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If you are interested in purchasing any of these gourds, but don't want to order online, just call Mary at 951-897-7157

Spiral

Detailed carving and pyrography create striking spiral design, with inlaid turquoise colored stone. Painted in shades of brown and highlighted with copper and bronze metallic paint. 9" tall #0360-15

220.00

Tangled Windows

The meditative art of doodling lends itself in an interesting way to gourds. Painstaking pyrography (woodburning) creates pattern and visual texture over the entire surface of this gourd bowl. Embellished with a metal button and subtly colored with ink dyes. 8" diameter #0343-14

160.00

"Beaded" Suede

Faux beading accents this simple yet striking Southwest inspired gourd vessel. Painted with a mixed media paint, it has the look of suede, further embellished with a handmade ceramic cabochon attached with leather cording. Techniques learned from Bonnie Gibson. 8" diameter, 7" tall #0361-15

120.00

Breaking the Blues

This award winning gourd has been carved and painted in a delicious variety of warm and cool colors. Approx. 11" diameter #0354-14

200.00

SOLD! Weave Me a Star

I love the beautiful webs created by Orb Weaver spiders, the inspiration for this piece. A quote from a poem by Pablo Neruda is pyrographed on the gourd. It reads "I want to have a talk with the spider, I want her to weave me a star." The web is pyrographed onto the gourd, the spider body is inlaid dichroic glass, the faux basketry is carved and pyrographed. Several other types of carving were used to create surface shaping and texturing. Painted with ink dyes and acrylic paints. 10" tall #0317-13

0.00

Here Comes the Sun

Created especially for The Arts Colony's Dusk to Dawn Show, and winner of the Best of Theme award, this gourd's interesting natural shape presented a fun and interesting design challenge. Pyrographed, painted and carved. 12" tall.

200.00

Sea Turtle

A pyrographed and handpainted sea turtle swims through a relief carved sea on this 12" diameter bowl. The sea is painted with acrylics and metallic inks. Rim is embellished with braided seagrass and gourd seeds. #0318-12

185.00

Sunflower Mosaic

Gourd vessel with special polished finish, bright colors and intricate carving to give the look of mosaic. Design covers entire gourd. Winner of 2nd place 3D/Sculpture The Arts Colony Corona, A Song in My Heart show. 10.5" tall #0341-13

195.00

Fire in the Sky

Inspired by a wildfire burning in nearby mountains, this gourd bowl has been hand painted with a variety of media. The top rim is a combination of fibers and copper beads. 9.5" diameter #0354-14

100.00

Aquifer

Carved, pyrographed and painted with ink dyes, this gourd stands 12" tall. Created for The Arts Colony Corona "Water" Show.

175.00

Desert Trek

The best way to cross a desert? How about a camel...
This large gourd is pyrographed and painted, featuring a lone camel rider on a desert trek with a camel caravan in the background. The border is inspired by the intricate designs of a unique art expression in which patterns are cut into the camels hair. 18" tall

150.00

Dance of the Cobra

Created for the "Music" Show at The Arts Colony, this uncut gourd depicts a snake charmer playing his hypnotic music for the dancingcobra. 12" tall 0340-13

110.00

The Torch Bearer

Intricately carved and painted around the entire gourd, this piece features African motifs. This award winning gourd is a tribute to those who carry the light into the world. 12" tall

300.00

Gourd Gone Gray

SOLD

Featuring sweeping "wave" and delicate filigree carving, this gourd is painted in black, white and gray with silver highlights. A unique and striking creation, with design around entire gourd. 8" tall.

150.00

Go With the Flow

About 14" tall, this gourd has been pyrographed, painted with ink dyes in a pleasing palette of earthtones. Small areas have been filigree carved and painted with a hint of metallic gold.
#0344-13

225.00

Positve Thought in Negative Space

Winner of 2nd place for 3-D/Sculpture in the "Introspection" show at The Arts Colony, Corona. A small gourd is inside the larger gourd. 10" diameter #0311-12

150.00

Rainbow River

Three rainbow trout swim around this pyrographed, relief carved and painted gourd. 13 individually inlaid natural polished stones. 11" diameter

225.00

Rebirth

Award winning gourd features woodburned and painted designs, inlaid turquoise and fabric wrapped cording coiled around the top.
10" diameter
#0186--11

200.00

Shadow People

This gourd won an award for the beautiful colors washed and blended throughout the design. Carved top painted in bright metallic inks.
11" tall #0145

75.00

Monarchs

Pyrographed and painted monarch butterflies stand out against the carved background on this 14" tall gourd. #0359-14

100.00

Blue Hummingbird

This beautiful gourd is 16" tall, pyrographed and painted with a blue and green hummingbird enjoying a sweet snack in the garden.

140.00

Vortex

Intricate carving, hand painting and an inlaid shell highlight this unique art gourd. 10" diameter canteen gourd. The back has a black textured finish, similar to raku pottery.

165.00

Undersea Meditations

This large bowl has an intricately cut opening and is painted with ink dyes. 16" diameter #0239

220.00

Butterflies Bowl

Four butterflies painted with copper metallic ink, bodies are inlaid beads. Stippled carved background, pine needles embellish the rim. 11" diameter #0136

160.00

Bowl with pine needle coiling

8" diameter #0154-07

50.00

Chicken Coop

This gourd bowl was inspired by our own backyard chicken coop.
12" diameter #0239-10

100.00

A Windy Day

SOLD

This whimsical gourd portrays a windy day in the neighborhood. Brightly colored houses and fall trees all appear to be "blowin' in the wind". The design goes around the entire gourd. 12" tall. #0342-13

140.00

Dia de Los Muertos

Inspired the Day of Dead celebrated in Mexico and many other cultures worldwide. Detailed woodburning and painting make this gourd spectacular. Winner of 2 awards
#0190-10 11" tall

200.00

Los Colores del Sol

This award winning gourd celebrates Mexican folk art. Click on thumbnails below for more views.
12" diameter #0181-09

200.00

Running Free

Pyrographed and handpainted on an uncut gourd. Inspired by my first horse, a mare named Sheba. 10" diameter #0105-07

128.00

Lidded Bowl

Elegant lidded bowl with pyrographed and painted motif surrounding an inlaid dichroic glass cabochon. Lid handle is created from a miniature gourd. 10" diameter #0314-12

105.00

Lidded Bowl

Lidded bowl, handpainted with a combination of inks. Genuine turquoise stone inlaid into front. The lid handle is a small jewelry gourd. Inside lined w/ rice paper handpainted aqua to match the outside. 5'' diameter #0306-12

35.00

Lidded Bowl

Gold and purple lidded gourd with dichroic glass inlay, accented wiith black and silver design. Lid handle crafted from a miniature gourd. 8" diameter #0315-12

65.00

Lidded bowl

Painted with ink dyes and inlayed with genuine turquoise. Interior decoupaged with coordinating print. 8" diameter #0243-11

45.00

Goldfish Bowl

Pretty little bowl handpainted with a mix of blues and highlighted by a woodburned and handpainted fancy goldfish.
5.5" diameter #0303-12

20.00

Little Butterfly Bowl

Brighty colored butterfly is woodburned and handpainted onto this little bowl.
4.5" diameter
#0304-12

20.00

Floating Hearts Bowl

Top half woodburned and colored with bright metallic inks and ink dyes. Bottom half is carved, then painted black and highlighted with metallic inks. 6" diameter
#0277-12

48.00

Little Brown Bowl

Hand painted and embellished with a carved bone button.
5.5" diameter #0305-12

20.00

Little Green Vase

Classicly shaped and handpainted a beautiful sage green with subtle hints of gold. Trimmed with a painted band of silver metallic to match the silver charm set off by a dark brown rim.
6" diameter #0202-12

20.00

Carved and Colorful Bowl

The entire surface of this gourd has been carved and then painted with acrylic paints and highlighted with metallics. 6" diameter #0332-13

35.00

"Create" Vessel

Perfect for holding your paintbrushes or pencils. I use one of these to hold my brushes. 5" tall #0326-13

25.00

Blue beaded bowl

Photo doesn't do justice to the beautiful mix of colors on this bowl. Rim is finished with fabric-wrapped cord and faux turquoise beads. 8" diameter #0284-12

45.00

Fishbowl

Bowl is painted in beautiful undersea colors. Inset is a mini-quilt with goldfish design.
11" diameter
#0173

100.00

Faux Raku Bowl

Layers of texture and color create a finish like raku ceramic. Patina and copper metal leaf around rim. Bright blue inlaid shell. 7" diameter #0265-12

45.00

Blue/Violet Bowl

Curved opening accented with beads and stipple carving. Silk dyed coloring in shades of blue and violet.
8" diameter
#0150-07

45.00

Fiber rimmed bowl

Simply painted with ink dye, this little bowl's rim is decorated with fiber and beads.
5" diameter
#0129-07

15.00

Copper beaded rim vase

5.5 " tall #0228-11

25.00

Gold Beaded rim vase

5.5 " tall #0233-11

25.00

Beaded rim vase

5.5" tall #0229-11

25.00

Bronze beaded rim vase

5.5" tall #0231-11

25.00

Green beaded rim vase

5" tall #0227-11

25.00

Black beaded rim vase

6" tall #0232-11

25.00

Floral Vase

Standing at just over 5" tall, this little vase resembles an opening flower bud. #0334-13

20.00

Floral Vase

At 5" tall, this little vase is shaped like a flower bud. #0327-13

20.00

Love Letters

Lacy design on white "paper" background created with resist painting technique. Red and purple hearts meld together, inlaid red and purple dichroic glass.
9" diameter #0208

60.00

Endangered

Created for an art show with the theme "Birds, Bees and Trees". My inspiration is the sad thought that each of these things have in common the fact that they are endangered. Approx 10" diameter #0177

190.00

Adam and Eve

Inspired by the Biblical story of the first man and woman - and so it begins...

65.00

Nude with Gourd

While a student in a life drawing class, I thought, why not use a gourd as my canvas? So I used one of my pencil drawings as the guide for this woodburned artwork
11" tall #0211

95.00