I had a wonderful visit with two local gourd artists, Debbie and Bob Goedde recently for my Telling Your Story column in The Evansville Courier and Press. Here is a link to that article with their story and pictures of their gourd creations.
Debbie and Bob Goedde and their gourds
I learned so much about gourds from them. I like the idea that as long as they are properly dried, they will last forever. And Debbie and Bob are so enthusiastic. It’s hard not to want to craft with gourds after listening to them and seeing all of their beautiful creations.
Dave and I grew gourds last year so we have about 20 ready now to be cleaned and decorated.
Our gourds drying
Here are a few waiting to be cleaned. While looking through one of my craft books yesterday I came across an idea for one of the larger gourds. That will be another one of those projects that is on my winter crafting list. Stay tuned!
WOW, that’s a big gourd. The last time I grew them in the veggie garden area they tried to take over, well, OK, they DID take over, ha… remember to post pics of what you do with them…
Cindy, they do take over! Will do. Got a neat idea, but I need time!