Save the Date - 2025 Gourd Festival - October 24-26, 2025
October 26, 2024 - saturday Morning ClasseS
Wax Cord Rim
S-AM-1
Tonya Cubeta
Learn to weave this mini (3" x 3") gourd with waxed linen and beads. The gourd will already be cut, cleaned, dyed and drilled. There will be a variety of colors to choose from.
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, small kitchen towel and utility scissors (not your good fabric scissors) to cut the cord.
Dots and Leaves
S-AM-2
Debbie Wilson
Giant leaves dominate the gourd surface with bright colors and background is done with lots and lots of dots that recede, Gourd will be prepped, cleaned and ready for carving, You get to pick the bright colors to fill in the leaves and color in the background before dotting.
Cost: Members $50.00 Non-members $55.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Heat gun, apron, mask, rotary tool with a small round or straight bit, small tipped paint brushes
Bird and Butterflies on Faux Filigree Bowl
S-AM-4
Anna Fountain
You will learn how to make the bird, butterflies, faux filigree, and rim treatment. This is going to be a discovery class you will not believe after you get to class. You will make your bowls first with what I have already prepared for you. You will spend the rest of the class learning how to make your own embellishments. this is a stress free class and a lot of fun.
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: heating tool, several paint brushes in varying sizes
Sunflower Happiness
S-AM-6
Marla Garber
We will woodburn, color, and carve sunflowers and add dimension.
Cost: Members $70.00 Non-members $75.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-6:00
THIS IS AN ALL DAY CLASS
Min:6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: An open and clean gourd, wood burn with rounded skew, carver and burrs, heat gun, paint brushes including a line brush.
Needle Felting Poseable Fox (3-D)
S-AM-7
Allison Frink
We’ll make a “skeleton” out of pipe cleaners, then use special needles to add wool roving to the fox’s body. Then we’ll add fur – in the colors of your choice – and ears and other details. This project will go into more advanced soft-sculpture techniques, but is still suitable for any skill level (including beginners). All supplies are included.
Cost: Members $45.00 Non-members $50.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min:4
Max: 10
Skill Level: All
Instructor will provide everything
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"Ribbit" Sand Gourd
S-AM-8
Karen Kirland
Create this adorable gourd out of sand and glue. The teacher will provide everything except the gourd. You will need a Martin size gourd about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. If you want the backgrond painted or dyed, you will need to do that before the class. We will only have time to play with the frog. He is beautiful on a natural gourd too.
Cost: Members $65:00 Non-members $70.00
Time: Saturday Morning 9:00-1:00
Min: 3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Martin size gourd about 6 to 8 inches in diameter
afternoon
Woven Indian Corn
S-PM-1
Tonya Cubeta
What a great project to get ready for fall. Weave three Indian corns from varigated reed.
Cost: Cost: Members $30.00 Non-members $35.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min: 6
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Apron, small kitchen towel and utility scissors (not your good fabric scissors) to cut the cord.
X Marks the Spot
S-PM-2
Debbie Wilson
Learn twining and triple twining with fall colored reed on a dyed gourd. The stakes will cross about half way up to enhance design element and the weaving will resume. Finish will be a stakes coming into gourd and back out again. All gourds will be prepped with stakes already in, so all you have to do is sit down and weave.
Cost: Members $60.00 Non-members $65.00
Time: Saturday Afternoon 2:00-6:00
Min:3
Max: 12
Skill Level: All
Students Need to Bring: Water bucket, scissors, towel, and apron
Glass Mud Bowl
S-PM-3
Anna Fountain
In this class you will learn and easy way to transfer a design to a bowl after painting it. You will learn how to get the glass mud ready to use and where to purchase the glass mud. You will then learn to use glass mud to outline your design using a technique created by the maker of the glass mud. We will play with the mud and some scrape gourd to give you a chance to get used to it before you start your bowl. Your bowls will be different that the one pictured. The bowls will be at 6" tall and rounded. These are not little bowls.
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: Apron.
Mushroom Forest
S-PM-5
Allison Frink
We'll use special needles to attach wool roving onto cotton flannel to make a tree bark texture. Then we'll add moss, shelf lichens, mushrooms, and other details. Once finished, we'll frame your mushroom forest with an embroidery hoop. This project will go into more advanced wool-painting and soft-sculpture techniques, but is still suitable for any skill level (including beginners). All supplies are included
There is a take-home bag of tools to keep felting at home for an additional $5.00.
Cost: Members $45.00 Non-members $50.00
Time: Friday Afternoon 3:00-6:00
Min: 4
Max: 10
Skill Level: All
Instructor is providing everything