Gourds By Grace
Gourd vessel #4189
Gourd vessel #4189
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$175
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$22.00
Description
This gourd vessel has been chip carved with a palm held gouge, burned with a professional wood burning tool, and embellished with pine needles open and closed coiled with Crawford Irish waxed linen. The gourd has been protected with at least 2 coats of gloss polyeurathane.
Item details
Price
$175.00
Quantity available
1
Dimensions
Product
Length/Depth: 10 in
Width: 10 in
Height: 8.5 in
Package
Length/Depth: 10 in
Width: 10 in
Height: 8.5 in
Shipping
$22.00
Refund & return policy
No refund or returns allowed on this purchase.
Exceptions may apply. Please message Grace for more information.
Meet your seller
Gourds By Grace
I am a gourd artist who used to be a watercolor painter. My interest in gourds began as a small child, born and raised in Nigeria. The Nigerian people use gourds for everything from storing food to spoons to holding cosmetics. When I saw a class on gourd art offered eleven years ago I decided to give it a try. The feel and smell of the burning gourd just took me “home”. I was hooked.
I purchase my gourds from Welburn Gourd Farm — uncleaned and uncut. First I soak and scrub farm dirt and the mold off of the gourds. Then I look at each gourd carefully for any flaws or cracks. Each gourd has its own personality and that often dictates what design I will burn into the gourd and whether it will stay whole or become a opened vessel. The mold that forms on the gourds makes patterns that can be used or disregarded depending on the design. Sometimes I have a very definite design in mind when I begin and sometimes I make it up as I goe along. Some gourds may take as little as two or three hours to complete. Others may take days or weeks.
I learned to use pine needles to embellish the tops of my gourd vessels. I found that I enjoyed the pine needle weaving so much that I now make pine needle baskets and pine needle artwork to be diplayed on your wall.
Gourds have taken over my life. My brushes, paints and canvas have been pushed to one side (I was a water color painter for 20 years) as I explore the wonderfully tactile, three dimensional world of gourds. My gourds are sold through the Off Track Gallery located at 937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103 (behind Starbucks), downtown Encinitas, CA 92024 and in person at outdoor shows throughout Southern California (when life gets back to normal). All current gourds available for purchase may be viewed at GourdsByGrace.com. Email swanson121 [!at] cox.net for prices and more information.
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Gourd vessel #4189
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