The Decorated Gourd: Beautiful Projects & New Techniques
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (598 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1579902472 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Inspiring NJ Artist This book has something for every and anyone interested in gourd crafting. Clear instructions written in Dyan's appealing natural tone along with the beautiful photography will encourage beginners to test their creativity and inspire experience gourd crafters to stretch. As an experienced gourd artist(with my masks having appeared on the covers of two national maazines), sinc. "Five Stars" according to Teri. I love all the pictures of grouds with people on them and fun ideas!. "Creating beautiful gourds" according to Gail Rinehart. As a novice in crafting with gourds this book gave me all the information from choosing a gourd to cutting, staining or painting, and creating texture to a gourd. Worth the money for anyone starting out on gourd crafting. Excellent resorce.
A gallery of works by the author and other artists provides ideas. Peterson's Decorated Gourd has more sophisticated projects involving pyrography (burning) and woven and beaded embellishments. Host's Gourd Crafts for the First Time is a book of basic techniques for cleaning, decorating, and preserving gourds, presented in a question-and-answer project format aimed at beginners. From Library Journal Gourds are easily obtained and fun to work with, having an infinite variety of peculiar shapes that lend themselves to imaginative uses. . Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Public libraries not having Ginger Summit and Jim Wedess's The Complete Book of Gourd Craft, which covers most of the same techniques, may want one or both of these for their crafts collections. Most are in a folk-art style adapted to the gourd medium
“The results are gorgeous.”—Chicago Tribune.. Beginners will discover in these pages endless inspiration, comprehensive information, and fabulous color photos. Thirty-five projects, many with templates, range from practical (a Dotted Horse Utensil Holder) to whimsical (a clock that doesn’t tell time) to Holiday Easter “eggs” and splendid Christmas ornaments