At first, they might seem an odd couple: a French designer known for her avant-garde haircut and playful use of color, and a group of Zimbabwean women known for their basket-weaving virtuosity. But ...

The Visalia Art League hosts the next artist lecture series from 3-5 p.m. Saturday at Arts Visalia. The lecture features a presentation by gourd artist/basket weaver Toni Best. The artist’s ...

The Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild presents its annual “Class Day” to be held Sunday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p,m. The basket and gourd art classes will be held at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon ...

Turning a dried-out gourd into an attractive decoration for the home was the topic of a class offered Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Hunterdon County Arboretum in Clinton Township. Five women took the ...

Tulare County is home to a select group of artists who specialize in some of the oldest art forms, gourd art containers and basket-weaving. Due in part to the favorable conditions, the Central Valley ...

The standard definition is: Any of several trailing or climbing plants related to the pumpkin, squash and cucumber, bearing fruits with a hard rind. But gourds are also earrings, musical instruments, ...

WASHINGTON - Most people think of gourds as fall decoration or food, but several craftspeople see them as art. "I put some pretty spectacular colors on the gourds themselves, and then I do a little ...

Photo: The Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild, affiliated with the San Diego Botanic Garden, recently gathered at the garden for its annual meeting. Polly Jacobs Giacchina (second row, third from ...

SABIN, Minn. -- Some people look at gourds and see orb-like fruits that might be eaten or arranged in a basket for autumn décor. Cindy Belohlavek looks at gourds and sees a virtual zoo or a kitchen ...

Don Lorence of Bellevue stands with one of his gourd baskets. Lorence picks the gourds, washes them and puts them together with other decorative items in baskets each fall for his family and friends, ...

Anyone of any ability can take classes at Baskets and Gourds – Containers of Our Culture VI held at the Elk’s Lodge, April 23 and 24. Fifteen teachers are coming from across the country to teach ...