Sandra ( Sandy) Phillips's Comments

Sandy.. I thought we were friends.. o(  but we are now anyway.  When I respond on your wall isn't it 'personal' and viewed only by you???? 

Sandy.  Your coiling is GREAT.. I sure could use some pointers on mine.  I have followed tutorials and read on sites... never quite sure I'm doing it correctly and sure don't finish professionally!! HA!  Anyway, I just finished one and am not happy at all with the total outcome of the work on it.  I use the pine needles with the heads and started to try a loop.  I took the heads off and tried to add needles as I went along.  My question is do you use anything to wrap or are you using all needles?  Know what I mean??  Thanks, Amy

Thanks, Sandy,  It has been a very hard adjustment for me losing my mom.  I want to still pick up the telephone and call to tell her something.  It has had an effect on my art work.  I find I just can't seem to get back into the gourds.  I do plenty of manual labor about the house and yard but not gourds.  I only did the curlew because it was a comissioned piece.  I do need to get back to gourding or I am going to have a skimpy booth at Wuertz.  The estate is all settled and the house is sold so now is the time to shift gears.  Thanks again, Sandy.

Used one of the toppers today and it worked real well.  Thanks

I agree on the "four walls" statement. So glad Spring is upon us. Right now I am recuperating from a "Meniere's/vertigo attack. Ugh... I hate this part of my life!

I am free most any time. Let's do it soon.

Hi Sandy.... hope you are well. We still need to get together sometime. Have a great day!

Yes the gourd is green, then filled with the dye, made from sandalwood soaked in water. ( a common sandalwood, not the rare one)

I will be posting more photos of the progression as it dyes, takes about 3 weeks..

Hi Sandy,

The banyan tree came about because I wanted to do the tubers and roots of the orchid and had to put it on something.  The tree is snake gourds.  The flowers are those little jewelry gourds or spinners.  The tubers are small bananna gourds and the rest is made from scraps.  It was a lot of fun but I'm glad it's finished.  Thanks for all of your kind words.

Hi Sandy ask away, hope I have a good answer.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous gourd year! Let's try to get together soon.

Sandy,  try to get some pics posted later today .  Meeting friends for lunch, but may have time this afternoon.

I've only made one gourd bowl, to date--mission-era style with Native American cave art on the side.  I'm just beginning to acquire a few tools and am truly a beginner--primarily a gardener, but love gourd craft!  I've seen such amazing gourd art!  A neighbor here in OR, where we live part time, will share some of her gourd art techniques next time we're up here from Santa Barbara on the OR coast.  Amazing that your sister has my same name!  My full name is Judith Ann Favour Sims.