"Purple Passion"

This gourd is cut, carved with a fine filagree and painted with turquise, aqua and orange metallic inks. 11" tall x 7' in diameter plus stem

This gourd is cut, inlaid with brass and copper embellishments, finished with a sand texture and painted copper with turquiose and aqua.
Inside is turquoise.
13" in diameter 8" tall

This gourd bowl is cut, carved and painted. The flower stamens are mede from the tendrils of the gourd vine.
4.5" tall x 4.5" in diameter

"Seafarer's Delight"

Decorative Gourd Vase

Filigree Carved Vase

This gourd is carved painted and has eggshell mosaic highlights.
5.5" tall x 10" in diameter

This is an upside down gourd with a 'new' bottom attached. Polished and carved with turquoise metallic ink. The inside is sprayed with a stone texture.

This gourd is cut, carved and painted. The purple metallic paint varigates to light purple on the bottom and the turqiose edge fades to aqua. n/a

Decorative Gourd Planter

Baby Devil's Claw - n/a

This bottle gourd hase been cut into a planter. Stained Art Print Brown with acrylic border. The stem is wrapped in turquoise leather with feather and bead highlights.

This is stained Art Print Brown with Aqua colored crushed glass inlay.

This gourd has a metallic finish with small philodendron sheaths and baby devils claw all grown in Arizona. There are a couple of turquoise beads and turquoise glaze in the divots of the gourd surface. It is 3.5" wide and stands 9" tall including the copper stand.

Decorative Gourd - n/a

Woven Gourd - n/a

Decorative Gourd - n/a

This was made from the base of a caveman club gourd. Part of the neck was used for the stand. It is stained Art Brint Brown and the shorter 'columns' are painted a similar color so that every other 'column' shows the gourd texture.

This was made from a kettle gourd. Stained Art Print Brown using a similar color acrylic, woodburn border and embroidery floss for the weaving with a few turquoise stone beads.

This gourd is stained Art Print Brown with a turquoise leather collar wrapper with metallic copper embroidery floss. It has feathers and turqoise beads.

Decorative Gourd with Devil's Claw - n/a

Decorative Gourd with Devil's Claw - n/a

These 2 gourds are colored with a white stucco. They have a devil's claw with purple feathers and white & purple paper ribbon. The stem on the left one is wrapped in purple embroidery floss.