Gourd College Classes 2008

#101 Class Kayum Drum Leigh Adams
Full Day $65
Material fee $ 45
You will create a professional quality tunable drum from a bottle gourd, goat skin & nylon cord. The Mayans used this instrument for ritual celebration: and this style drum is a popular choice for many modern musicians.
Materials list: Woodburner / optional

#102 Dragonfly Inlay Noi Thomas
FULL
Full day $ 55
Material fee $ 20
Learn to use a variety of “Gourd Master” products as well as liquid inlay while woodburning a beautiful group of dragonflies on your canteen gourd. Noi is a master with a controlled temp wood burner.
Materials list: Variable temp wood burner with tip # C1

#103 Twined Gourd Basket Cookie Hanson .
Full day $ 65
Material fee $ 15
Explore various garden materials in a twined basket on a gourd base. You will be working with Watsonia, Tritonia, split leaf Philodendron, Dracena draco and many more natural materials. As the basket develops the materials added will create color & texture.
Materials list: Scissors

#104 Clay &Gourd Mask Jessie Belman

Cancelled

#105 Gourd & Pine Needle Bracelet
Toni Best
Half Day $35
Material fee $ 10
Create a beautiful one of a kind bracelet using woodburning and pine needle coiling. The picture can’t express how lovely the finished project is.
Materials list: Wood burner

#106 & 206 Gourd Transformation Diana Rookstool
Half Day $35
Material fee $ 10
Like a phoenix, these gourds will rise from the ashes! You will use new beautiful gourds, but will learn how to transform any old gourd project with this mysterious textured covering. In addition, ink dyes and pigments are applied in harmonious colors and stamped with whimsical designs.
Materials list: Nothing

#207 Chinese Gourd Necklace Betty Finch
Half Day $35
Material fee $ 10
Create a gourd shard necklace that has the look of an ancient clay soldier artifact. Your necklace will finish with a beaded slip cord.
Materials list: Woodburner

#108 Tribal Doll Betsy Roberts
Half Day $35
Material fee: $ 35
Create a gourd doll with a clay face and dyed body A wide variety of embellishments including hand dyed feathers, beads, fur and a slab of stone o agate will be provided to make your tribal person unique.
Materials List: Scissors and any personal embellishments you want. A large selection will be provided

#109 Gourd Shield Jill Walker
Half Day $35
Material fee: $ 15
Create a Native American inspired personal shield suitable for hanging. You will learn about the Plains Indian symbols and select one to decorate the bottom of a large gourd. You will use woodburning, paints and dyes. The shield will be embellished with feathers, horsehair and beads.
Materials List: Small drill, wood burner, scissors, paints brushes. Optional: Personal embellishments

#110 & 210 Gourd Lamp Roy Bunt
Cancelled

# 211 Gourd Stands Rebecca Cileo
Half Day $35
Material fee: $ 20
Make a stand that will fit any gourd you have using found materials .Instructor will provide all materials to “torch” and finish your gourd with acrylic watercolor techniques. If you never burned a gourd this way, you have a real treat in store.
Materials List: Standard gourd tool kit, including saw, cordless drill with a 5/16 “ drill bit, small butane torch ( crème brulee type) old wash cloth, wood burner, paint brushes

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