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- What is your interest in gourds? Please be specific - one word answers will not be accepted. We block all potential spammers. YOU MUST use both your first and last name on your profile or we will not approve your membership.
- I got interested in gourds a little over a year ago and now they are my passion. They have opened the creative space in me that was dormant for a long time. I love learning new techniques to use on gourds and love looking at the beautiful work on this website. Every artist on here has a gift for gourd art.
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- At 4:50am on June 03, 2013, GAE Challenge gave Beth Lively a gift…
- At 7:59am on February 27, 2013,
Hellen Martin said… I’m personally inviting you to the Louisiana Gourd Society’s 1st Annual Show that will be held April 19-20, 2013 at the Claiborne Parish Fairgrounds located at 1563 Fairgrounds Drive in Haynesville, LA.
They will have classes both days, gourd art, competition, and kids korner. Visit their web site ….. www.louisianagourdsociety.org ….. for the class schedule and more information.
Tom and Zelda Hornsby, Bayou Gourds, will have gourds for you to purchase ….. www.bayougourds.com. Nedra Dennison, Sawdust Connection, will have a wide variety of her many supplies you can purchase ….. www.sawdustconnection.com. I will be teaching two classes and have a booth with my art and gourd books … www.paintingsbyhellen.com . There will also be other artists with their gourd art and supplies!!!
Come join us to have GOURD FUN! You can shop, take a class, browse the art competition, and see the fabulous gourd creations!
- At 3:23pm on October 26, 2012,
Connie Fox said… Thanks Beth! I enjoyed meeting as well. Love your dragonfly and sunflower gourds. I've been trying to carve a dragonfly. Hope to see you again soon. C
- At 7:50pm on June 26, 2012,
Mike Bachman said… Beth, thank you your comments. I use acrylic paints for the blues, oranges and yellow gourds and felt tip pens for my goose gourds, pencil for shading various gourds too. I have not tried any dyes yet...
- At 1:13pm on April 25, 2012,
Neola Caveny said… Mahalo! No torching involved - that's the natural mottling on the gourd, which happens to resemble the colors on dried bamboo. The rings are painted,
- At 2:10am on March 6, 2012, Neola Caveny said…
Mahalo, Beth! I'm lucky to have inspiration all around me - all the leaves and flowers are done from plants I have growing here on my property in the jungle.
- At 1:11pm on February 17, 2012,
Carrie D. Rogers said…
Thank you!
- At 4:51am on January 25, 2012, Hellen Martin gave Beth Lively a gift…
- At 8:17am on January 19, 2012,
Amy Gelley said… Hi...glad you like them. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with them.
- At 7:34am on December 31, 2011,
Jodena F Mikesell said… Wow your work is great. How long have you been doing gourd art?
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