Glorious Gourd Decorating | 
 enlarge | Author: Mickey Baskett
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 281313
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0806969458
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5
EAN: 9780806969459
ASIN: 0806969458
Publication Date: August 28, 2003
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Product Description
Celebrate the marriage of nature and art with more than 30 incredible projects made from gourds. A fascinating introduction examines the use of gourds throughout history, and stunning photographs of pieces by contemporary artists will inspire you. Choose and prepare the gourds, gather necessary materials, and use a range of decorative techniques, including painting, woodburning, and basketry for beautiful effects.
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 Not What I Expected July 21, 2007
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
As an experienced gourd artist, I admit I was tempted by the cover illustration - and should have resisted. While there are excellent pictorial offerings of work by artists I've actually had classes from, there were no instructions for those particular pieces. Of the instructions given, nearly two-thirds involved tole or one-stroke painting, which is NOT what I was looking for (nor particularly versed in) at all. In addition, even the instructions given left a good bit to be desired, assuming that everyone understands the tools and terminology used, and the finished products of these pieces looked very "beginner-ish". Granted there was helpful information, but none that I don't already have from other, much more useful, sources. This would NOT be my pick for someone interested in TRUE gourd art, nor for a beginner, unless you're visually adept and can replicate a process simply by looking at the finished product. Thank goodness I decided to take advantage of the "buy both books/save money" offer when shopping for this one - the other book [Beyond the Basics: Gourd Art (McFarlane)] is worth its weight in gourds!!
 Creating beautiful craft's June 11, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Very easy to understand. Outstanding for identifying the many different gourds and easy instructions on creating beautiful craft's
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