Save the Date - 2023 Gourd Festival - October 27-29, 2023
October 28, 2023 - saturday Morning ClasseS
Stain Glass with foils, powder pigments and Chameleon Powders
S-AM-1
Tonia Owen
The class starts with masking off a black sprayed 4–5-inch diameter gourd. Then using glue, foils, and pigment in different areas to create at stain glass effect. The gourd will be finished with resin to give the glassy look and pop those colors. Everyone will go home with 4 chameleon Powder. you will be able to pick your project up Sunday morning.
Cost: Members $50.00 Non-members $55.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min: 6
Max: 10
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: apron, mask, and safety glasses.
Gingko Leaf Vase
S-AM-2
Marla Garber
You will design your gourd in colors of your choice, we will apply resists, then add resin to give it a glass like shine.
Cost: Members $70.00 Non-members $75.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Gourd approx. 8" tall 6"-6" in dia. Cut open with at least a 4" opening. Inside spray painted black.
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RED CHERRY BEAD BASKET
THIS CLASS IS FULL
JIM ANSPACH
This is a beautiful basket to make for the fall. It begins with a gourd spoked base, woven with fall colors to the middle. Red beads are added to the spokes before the weave begins again to the top. An elegant rim completes the project. You will want to display this basket all year long, not just in the fall!
Cost: Members $55.00 Non-members $60.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min:2
Max: 6
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: an old towel
Christmas Bells and An Ornament
S-AM-4
Anna Fountain
You will learn to make bells out of gourd tops and make a bow with greenery as a background. You will also make an ornament out of half a cannon ball gourd. You will get a detailed tutorial to make more later.
Cost: Members $55.00 Non-members $60.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min: 1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: paint brushes in various sized for both projects, heating tool.
Suzi's Crow
S-AM-5
Laurie Weiand
This class will give you something to Crow about! Using various pieces of gourds cut out to form the head, wings and tail on a penguin shaped gourd for the body, you will learn how to assemble the pieces (these will be already prepared) to form the Crow. Then with Quickwood, you will use it to accent the special features of our feathered friend. To finish the Crow, we will paint all the special details this Crow needs to make it complete. Should go home with the Crow finished.
This is for the Crow lovers! Crows are known for bringing a special "present" for the ones that feed them! You can thank Suzi Nonn for this class, she suggested (requested) and I brought it to "inspired fruition"!
Cost: Members $60.00 Non-members $65.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min:3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Apron, rubber gloves, heat gun. I will furnish all other items needed.
Heat gun to speed paint drying.
afternoon
Mini Green Sea Turtle
S-PM-1
Marla Garber
You will learn to build and sculpt a mini green sea turtle, paint it and mount it on Mopani wood.
Cost: Members $70.00 Non-members $75.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Paint brushes, gloves if your hand are sensitive to quickwood.
Sydney Snowman
S-PM-2
Karin Anderson
Gourd sculpted snowman
Cost: Members $55.00 Non-members $60.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Scissors, pencil, small paint brush, battery Dremel if they have one.
Autumn Leaves
S-PM-4
Suzi Nonn
Fall, my favorite time of year! Cool temperatures, and an array of autumn leaf colors. This class project creates a fall centerpiece of oak leaves. Using an oak leaf template draw the lid and bowl portions on the gourd. The next step is to separate the lid from the bowl. Slowly cut out all the negative space between the leaves. Carve veins in the leaves and where leaves overlap each other.
There will not be time to color the gourd, but students will be given bottles of inks to take home to finish their project.
Cost: Members $45.00 Non-members $50.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Mico-lux mini saw with extra blades, carver with small round burr.
"Dolly the Doodle Girl"
S-PM-5
Laurie Weiand
This little doll will be a fun one to doodle a design on her gourd dress using Micron pens and colored pencils to add that splash of color. I will have some design patterns you can use as a reference, or you can totally use your own inspiration to put your own creative touch on Dollie's dress. Once your doodling is completed, you will learn how to apply her face with the micron pen and colored pencils using a small spinner gourd for the head. I will go step by step, showing how layers of color will accent her facial features. You will have a selection of hair colors to choose from for Dolly, as well as using beads for her arms and legs to complete your doll.
Cost: Members $45.00 Non-members $50.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: I will provide everything needed
Embellished Faux Suede/Metallic Gourd Bowl
S-PM-6
Anna Fountain
You will learn how to make a mold and embellishment and create a faux suede look on your gourd with a metallic look on the top (we will be using a two-part epoxy to create the embellishments. if you are allergic to this type of product, please wear the proper PPE)
Cost: Members $55.00 Non-members $60.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 1
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Paint brushes, apron, heating tools, 3M mask.
Forest River Paint Like Bob Ross
S-PM-7
Sheryl Scott
Wet on Wet oil technique on a 16"x20" Canvas
Cost: Members $80.00 Non-members $85.00
TIME: Saturday Afternoon 1:00-6:00 (note time)
Min: 4
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Students only need to wear clothes that they do not mind getting paint on.