SMITHSBURG — It was a trip to Lancaster, Pa., and catching sight of some crafts there that inspired Denise Forsyth of Hagerstown to try her hand at crafting. “I saw in a shop there some snowmen, and I ...

(WBIR-Seymour) It's a type of plant known for its hollow, hard, dried shell. Gourds can be crafted into bottles and toys and musical instruments. An East Tennessee woman sees potential in individual ...

Chris Pawlik designs and embellishes gourds, turning them into amazing three-dimensional works of art. I met the award-winning gourd artist at this year's Belle Isle Art Fair, where I was immediately ...

Woman’s Club of Carlsbad has resumed monthly in-person meetings and meets again Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 6:45 p.m. at their clubhouse at 3320 Monroe Street in Carlsbad. The club is a philanthropic ...

WASHINGTON - Most people think of gourds as fall decoration or food, but several craftspeople see them as art. "I put some pretty spectacular colors on the gourds themselves, and then I do a little ...

BOONSBORO — It took a wall to fall on Marie Spangler of Boonsboro to force her to find her true happiness. More than five years ago, while building a house, Spangler was involved in an accident. “It ...

The 75th annual N.C. Gourd Arts and Crafts Festival will be Sept. 10-11 at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. This festival features displays of gourds from around the world, special gourd workshops, ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

Following a design showing on her cellphone, Ruan Xiyue, 35, quickly sketched a manned spacecraft on a gourd, completing the first step of gourd sculpture, an intangible cultural heritage of Northwest ...