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Author: Mickey Baskett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2005-08
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781402727757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransform simple garden gourds into beautiful and functional decorative objects. Follow the guides to growing, selecting, cleaning, and preparing your gourds. Learn about different methods to decorate the gourds.
Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Lark Books
Published: 1998-12
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781887374552
DOWNLOAD EBOOK22 projects; 55 decorative techniques; 300 inspirational designs.
Author: Marianne Barnes
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 2014-02-28
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764344923
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Through 300 color images and tutorials from several contributing artists, see how embellishments can add variety to your gourd designs. Beads, metal, wire, clay, antlers, and other art materials are used to give character to a gourd mask, dress up a gourd doll, or add the final touch to gourd jewelry and holiday-themed gourd decorations. There are projects for all skill levels, whether you are new to gourds or a seasoned gourd artist."--Amazon.com
Author: Mickey Baskett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9781402724404
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDon't just send a card--give someone special a handmade keepsake! Making pretty, personalized greeting cards has never been simpler or more fun. these eye-catching projects will help you celebrates any occasion, from birthdays to holidays, by letting loved ones know that you remember them warmly.
Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781402704420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJim 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.
Author: Marianne Barnes
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764346149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn gourd art, there is a vast array of material that can be used when carving and decorating a gourd. When it comes to doing the rim, the options are just as varied. The best rims are those that complement the gourd's overall design. The rim "completes" the gourd--it makes the gourd look finished. Through more than 200 color images and tutorials from contributing artists, learn how to finish the rims of gourd bowls using chip stone, tubular beading, paper, coiling, leather, wire, clay, pine needle, and flowers. The rims illustrated range from the very simple to the extremely elaborate. A gallery of completed works will inspire your own creative ideas. This book is perfect for gourd artists of all skill levels.
Author: Bonnie Gibson
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781600595486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGourds -- with their infinite variety of unusual shapes and sizes, and their smooth surfaces -- have provided a perfect canvas for artists in the American Southwest over many years. It's easy to carve, paint, and stain them, and add embellishments like beads and feathers. These beautiful projects, including rainsticks, masks, and bowls, reflect the traditional designs, techniques, and colors that are indigenous to this region.
Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Lark Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781579901523
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains twenty easy projects using gourds to create candleholders, a birdhouse, drinking cups, bracelets, and bowls.
Author: Kas Hirst
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2015-01-20
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 1499031033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooking for something different to inspire the artist within you? Why not try a gourd! Theyre fun to work with, so practical, and make great gifts. You can paint, decoupage, carve, mosaic, woodburn, or leave them in their natural state. Once you start, the possibilities are endless. So for people wanting either a new craft or a new medium for an old craft, give a gourd a go! Youll be surprised and delighted with what you discover in the gourds and in yourself. Here, I show you how to grow and decorate these amazing natural art mediums. Read on.
Author: Ro Shillingford
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780764328251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn all the steps necessary, from the ground up you might say, to create wonderful art with gourds. Over 220 clear color photos and concise text explain how to create gourd bird houses, bowls, apple boxes, whimsy-bird vases, ewers, and scarecrow roly-polys. The informative text also provides essential information on growing, curing, and cleaning gourds of different types. Cutting and cleaning techniques, the proper use of glues and wood fillers, and how to transfer pattern drawings to gourds are also covered. Decorating gourds is addressed in detail, including coloring, burning, decorative carving, and finishing techniques. Pattern drawings and a resources guide listing the names and addresses of useful suppliers are supplied. This is the perfect guide for all who pursue this entertaining and rewarding craft.
