DeLAND — Louise Murphy has never thought of herself as an artist, but this week she and her friend Dottie Dye were busy gearing up for this weekend’s DeLand Outdoor Art Festival, where they will make ...

Obviously gourd art is well-appreciated in this area because in 2009, Elaine Mayes and I painted artistic designs on several gourds prepared as hanging planters and birdhouses, offering them for sale ...

What’s the difference between a gourd and a squash? A gourd is inedible; a squash is tasty. A gourd dries out in the sun; a squash rots. And the Marion County Gourd Artists wouldn’t spend hours ...

In an annual rite of autumn, anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...

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 ...