What’s the difference between a gourd and a squash? A gourd is inedible; a squash is tasty. A gourd dries out in the sun; a squash rots. And the Marion County Gourd Artists wouldn’t spend hours ...

Carving is key to adding intricate patterns to your lampshade gourd. Use sharp tools to carve out designs carefully without ...

Are you a pumpkin Picasso? A gourd Gaugin? If you love creating your carved or painted jack-o’-lantern every Halloween, a contest now underway, sponsored by the Pennsylvania agriculture department, ...

BELLEVIEW — Artwork crafted from gourds will be displayed and sold today through Sunday during the third annual Florida Gourd Society Show in downtown Belleview. Artisans, known as “gourdheads,” craft ...

WESTFIELD - Westfield Creative Arts and Westfield on Weekends will host a workshop Saturday on painting gourd gift ornaments. The workshop, featuring instructor Ceil Rossi, will be held from 10 a.m.

The gourd fruit has long been an auspicious ornament on to which Chinese artists paint illustrations or inscribe written verse. Pronunciation of the Chinese word for gourd, hu, is similar to fu, the ...

Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as a symbol of the Chinese people. The hand-painted gourd, originating in the Song Dynasty ...