I'm back and busier than ever

I said I wanted to take time and write this winter since it would be too cold to get in the studio. Well I sat down and tried to start my gourdling book but got distracted. Then as the law attraction does I was handed a better writing and creating opportunity. I submitted 3 of my fairies to the Art Doll Quarterly magazine. They accepted them and asked me to write an article. It should come out the 1st of August.

Then I worked hard and created some new gourds and submitted them to a book challenge for 600 gourds. They didn't get enough submissions to make it happen but it was a nice challenge. These two new gourds are the product of that.

 

I'm now working on Kansas themed gourds (sunflowers, wheat etc.) The struggle for me is to create them in  a style that I like. I think I've just seen way too many sunflowers. But the KS History Museum has invited me to enter some in their gift shop so I'm trying! Will post when my set is done.