Crafting with Gourds: Techniques and Projects for Natural, Seasonal Decor by Lor

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This complete artist's guide to gourd painting provides authoritative advice on a wide range of colour media, from craft acrylics and artist's oils to dyes, pastels and marking pens. Ten step-by-step projects use a wide variety of gourd decoration techniques to create natural, seasonal decor like bird houses, centrepieces, containers and more.

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This complete artist's guide to gourd crafting provides authoritative advice on a wide range of color media, from craft acrylics and artist's oils to dyes, pastels, watercolors, marking pens, colored pencils, crayons, and more. Featuring bright and clear project photography, Crafting with Gourds explores a wide variety of coloration options for each gourd decoration method. Ten step-by-step projects show how create natural, seasonal décor using painting, carving and pyrography techniques. Author and nationally recognized artist Lora S. Irish explains all the basics of gourd art, including safety, cleaning, cutting, surface prep, transferring designs, and finishing. Readers will learn to make delightful centerpieces, candle lights, jars, vases, and decorative musical instruments, as well as birdhouses, feeders and fun little bee houses for the garden.

Author Biography

Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.

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Basics of gourd selection, preparation, materials, and supplies Creative methods for cutting, constructing, and shaping gourds Versatile techniques for colorizing, texturizing, and sculpting exquisite gourd art 14 step-by-step projects for stunning birdhouses, wind chimes, pitchers, flowerpots, and decorative figures Beautiful photographs and detailed instructions

Details ISBN1565239601 Author Lora S. Irish Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing Year 2018 ISBN-10 1565239601 ISBN-13 9781565239609 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-10-01 Media Book Pages 168 Imprint Fox Chapel Publishing Subtitle Techniques and Projects for Natural, Seasonal Decor Place of Publication East Petersberg Country of Publication United States DEWEY 745.5 Language English UK Release Date 2018-10-09 NZ Release Date 2018-10-09 US Release Date 2018-10-09 AU Release Date 2018-10-31 Audience General We've got this

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