*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The gloriously carved and masterfully painted vases, lampshades, sculptures, wind chimes and more that self-taught artist Janet ...

Sarah Nelson’s son broke a gourd in their garden, resulting in lots of gourds the next year. Now what to do with them? Her answer was to create art. Sarah Nelson of Felton, Delaware has been making ...

Friends Gloria Gay and Jeanie Dierwechter share a common bond: They love gourds. Both are members of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society, represent the organization every year at the Pennsylvania Farm Show ...

ROCK SPRINGS — The Community Fine Arts Center will change exhibits in late July and welcome Arizona artist Katie Woods. She is sharing her gourd art for the first time in Wyoming and is excited to ...

“Color and imagery dance in my head, asleep or awake,” says artist Whitney Peckman on her Web site. “I cannot live long enough to give expression to all that lies behind my eyes.” Those words convey a ...

One large piece she displayed was a gourd quilt, made from individually cut and painted pieces, strung together within a frame. All the gourds are very light, resulting from evaporating moisture, ...

LATHAM — Mary Jane Heffernan never expected to have an art show, yet that’s exactly what’s in the works for her this week. She and fellow artist Colleen Schmitz will hold a show/sale from 5-8 p.m. on ...

When a friend gave Carol Ann Short a gourd, she didn't realize it would add a new dimension to her volunteer work as a Montgomery County Master Gardener. Short has been raising gourds for four years ...

Tonight we meet two local artists who use gourds, all shapes and sizes, as their canvas. When hollowed and dried their surfaces can be carved, painted, sanded, you name it. Both artists have a very ...

BOISE, Idaho — Garden master Jim Duthie shows us something different that you might want to consider growing next year. Gourds! They’re members of the squash family, and for the most part, people ...