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From Vine to De-Vine Kathy Kennedy
Meyer
Taught by a Master Gardener, this class begins with the gourd seed, its
care and preparation for planting. Learn gourd plant anatomy, growing
cycle, and harvesting from the vine (de-vine). Find out how to
dry and store your hardshell gourds. Learn what bugs pester gourds
and how to control the buggers. Hands-on learning involves cleaning
a dirty gourd. Finish class with a gourd cleaned by your own hand.
Now that you have a clean gourd, you have completed a very important step
in divining your gourd project.
Supplies Provided by Instructor: All supplies, including a gourd. Class take-alongs include the gourd, a hand-out, and some starter supplies. Supplies Provided by Student: None. Number of Students: Maximum 12, minimum 1 |
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Inks and Rim Trim Alice Moore
Students will apply and blend inks on gourds and add a rim trim of pine
needles, sea grass or feathers, the choice is yours!
Supplies provided by Instructor: All. Supplies provided by Student: An apron or cover up. Number of Students: Maximum 8, minimum 1 |
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Topping It Off With a Gourd Angela
Mohr - Make a hat festooned with ribbon, gourds, and
harvest foliage. Fun to make and even more fun to wear, take this class
first thing and wear your creation all day while exploring the rest of
the festival. Hat color will be black or tan. Students will be permitted
to select what foliage and ribbon they want to combine with the gourds.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All Supplies provided by Student: None Number of Students: Maximum 7, minimum 1. |
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Basic Birdfeeder Kathy Kennedy Meyer
This class provides a natural accompaniment to the birdhouse. Coordinate
your backyard birdhouse with a matching birdfeeder gourd! Learn to
create another unique gift for your bird loving friends and family (not
to mention the birds in your own backyard.) You will cut holes, gut,
color,
waterproof, and hang the gourd. Instructor provides all supplies including the gourd. (Actual gourd shapes may vary.) This class uses power hand tools. Never held a mini jigsaw and never want to? Not a reason to skip class, because help is available. Youll enjoy this class so much that you will want to make more birdfeeders. Come prepared to buy gourds and supplies at the festival! Supplies provided by Instructor: All, including the gourd. Supplies provided by Student: None. Number of Students: Maximum 8, minimum 1 |
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 Gourd
Ornament Mechanics Angela Mohr - Want to make
ornaments? Got your own ideas, but need to now the down-and-dirty
mechanics of the ornament making procedure? In one hour, Angela will show
you how to navigate many ways to make and install hangers for gourd ornaments...many
different ways. Pictured are only three of the ornament hangers taught
in class. Then, she'll show you how to produce unique ornament hooks (also
pictured) to make each ornament a unique expression of art and grace. In
fact, the ornament hook concepts can be used for any ornament, made or
purchased.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All. Supplies provided by Student: None Number of Students: Maximum 10, minimum 1. |
| Lunch With Byron Byron Williams
Following a cooking show format, this class is designed to provide
students with an overview of working with gourds, from cleaning the outside
through a final finish coat. The instructor will have a number of
gourds in various stages of completion, and will perform the required task
using appropriate tools and techniques. Questions will be encouraged
and answered throughout, and students will take away a guarantee for unlimited
number of free phone consultations for a year! Bring your own lunch
or buy a delicious one at the Fruit Market and enjoy two information packed
hours with Byron.
Supplies provided by Instructor: None. Supplies provided by Student: Notebook and writing instrument (notes will be encouraged). Number of Students: Maximum 10, minimum 5. |
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The Creative Bone Kathy Kenney Meyer
What, not a creative bone in your body? Not so! You have it
somewhere! Is your creative bone connected to your funny bone?
Could it be a muscle or a right-brain anomaly? If you think you lack
imagination and creativity, this class is for you! Learn guiding
principles for finding your creativity. Charter your own journey
through unknown, underdeveloped, or unused insights in your possession,
and find your creative outlet in gourds.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All. Supplies provided by student: None Number of Students: Maximum 8, minimum 1 |
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Lets Get the Rhythm of the Gourd:
Making A Shekere Marta Gonzalez In this class students
are introduced to the Shekere, a musical instrument which originated in
Africa. Students are shown how to paint or color their gourd, then
instructed step by step on how to bead the gourd.
Supplies provided by Instructor: Cotton beading thread, crochet needles, paint/shoe polish dye, beads, directions on how to bead the Shekere. Supplies provided by student: A medium sized gourd, open at the top, cleaned on the inside and outside. Bottle gourd preferred. Number of Students: Maximum 25, minimum 10 |
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Coiling with Sea Grass Rope Mary
Hooks Students will learn the art of creating a sea
grass coil rim to stylishly top a gourd.
Supplies provided by instructor: All. Supplies provided by student: None. Number of Students: Maximum 12, minimum 1. |
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Birdhouse Gourd in 7 Steps Kathy
Kennedy Meyer - Gourds make excellent birdhouses.
In fact they are a natural! They also make great gifts for your bird-loving
friends and family. Learn the basics of creating a gourd birdhouse
as you work through the complete process of cutting holes, coloring, waterproofing,
and hanging the gourd. Discover how to gut a gourd. Finished birdhouse
is a size suitable for wrens, chickadees, or goldfinches. Instructor
provides all supplies including the gourd. This class uses cordless power
hand tools. Never held a cordless drill and never want to?
Not a reason to skip class, because help is available. You will probably
enjoy this class so much that you will want to make more birdhouses.
Come prepared to buy gourds and supplies at the festival.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All, including gourd. Supplies provided by Student: None. Number of Students: Maximum 8, minimum 1. |
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Chip Carving Class Garnell Stultz
Learn to use u-shaped wood gouges to carve geometric patterns onto the
surface of a gourd. By chipping away bits of gourd in a predetermined
pattern, elaborate geometric designs are created. This technique
can be used on gourd birdhouses, bowls and ornaments.
Supplies provided by Instructor: gourd, gouge, dye, leather and files. Supplies provided by Student: Ready to learn a new skill. Number of Students: Maximum 12, minimum 1. |
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Chick-a-dee Ornament Mary Hooks
Make a beautiful ornament featuring a backyard favorite bird, the chick-a-dee.
Students will draw, color and trim a prepared gourd ornament.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All. Supplies provided by Student: None. Number of Students: Maximum 12, minimum 1. |
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One Stroke Gourd Bowl Janice Kiehl
Yes, you can paint! Learn the technique of one stroke painting
on a gourd bowl. Students will practice painting one stroke rosebuds,
lilacs, leaves and vines on waxed paper before painting them of a cleaned
and pre-painted gourd bowl. Leave class with a beautifully painted
gourd bowl.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All. Supplies provided by Student: An apron or cover up. Number of Students: Maximum 8, minimum 1. |
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Ornament With Raku-Like Finish and
Embossed Design Mary Segreto Using metallic gels
and glazes we will make holiday ornaments with a stenciled design. Learn
how to work with Opulence gel medium and decorative gel glazes, and take
home a beautiful ornament.
Supplies provided by Instructor: All supplies except those the student needs to provide. Supplies provided by Student: A heat gun or hairdryer, rubber gloves. Number of Students: Maximum 12, minimum 1. |