What an excellent teacher and artist you are Alretta. Thank you for making this video. I bought a gourd about 15 years ago, not knowing what I was going to do with it. You have inspired me to get it out and create.
So much of what Alretta said resonated with me: whether or not she is an "artist"; letting the gourd determine what it should be; and putting a piece on the back burner if she was bored with it. I learned so much about tools, etc. from this video and Alretta's work is stunning.
I’m so impressed with all the skills and technics you have and need to create so beautiful designs. I just bought one gourd to make something beautiful but I feel this is soooo far of my knowledge that probably I’ll leave them natural. 😂😂😂. Thanks for this master class.
Just found you! You’re a very good teacher! I understand what you mean about living with your gourds until a project comes to mind. I’ve done a few for family and friends. I have a lot of family in MN.
I just love what you are doing as an artist...I have been wanting to do something creative for a long time and especially since retiring from work, and you have inspired me to try my hand at Gourd Artistry ... I have been fascinated by Gourds since I was a little girl and have grown them over the years ... I am going to plant some Gourds and start the process ... thank you for your inspiration, I have subscribed to your Chanel and look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work.
I just bought my first two gourds, I have no tools ( sanders, burners, cutters..lol) I have refurbished old furniture all by hand :/ I hope once they dry and cured I will have some tools to start off with
That got me, too! I get the same creating with stones and crystals.Wish more people listened when Nature speaks, the world would be more peaceful, I think :)
Gourd dust is very fine one has to be careful,in my farm in Kenya we learned a generation technique of cleaning, you put small pebble stones inside and water shake it out and it will be clean like porcellain you are welcome to my farm.
Qué maravilla ! Soy de Córdoba Argentina y me encantaría saber dónde conseguir las semillas, coseche algunas calabazas del peregrino. Pero no son tan fuertes y gruesas cómo las que tienes!😅 Felicitaciones una belleza. Yo ahora empiezo con este arte. Donde comprar las semillas?? Muchas gracias saludos desde argentina!
How do you get such perfect oblong and circle shapes on the gourd. I am really struggling with this. Would also like a way to mark off perfect horizontal lines. Your expert advise would be greatly appreciated.
I love your work. I bought gourd seeds from California back to North Carolina 18 yrs ago. Grew my own gourds. I had watched my grandmother grow them in the '50. They made them into dippers for water from the well. I had no idea what I was going to do. 1st year, I made a still art sculpture for table. Beautiful. Enjoyable. Another time, I painted, opened some and placed birds and nest inside as Christmas ornaments. Right now I'm working on one for my Fall harvest decor. I have just a few left All from a pack of seeds that yielded me 3 seasons of gourds, 18 years ago. Fun. ; )
Alretta, you are indeed an artist! You don't realize it, but you are a clairvoyant artist. You can't "see" the end at the beginning because it has to move through your soul first and it travel through your hands. When you were talking about what you did, I saw you sitting in a lodge working on pre-Columbian art on fabrics, pottery, and horn. One of your designs with the women you have done before in that lifetime. (I am clairvoyant.)I watched your entire video as I wanted to learn more about gourds. I'm not destined to be a gourd artist like you (eczema on fingertips). I plan to make a few of them into birdhouses and plan to attached tiny mosaic elements. I wanted to make a gifts of the few I have. Thank you for giving your time! I spend a lot of time alone in the afternoons and you sure made mine! Chickie
Could not be more impressed and inspired with your down-to-earth, start-to-finish, show-n-tell, personal insight gourd video with beloved Yorkie. You've taught me more with your video than I have learned, seen and felt through any other medium and by flying be the seat of my britches. Thank you Miss Alretta.
I really liked her. She would make a great instructor. I recently started growing gourds and am waiting for my first batch to try. Have been drying for a few months and I'm anxious to get started on them.
The pear piece made me say Oh WoW! Thoroughly enjoyed this clip, fantastic workshop and beautiful craftsmanship and in such a easy step by step tutorial. Loved all the pieces she made.
Accidently saw this and OMG Alretta you are an amazing artist. I live in Western Colorado and grew a bunch of Gourds about 10 years ago, I had so many I didn't know what to do with them. Now the ideas are going crazy in my brain. Thank you Thank you for your you tube. I learned a lot and LOVED your designs.
Alretta, you are an Artist 👨🎤 I would love ❤️ to see the Dragon 🐉 when it's finished. I would love ❤️ some of your seeds, although I don't know 🤷♀️ if they would grow in the UK 🇬🇧 thank you so much 😊 I really enjoyed watching you work.
I would like some of those gourd stands! They are awesome! Your video is really wonderful.. I am still watching all of your workings.. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so very much for making this video I've never seen anything like this before you do beautiful work and I will I love your Workshop keep up the great work we need a woman to represent the beautiful works of art like you do. That Dragon would make a very beautiful and unique lamp with shade. I want it
Absolutely stunning works of art. Is "gourding" a verb? Or how about "gourde"? I am in South Carolina and have grown my own gourds. No two are ever alike. I had to chuckle at the moose, as I am original from Maine, and moose there are as common as kudzu is in the South. Beautiful work, Alretta!
Teach...mentor Do not let it become a lost Art....im an Artist too graphic, reproductions, water colors...interior designs...etc...so wonderful to express
Finally a gourd artist that I cld relate to! Especially liked hearing that she too sometimes takes months listening to a gourd to tell her what it will become. I also was glad that she hadn’t found her style. I’ve done several but they’re all so different. I appreciated her advice on the leather dye & the fading. She covers very well all of the small but important tips! I am glad she mentioned that you should normally wear a mask. I became very ill when I cut into a few very thick gourds. The farm I now buy from is also in California. Even had one gourd that was a full inch thick!
Love watching you work on your gourds. I love your workshop too, it is so organized and clean. I do gourds in a small way, I always say I am a crafter, not an artist.
I just found your channel you are absolutely amazing you are such a talented talented person I enjoyed your videos so much and your Yorkshire Terrier is the most precious thing I've ever seen I had a Yorkie for 14 years and he died of cancer there's nothing in this world like a Yorkie and I want a teacup so badly but I just don't know where to buy one at thank you for sharing
Alretta don't you think people have no idea how much thought goes into each piece? That turning it over and over in your head. That's what makes us artists we are truly artist. I all do all types from watercolor to stained glasswork and put my heart and soul into each creation. I have 2 Yorkies myself but since becoming handicapped with Multiple Sclerosis both my art and my babies have been a struggle.My daughters took over much of their care and they got me a cat that doesn't require so much getting up and down after finding it a struggle to walk, I still do some art everyday I can. Your gourds are very good and you should be very proud to be an ARTIST!
So very interesting, Alretta. I enjoy learning something new. I will probably never work on a gourd but I so enjoyed your teaching style and learning about gourds. Thank you.
We grew bushel basket gourds this year. They are huge. I suppose they will need more than a year to dry. That gives me time to figure out what to do with them. You are an inspiration. By the way, we were married on Nevis in April 2000 at the Golden Rock. You have a dream life. Hope to visit if we ever get to return.
It is true that when you get them with dirt and mold that the mold is toxic? Would it not be better to just cut/clean them outside? I actually do carving on gourds in the past, normally I'm a wood carver. But I had the opportunity to take a class In PA in Gourd carving.
Alretta, thanks so much. I was given a gourd from a friend and didn't know what to do with it. I had no idea they could be so beautiful. However, I live in the UK and the tools for making a decorative gourd are not easy to find, never mind trying to grow any. U do wonderful work xx
How interesting, this lady is a true inspiration. I love how she enjoys not knowing the outcome and that she acknowledges making lots of lemonade. True artist, without the ego. I’m a fan.
Beautiful work! I"m Impressed with the thought and attention to detail that begins in your head before you begin your magic. Each gourd speaks to you! I also love your little pooch. Your baby fits perfectly on the back of your neck.
Greetings from San Diego, California, Wow. This is the first time that a craft video made me cry. All of your works are beautiful... truly, but your butterfly bowl... Just WOW. When my mother passed away 2 years ago, we released butterflies after her service at the site where her ashes were buried. There were blue ones, and black and white ones, and yellow ones, etc... The one I released was a big, beautiful Monarch. They were her favorite. When I saw your butterfly bowl, I burst into tears. It is such a special piece. Would it happen to be for sale? I have the perfect new place for it on my fireplace mantle if it is looking for a good home. Thank you for sharing your art. It is incredible. Shelly
I'm just blown away ! It's the first time ever I hear about gord carving exists and it's so beautiful and such beautiful work. Thank you for allowing me to discover this art.
So impressed with your teaching style. I enjoyed this video very much. What do you finish the outside with? Is it waxed or do you apply a finish? I know for the inside leather dye. I have a dremel and wood burner will try them. Inks not so much, I made alcohol inks I wonder how they would work. Can you tell me how you finish the outside of the gourd? You do beautiful work. Gorgeous. Thank you for a most enjoyable video.
That little doggie loves his mama. Alretta seems like someone I would love to befriend. I like her subtle sense of humor and her no-nonsense and honest way of explaining her artwork.
Okay. First off, I have to tell you that I just absolutely love you. Your sense of humor is right up my alley. Now, I have questions. I dabble a bit in leather work, and have both leather dyes & acrylic paints specifically for leather. Do you think the leather paints will do well on the gourds? Next question is in regards to the ink dyes. Are ink pens intended for art/ painting the same or just as functional as ink dyes? Hope you get this. I would be very grateful to hear back from you, on this query.
There are tons of gourds a few miles down the road in Folsom Ca..They are already picked just drying out..lts been a couple years since lv been down that street lm going to go now that lv seen this..l have lived in East Sac and love it ....
This is a very good video. Thank you so much! So you prefer alcohol ink over leather dye? If so this is good to know because I have alcohol inks, but I was just getting ready to order leather dye as well.
You should never clean out the inside of the gourds without a quality respirator mask!!! That stuf is extremely toxic! Years ago I learned the hard way, and spent 2 weeks in hospital. Please be safe! That beeing said, I love her work.
Please share with me how you make such a smooth cut on your gourds...the surprise openings. I am so very new at this and have cut two with a jig saw. That isn't going to work. Those will have to have a twine or cording wrap around the edges to hide what I (mis) did. Are these cuts something I can do with a dremmel? Do I need the fili point burr? I can't afford the Proxxon mini saw at this time. Thank you so much. I've enjoyed watching this video and learned a lot from you.
Artists are ‘supposed to’ develop their own style…hahahahaha. I’m with you…it’s better to do whatever seems right for the moment…for that particular gourd;-)
Absolutely love your work!! I’ve got a ton of these gourds and would love to try something like this on one of them. I’ve searched for ink dye but I’m only finding alcohol inks, are they the same
Can we order the gourds? I grew my own this year but it rained so much here in the South I only turned out with a few, four actually, two big two small, and the dog chewed one of my tiny ones and it was super thin. I bought my seeds on eBay so you could definitely sell them. Oh well first go. I love watching this but I'd like to order some thick gourds so do you have a suggestion?
You are doing great job and i'm so thanks for you.. but i wonder that what's the tool you use to cut a gourd! i guess it's kinda jigsaw, but that's smaller than normal stuff. how can i get that jigsaw for crafting? this video is so helpful! thank you!
What an excellent teacher and artist you are Alretta. Thank you for making this video. I bought a gourd about 15 years ago, not knowing what I was going to do with it. You have inspired me to get it out and create.
So much of what Alretta said resonated with me: whether or not she is an "artist"; letting the gourd determine what it should be; and putting a piece on the back burner if she was bored with it. I learned so much about tools, etc. from this video and Alretta's work is stunning.
Each piece is remarkable and gorgeous 💝
Alretta, your personality is down to earth, inviting and simply charming overall. Talented artist, you are for sure.
I’m so impressed with all the skills and technics you have and need to create so beautiful designs. I just bought one gourd to make something beautiful but I feel this is soooo far of my knowledge that probably I’ll leave them natural. 😂😂😂. Thanks for this master class.
aww, her lil yorkie sleeps across her shoulders!! how precious
Just found you! You’re a very good teacher! I understand what you mean about living with your gourds until a project comes to mind. I’ve done a few for family and friends. I have a lot of family in MN.
I just love what you are doing as an artist...I have been wanting to do something creative for a long time and especially since retiring from work, and you have inspired me to try my hand at Gourd Artistry ... I have been fascinated by Gourds since I was a little girl and have grown them over the years ... I am going to plant some Gourds and start the process ... thank you for your inspiration, I have subscribed to your Chanel and look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work.
Be even more beautiful with lights inside. Creative awesome work
I had the same thought about the lights. The teardrops one would be perfect for that.
Youu are a true artist. Thank you for shaeing. Your workshop is stunning.
That looks like so much fun!
I like your work! Congratulations! You are indeed and ARTIST!!
What a fascinating thing to do! I might give it a try some day. I have all the tools except that grinder ball. Thanks for sharing this.
This looks like a fun art to learn. 💜. Thanks so much for sharing!
So clear! Thanks
Wow, You do some really nice work
Great job and very informative. Thank you for sharing.
I just bought my first two gourds, I have no tools ( sanders, burners, cutters..lol) I have refurbished old furniture all by hand :/ I hope once they dry and cured I will have some tools to start off with
Really great Video
How cool! I live nearby and I am sure ive seen these before. I cant wait to say hi if I see you!
Wonderful!!!
Fascinating!
Love this. I was sold when she said she listens to the gourds. I get that!
That got me, too! I get the same creating with stones and crystals.Wish more people listened when Nature speaks, the world would be more peaceful, I think :)
Me too..I listen to blank canvas. .
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Gourd dust is very fine one has to be careful,in my farm in Kenya we learned a generation technique of cleaning, you put small pebble stones inside and water shake it out and it will be clean like porcellain you are welcome to my farm.
Qué maravilla ! Soy de Córdoba Argentina y me encantaría saber dónde conseguir las semillas, coseche algunas calabazas del peregrino. Pero no son tan fuertes y gruesas cómo las que tienes!😅 Felicitaciones una belleza. Yo ahora empiezo con este arte. Donde comprar las semillas?? Muchas gracias saludos desde argentina!
Cool! I envie your setups!
could you share where you found the spherical drill bit you used to clean the gourd's interior?
I just discovered you and so happy to see your art. Do you share the source of your gourds?
How do you get such perfect oblong and circle shapes on the gourd. I am really struggling with this. Would also like a way to mark off perfect horizontal lines. Your expert advise would be greatly appreciated.
What piece is that on dremel?
I love your videos, Do you have seed for sale I would love to plant some in my backyard. please let me know. Ty.
Love your art work, but that yorkie is too cute laying his head on your shoulder.
What kind of paint brush are you using?
Do you know about mystisa 2 tool.
Where do you get your gourds? Do you care to tell us ?
also I see your a yorkies fan I only have eight yorkies
Looks like a Welburn gourd☺
I love your work. I bought gourd seeds from California back to North Carolina 18 yrs ago. Grew my own gourds. I had watched my grandmother grow them in the '50. They made them into dippers for water from the well. I had no idea what I was going to do. 1st year, I made a still art sculpture for table. Beautiful. Enjoyable. Another time, I painted, opened some and placed birds and nest inside as Christmas ornaments. Right now I'm working on one for my Fall harvest decor. I have just a few left
All from a pack of seeds that yielded me 3 seasons of gourds, 18 years ago. Fun. ; )
Alretta, you are indeed an artist! You don't realize it, but you are a clairvoyant artist. You can't "see" the end at the beginning because it has to move through your soul first and it travel through your hands. When you were talking about what you did, I saw you sitting in a lodge working on pre-Columbian art on fabrics, pottery, and horn. One of your designs with the women you have done before in that lifetime. (I am clairvoyant.)I watched your entire video as I wanted to learn more about gourds. I'm not destined to be a gourd artist like you (eczema on fingertips). I plan to make a few of them into birdhouses and plan to attached tiny mosaic elements. I wanted to make a gifts of the few I have. Thank you for giving your time! I spend a lot of time alone in the afternoons and you sure made mine! Chickie
WOW !! Thank you for this video...you are Amazing🐦🍂🍁🌰...
Could not be more impressed and inspired with your down-to-earth, start-to-finish, show-n-tell, personal insight gourd video with beloved Yorkie. You've taught me more with your video than I have learned, seen and felt through any other medium and by flying be the seat of my britches. Thank you Miss Alretta.
I really liked her. She would make a great instructor. I recently started growing gourds and am waiting for my first batch to try. Have been drying for a few months and I'm anxious to get started on them.
She is preety girl 2 😍
The pear piece made me say Oh WoW! Thoroughly enjoyed this clip, fantastic workshop and beautiful craftsmanship and in such a easy step by step tutorial. Loved all the pieces she made.
really enjoyed this video! your so talented,funny and very good at showing the processes to do gourd art. Plus your doggy is adorable!
Accidently saw this and OMG Alretta you are an amazing artist. I live in Western Colorado and grew a bunch of Gourds about 10 years ago, I had so many I didn't know what to do with them. Now the ideas are going crazy in my brain. Thank you Thank you for your you tube. I learned a lot and LOVED your designs.
Wow, wonderful. You are definately an artist! They are amazing & beautiful!
Just beautiful. This craft is right up my alley.
Alretta, you are an Artist 👨🎤 I would love ❤️ to see the Dragon 🐉 when it's finished. I would love ❤️ some of your seeds, although I don't know 🤷♀️ if they would grow in the UK 🇬🇧 thank you so much 😊 I really enjoyed watching you work.
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I would like some of those gourd stands! They are awesome! Your video is really wonderful.. I am still watching all of your workings.. Thanks for sharing!
I saw some just like them on the Welburn Gourd Farm's website...
I love Her! Beautiful work and lovely style, grace etc.. amazing
Thank you so very much for making this video I've never seen anything like this before you do beautiful work and I will I love your Workshop keep up the great work we need a woman to represent the beautiful works of art like you do. That Dragon would make a very beautiful and unique lamp with shade. I want it
I am amazed by your work! Very beautiful! You have a wonderful talent! I have enjoyed watching your video!
Thank you for making this video... great presentation. I work as a Pyrographist, lots of different woods and leather. oh, Hello from Canada...
Absolutely stunning works of art. Is "gourding" a verb? Or how about "gourde"? I am in South Carolina and have grown my own gourds. No two are ever alike. I had to chuckle at the moose, as I am original from Maine, and moose there are as common as kudzu is in the South. Beautiful work, Alretta!
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Do not let it become a lost Art....im an Artist too graphic, reproductions, water colors...interior designs...etc...so wonderful to express
Finally a gourd artist that I cld relate to! Especially liked hearing that she too sometimes takes months listening to a gourd to tell her what it will become. I also was glad that she hadn’t found her style. I’ve done several but they’re all so different. I appreciated her advice on the leather dye & the fading. She covers very well all of the small but important tips! I am glad she mentioned that you should normally wear a mask. I became very ill when I cut into a few very thick gourds. The farm I now buy from is also in California. Even had one gourd that was a full inch thick!
Love this. I am aware of the gourd farm in California, but I’m way too lazy to clean them before using them. I’m not much of an artist, anyway.
The star of the video is wrapped around your neck. Love gourds too.
Love watching you work on your gourds. I love your workshop too, it is so organized and clean. I do gourds in a small way, I always say I am a crafter, not an artist.
I just found your channel you are absolutely amazing you are such a talented talented person I enjoyed your videos so much and your Yorkshire Terrier is the most precious thing I've ever seen I had a Yorkie for 14 years and he died of cancer there's nothing in this world like a Yorkie and I want a teacup so badly but I just don't know where to buy one at thank you for sharing
That's great 👍 I enjoy wood burning gourds.
Alretta don't you think people have no idea how much thought goes into each piece? That turning it over and over in your head. That's what makes us artists we are truly artist. I all do all types from watercolor to stained glasswork and put my heart and soul into each creation.
I have 2 Yorkies myself but since becoming handicapped with Multiple Sclerosis both my art and my babies have been a struggle.My daughters took over much of their care and they got me a cat that doesn't require so much getting up and down after finding it a struggle to walk, I still do some art everyday I can. Your gourds are very good and you should be very proud to be an ARTIST!
Very lovely artwork. You have definitely found the right path to making YOU happy and all who admire your art. Thank you for showing.
So very interesting, Alretta. I enjoy learning something new. I will probably never work on a gourd but I so enjoyed your teaching style and learning about gourds. Thank you.
😂 I actually laughed out loud when you said, “I sell the seeds on the side. Not really I just made that up.” 😂😂😂
We grew bushel basket gourds this year. They are huge. I suppose they will need more than a year to dry. That gives me time to figure out what to do with them. You are an inspiration. By the way, we were married on Nevis in April 2000 at the Golden Rock. You have a dream life. Hope to visit if we ever get to return.
It is true that when you get them with dirt and mold that the mold is toxic? Would it not be better to just cut/clean them outside? I actually do carving on gourds in the past, normally I'm a wood carver. But I had the opportunity to take a class In PA in Gourd carving.
I always felt that quilling (3D Paper Art) was tedious, but this IS the ultimate challenge for patience. Great video.
Alretta, thanks so much. I was given a gourd from a friend and didn't know what to do with it. I had no idea they could be so beautiful. However, I live in the UK and the tools for making a decorative gourd are not easy to find, never mind trying to grow any. U do wonderful work xx
How interesting, this lady is a true inspiration. I love how she enjoys not knowing the outcome and that she acknowledges making lots of lemonade. True artist, without the ego. I’m a fan.
These are absolutely beautiful!!!! I love your 1st one!!! Actually I love them all!! 👏👏💕
So the dust is poisonous that means these gourds can not be storages of food items? Thanku
I don’t think it is pousonous, it’s just that it creates a very fine dust, that can get into your lungs.
It depends on how you finish th inside as to whether or not it can be used with food.
Beautiful work! I"m Impressed with the thought and attention to detail that begins in your head before you begin your magic. Each gourd speaks to you! I also love your little pooch. Your baby fits perfectly on the back of your neck.
I can't start another project l am now painting rocks and bricks..
Greetings from San Diego, California,
Wow. This is the first time that a craft video made me cry. All of your works are beautiful... truly, but your butterfly bowl... Just WOW.
When my mother passed away 2 years ago, we released butterflies after her service at the site where her ashes were buried. There were blue ones, and black and white ones, and yellow ones, etc... The one I released was a big, beautiful Monarch. They were her favorite.
When I saw your butterfly bowl, I burst into tears. It is such a special piece. Would it happen to be for sale? I have the perfect new place for it on my fireplace mantle if it is looking for a good home.
Thank you for sharing your art. It is incredible.
Shelly
I'm just blown away ! It's the first time ever I hear about gord carving exists and it's so beautiful and such beautiful work. Thank you for allowing me to discover this art.
you remind me so much of myself I have get this seven yoke's and every one is different.
NOW THAT'S AMAZING ! Thank you for sharing your work with us.. Excellent show !
So impressed with your teaching style. I enjoyed this video very much. What do you finish the outside with? Is it waxed or do you apply a finish? I know for the inside leather dye. I have a dremel and wood burner will try them. Inks not so much, I made alcohol inks I wonder how they would work. Can you tell me how you finish the outside of the gourd? You do beautiful work. Gorgeous. Thank you for a most enjoyable video.
Wow. I am in awe of your work skills. Simply beautiful.
That little doggie loves his mama. Alretta seems like someone I would love to befriend. I like her subtle sense of humor and her no-nonsense and honest way of explaining her artwork.
Okay. First off, I have to tell you that I just absolutely love you. Your sense of humor is right up my alley.
Now, I have questions. I dabble a bit in leather work, and have both leather dyes & acrylic paints specifically for leather. Do you think the leather paints will do well on the gourds?
Next question is in regards to the ink dyes. Are ink pens intended for art/ painting the same or just as functional as ink dyes?
Hope you get this. I would be very grateful to hear back from you, on this query.
There are tons of gourds a few miles down the road in Folsom Ca..They are already picked just drying out..lts been a couple years since lv been down that street lm going to go now that lv seen this..l have lived in East Sac and love it ....
Where are you? My sister lives in Placerville and I used to live in pollock pines. Absolutely loved the area.
Wow, that's so great that you've been inspired. Go for it!
Thanks for sharing your video.It was fantastic.I did some work with gourds when I lived in Brazil a few years ago.🙏👌
That was a beautiful presentation. The gourds were so artistically designed.
Wow! You are a master artist, inspirational. Born to teach. Such a joy to watch and listen to you.
I loved your very first gourd. Thank you.
Love your video! So easy to hear you talking and explaining how and why you do your art.
Wow! Amazing artist!
This is a very good video. Thank you so much! So you prefer alcohol ink over leather dye? If so this is good to know because I have alcohol inks, but I was just getting ready to order leather dye as well.
You are definitely a talented artist! Beautiful work! ❤I’ve always wanted to try doing a gourd…going to try growing some next year.
You should never clean out the inside of the gourds without a quality respirator mask!!! That stuf is extremely toxic! Years ago I learned the hard way, and spent 2 weeks in hospital. Please be safe! That beeing said, I love her work.
Please share with me how you make such a smooth cut on your gourds...the surprise openings. I am so very new at this and have cut two with a jig saw. That isn't going to work. Those will have to have a twine or cording wrap around the edges to hide what I (mis) did. Are these cuts something I can do with a dremmel? Do I need the fili point burr? I can't afford the Proxxon mini saw at this time. Thank you so much. I've enjoyed watching this video and learned a lot from you.
Artists are ‘supposed to’ develop their own style…hahahahaha. I’m with you…it’s better to do whatever seems right for the moment…for that particular gourd;-)
Very informative, best video I've seen on gourd decorating. Thank you for posting.
Absolutely love your work!! I’ve got a ton of these gourds and would love to try something like this on one of them. I’ve searched for ink dye but I’m only finding alcohol inks, are they the same
Well she doesn't know her style. Then maybe she could become a GOURDIST. This is very beautiful art indeed.
Can we order the gourds? I grew my own this year but it rained so much here in the South I only turned out with a few, four actually, two big two small, and the dog chewed one of my tiny ones and it was super thin. I bought my seeds on eBay so you could definitely sell them. Oh well first go. I love watching this but I'd like to order some thick gourds so do you have a suggestion?
You are doing great job and i'm so thanks for you..
but i wonder that what's the tool you use to cut a gourd! i guess it's kinda jigsaw, but that's smaller than normal stuff.
how can i get that jigsaw for crafting?
this video is so helpful! thank you!