For as long as people have been cultivating these relatives of pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers, they have been adapting gourds for both utilitarian and decorative purposes around the home. Gourd ...

The gourd art of Debbie Cain and the photography of Becky Stinnett will be featured from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday during the ...

(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 ...

DELAWARE — The Ohio Gourd Society’s annual Gourd Show returns to the Delaware County Fairgrounds the first weekend in October. The event, which runs Oct. 3-5, marks 62 years of unique gourd art, ...

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 ...

Norma Owens started making gourd art around 2008 after attending a workshop at Roscoe Village. she sells her creations at craft shows across the region, including the holiday bazaar Friday at Lake ...

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 ...

SABIN, Minn. -- Some people look at gourds and see orb-like fruits that might be eaten or arranged in a basket for autumn décor. Cindy Belohlavek looks at gourds and sees a virtual zoo or a kitchen ...

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 ...