Welcome to Good Gourds

Welcome to "Good Gourds". Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope that you'll enjoy looking at my gourds. I spend many hours cleaning (both the inside and outside), carving, engraving with a wood burner (pyrography) and painting each gourd.
Remember each gourd is a work of nature. Each one is unique with small bumps and irregular curves. If you look closely, each is misshapen just a little bit. I think this adds to their charm. Let me know what you think.
Thanks again,
Suzanne Lancaster
Showing posts with label decorated gourd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorated gourd. Show all posts

Monday, January 31, 2011

Wolf Gourd

This gourd stands on 3 one-inch long gourd stems. It is engraved by pyrography, painted with acrylics and finished with acrylic varnish. It is painted dark brown inside. It stands at 5 3/4 inches tall; diameter is approximately 5 3/4 inches; circumference 13 1/2 in. One side features a wolf portrait, the other side shows a wolf howling among aspen trees.

Contact me (click on my name under "About Me") by email if you're interested in buying it.

Wolf Gourd

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Vinca Periwinkle Vine Gourd

This gourd stands approximately 6 inches tall and has a 6 inch diameter and 21 inch circumference.  It is pyro-engraved, painted with acrylics and leather dye and finished with acrylic sealer. The leather dye and clear sealer allow the natural blemishes of the gourd's shell to shine through. It has dried lavender cotton stems coiled around the top. I carved openings around the vine's flowers and leafs so the black interior can be seen. The periwinkle flowers have also been carved.

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Vinca (Periwinkle) Vine Gourd

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Cougar Gourd

Engraved by pyrography and painted with acrylics. This cougar gourd stands approximately 5 1/4 inches tall and is about 5 1/2 inches in diameter; circumference is 18 1/2 inches. It stands on 3 half-inch gourd stems. One side shows a cougar portrait, the other shows a cougar standing on red rocks. The irregular opening on the top follows the rock contours.

Contact me (click on my name under "About Me") by email if you're interested in buying it.

Cougar Gourd