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layered gourd bowl

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i recently came across a bunch of pictures i thought had been lost ages ago. i had almost forgotten about the series of gourds i did a few years back.

my mom is one of those crafty people and she tinkers here and there. i forget how it all started but she ended up becoming heavily involved in the world of gourd craft. naturally, was dragged along. it ended up being more fun than i thought. my idea of gourd craft always involved drilling a hole, painting the outside and hanging it outside as a birdhouse. i was soooooo wrong.

this gourd (about 20" wide) is one of my favorites. the first steps are always the hardest. you have to soak the gourd and clean off the thin layer of skin and mold. it's harder than it sounds. then you have the scrape out the dry "guts" and sand the inside down. i used a mini craft jigsaw to cut the "rings" and dyed them using leather dye. i then stitched the layers back together using hemp and added some twigs. i got the shine by buffing the outside with clear shoe polish. the inside has polyurethane.

sadly, this one was sold a long time ago. i kinda wish i still had it.
Image size
2592x1728px 2.39 MB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-P93A
Shutter Speed
10/40 second
Aperture
F/4.5
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Apr 12, 2006, 7:35:06 AM
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