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Arizona Gourds

August updates from the desert southwest...

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Welcome to the August issue of the Arizona Gourds newsletter!

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Itʹs been a hot summer for most people ‐ I was happy to spend a few days in northern

Arizona where the elevation is high and the temperatures are lower. While we were there,

my sister in law shot these photos of fun chain saw carvings that people had out in front of

their cabins.

Notice: I am gradually switching over to a new email address. My old address

(bonniegibson@qwest.net) will continue to work as a backup, but my new address,

ArizonaGourds@gmail.com, will allow me to reach more people, as spam blockers have

been kicking back emails from my old address. The notice for this newsletter was sent out

using gmail instead of my old qwest address, and Iʹm hopeful that the email reached those

of you that have been having difficulties receiving the newsletter notices in the past. Please

update your address book and add ArizonaGourds@gmail.com to your safe senders list.

Notice: I will be teaching classes in Kentucky from August 3 ‐ 7. Orders placed during

this time will be held and shipped on August 8th.

The Gourd Art Enthusiasts site continues to grow! We now have almost 1200 members

and close to 4000 gourd photos to inspire you. Membership is free and easy. The site also

has state groups, event listings, a Q&A forum and a chat feature if you need an answer to a

gourding question fast!

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Update : Gourd Classes

Itʹs almost time! I will be teaching classes in Kentucky (in Taylorsville) on August 4‐6.

Classes will include Faux Raku, River Bed Gourd, and more.

Please visit the NEW KY Chapter webpage for more information and registration.

I will be teaching classes at the Michigan Gourd Festival September 17‐19.

Registration is available on their festival website .

*Join the class updates list if you want to receive

advance notice of classes. Get the news first and

have the best opportunity to select your classes!

Join The Class

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Whatʹs new on the Arizona Gourds website?

Recent Additions: Synthetic Bear Claws Available on the Beads and Embellishments page .

Large Bur Boxes These are really fantastic ‐ they are made from hard plastic, are lightweight and

have a carrying handle. No more burs falling out when you tip the container ‐ no more digging

through a box looking for a one particular bur ‐get organized and find the bur you need with just a

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glance! Youʹll find them on the Rotary Tool Accessories page .

Back in Stock: Brad Point Drill Bits The spike on the end of the drill keeps the bit in place ‐ no more

skittering burs or need for starter holes! Youʹll find them on the Tools page.

Hand carved small ironwood quail and roadrunner sculptures . These are on the Special

Embellishments page ‐ limited stock. On the same page: NEW ‐ HORSEHAIR Tassels.

New Celtic Conchos These are on the Metals page ‐ Premium conchos. These have a concave back

and a protruding stud, so they are easy to add to a gourd. Just drill a hole and glue into place, or use

the included screw backing.

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*August Special! Buy $25 or more

from the Arizona Gourds website

and receive a free ironwood

carving!

Order Apoxie Sculpt this

month and you'll get a free

tips sheet of useful

information for working with

the product.

Gourd with celtic design

and added dragon concho.

Gourd with inlaid dichroic glass

and an ironwood quail handle.

August Feature ‐ Gourd Lamps Part Two

Here are some more gourd lamps from around the world If the artist included written instructions or other information, it is included

along with their photos.

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Erika Sagi of Hungary is known online as ʺSerkaʺ. You

can visit her website or contact her by email .

Serkaʹs lamps are her specialty; she does make other gourd

art but lamps are her real passion. Here are some tips on

construction and use:

Gourd lamps are designed for indoor use. Please do not

use them outdoors, unless well protected from weather, or

in places where they are exposed to humidity or excessive

heat.

Gourd lamps are fragile. Do not drop or hit them.

If the gourd gets too warm, switch off the lamp and let it

cool down. Do not let gourd lamps burn for more than 8

hours without interruption.

Clean gourd lamps with microfiber glass cleaning cloth

only. Avoid too much moisture and donʹt press heavily to

prevent any damage to the gourd surface or decoration.

Do not use light bulbs of more than 25 watts.

It is recommended to use 1.6 watt LED bulbs,

which hardly emit any heat at all.

(These are European LEDs, there may be

something similar in the US )

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This lamp has inserted glass beads to color the light.

Connie Beckett of California sent me photos of her gourd lamp

(below). She wanted to share it because of the beautiful natural

gourd. A friend gave her this large gourd for Christmas and she

outlined the natural patterns with my woodburner, added a clear

wax and buffed it. She says this is the most beautiful naturally

patterned gourd sheʹs ever seen. The finished lamp is very

attractive!

Serka's You Tube video featuring her lamp designs.

Karen Waitley was thrilled to win a

ribbon on her lamp! (Below)

Mari Lucena and Walter Ocampo of Brazil , are a married couple doing business under

the name of ʺLaggenariaʺ. They have been working on gourds for about 2 years, and you

can see more of their work on their Gourd Art Enthusiasts page or on their website . They

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are inspired by gourd lamps made for artists from Japan, Turkey, and France. They make

table lamps, pendant lamps and garden lamps as well as other types of gourd art. They

use different designs and painting techniques, as well as carving and embroidery.

Graham O ‐ New York (Photos below)

Graham says she is just a beginner, but if you

visit her website, youʹll find many attractive

lamps.

Gail Cunningham of Geelong,

Victoria, Australia made this

gourd lamp with inset glass beads.

They beads donʹt show up clearly

until the light is switched on. Gail

mentioned that in Australia, the

government has already made a

mandatory switch from

incandescent to the spiral

fluorescent bulbs, (CFLs) so she can

no longer get the type of bulb she

prefers. Keep in mind that the US

is on the same path and regular

lightbulbs will be discontinued

here as well starting in 2012.

Gourd lamp by

Kurtuluş Güven of İzmir, Turkey

Readerʹs Mailbag

More world gourd sightings! The pieces shown below are from Elena Troyan of Kiev, Ukraine. It is amazing how gourd crafting

is being discovered all over the world, and how the internet has helped us all to connect and to learn about each other. Elena is a

member of the Gourd Art Enthusiasts site, and has her own page there.

Elena has had trouble finding gourds so she obtained some seeds and is growing her own. The gourds do not have thick shells, so

she prefers to paint and embellish the gourds using a variety of natural and other materials.

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Special Feature ‐ Spotlight on Amazing Gourd Art Sculptures!

I wanted to share some amazing gourd sculptures and to tell you a little about the artists that created them. There are many less well

known artists out there that are doing beautiful work - if you know of someone deserving of special recognition, please send me their

contact information and we'll include them in a future newsletter.

Daniel Montano of California is

a woodcarver first, but also likes

to work with gourds. He has little

time available for gourds, but

whenever he creates something it

is a winner. This flamingo gourd

won first place in the Master's

Division at the recent California

Gourd Society competition.

Daniel is an award winning

woodcarver, and was recently

featured on the cover of Wildfowl

Carving Magazine for his palm

frond sculpture of a peacock. His

current project is to carve a life

sized common loon.

This gourd took Daniel about 40 hours to create. It has an added foot carved

from wood, the rest is gourd. It was carved and burned and then painted.

Nikki Ogle of Texas is an imaginative artist - I saw some of her

work at the Texas Gourd competition last year and was very

impressed by her creativity. (She had the unique and brightly

painted seahorse lamp in the last newsletter.) Nikki is a young

artist, so we should be seeing a lot more great things from her in

the future. You can see more of Nikki's work on her etsy page ,

and you can see step by step progress and read about the

creation of her beetle sculpture in her facebook photo album .

This tiger beetle gourd is about 34" x 29", excluding the antennae,

and is made from 4 gourds. The antennae are covered in peyote

beading, and the eyes are beads set in wax.

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