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I retired as an art teacher in the Missouri public schools in 2002. I have been working with gourds as an art medium for about 15 years. My first introduction to gourd art was a poster featuring the work of Robert Rivera. At first, I thought the poster was of Native American clay pottery. Looking closer, I realized the pots were actually gourds crafted to look like Indian pottery. I was very impressed with Rivera’s work and fell in love with gourds and their infinite artistic possibilities. While working with gourds over the years, I have experimented with many methods of decoration. I initially began by using acrylic paint. Then I found a new love, the wood burning pen. I have used several varieties of dyes as well as gold leafing, colored pencils and relief carving. I discovered the mini jigsaw, which made cutting through the gourds much faster and easier. With it, I could create a variety of rims, lids and cut out shapes. My tiny little work room is so full of gourds and gourd related tools and materials that I barely have room to move around. It excites me just to look at all that “stuff” and think about what I can do with it. Fuzzy Dog Gourd Designs
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