looking to secure the future of her art, she found ... simple strips of dried gourd that have been turned into pins to drawings, carvings, etchings, handbags ...

His secretary told him her dad had gourds ripe for carving, and he took off from there. Since then, he has created hundreds of art pieces, some practical like lamps, and others decorative.

What is gourd art? The process of taking a raw, moldy gourd and making something beautiful with it using technique and creativity. My gourds can include carving, painting and wood-burning.

Pointek’s gourd art encompasses carving, wood burning, weaving, painting and pretty much doing anything it takes to reshape the modest gourd into an undeniable eye magnet. He may work on one ...

The gloriously carved and masterfully painted vases ... Bratcher tackled empty-nest syndrome head on by learning about gourd art. “I saw a flowery painted gourd. I love detail work.

“As you wander on through the exhibition, you will see carved, painted ... visitors can pick out several gourds to take home to fashion their own gourdy art. “We have growers from Georgia ...

Connolly caught the bug about five years ago and has spent much of his spare time since then carving and staining his diverse arsenal of gourds to make ... at a Bower Center art show, where ...

Carving is a particularly esteemed art in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, where the technique has flourished for over a millennium. Favoring the tender, thin-skinned egg gourds ...