Get Out of Your Gourd
Create a work of art you'll be proud to own.
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Jun 11, 2010 10:00 AM
to Jun 12, 2010 03:00 PM |
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| Where | Montana City |
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Open to all levels with a desire to be creative |
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Want to experiment with some of the oldest tools and utensils ever used by man? You will learn the basic use of gourd cleaning and wood burning tools to create a piece of art you will be proud to own. This class provides the opportunity to explore a whole new, natural world. It's like visiting the past with one foot still in the present. Let your creativity take you there. Get out of your gourd!
Course Content:
Day 1
- 10:00am- Introduction, including history and use of gourds in many societies. Basic use of gourd cleaning tools and wood burning tools. How to find sources for designs, including books, internet, etc
- 11:00 am- Doing the cutting and cleaning and developing the design of your gourd project. How to develop an order of operations to put your design on your gourd.
- Lunch 12:00-1:00pm @ The Hardware Cafe in Montana City
- 1:00 pm- Continuation of 11:00 am class or start on 2:00 pm activity
- 2:00 pm- Begin wood burning techniques by starting on a practice gourd. We will provide a gourd finished to the wood burning stage (woodburning on a 3-D object is a hard technique to master!) but you are welcome to complete your own.
Day 2
- 10:00 am- Finish wood burning your own project
- 11:00 am- Create dye and paint color combinations
- Lunch 12:00-1:00 pm @ Chubby's Bar and Grill in Clancy
- 1:00-3:00 pm- Finish dying and painting, paint inside surface of gourd, sign and date your work, seal with protective acrylic enamel.
Cost: $250
Includes lunch both days, supplies and use of equipment.
Instructors: Robert and Judith Bennett
Multimedia Artists Robert and Judith Bennett have participated in art shows since 1990. In 1993 they became intrigued by gourds which primitive people world-wide have used for countless centuries for ceremonial, aesthetic, ritualistic, rite-of-passage purposes, as well as utilitarian, including musical instruments. It is their intent to blend the earthly and spiritual qualities of the gourd with the art. It is their desire to invoke, through the creative process, originality and intrinsic value to make the art piece timeless. Robert and Judith have won numerous awards and their gourds have traveled around the world.
