Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index.

Discover the craft of embellishing gourds, using traditional and contemporary techniques. Choose from 25 attractive projects to make, using any of the 55 methods of decorating described, including wood burning, carving, painting, basketry, staining, inlay, decoupage, and 48 more. Each completed project is shown in breathtaking full-color photographs, with all the details you'll need to make a fabulous gourd yourself. Numerous photographs of historic gourds from around the world, side by side with 300 stunning examples of gourds designed by today's artists, will inspire you to fill your home with this unique style of art. Crafters of all types will find this an indispensable treasure. "Gourds with brightly painted faces and figures recently have become popular items at craft sales....This book covers growing, harvesting, and curing, as well as crafting and finishing.... (Gourds) can be cut, incised, painted, and embellished...The projects, presented by experienced gourdcrafters, are artistic and imaginative and cover all techniques of dealing with gourds". -- LJ.