Author: Marla Berns
Publisher: University of California Museum of
ISBN: 9780930741075
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780806926995
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Whether you're a seasoned gardener enchanted with their lush vines and unusually shaped fruit or a crafter in search of the perfect gourd for a specific project, this easy-to-use primer takes the mystery out of growing gourds. Largely ignored by most gardening books, gourd plants require specific attention to produce healthy vines and satisfactory fruit. Learn how to: * Identify popular gourd shapes * Plan and cultivate your garden * Grow, train, and harvest a bountiful crop * Control pests and disease with natural remedies * Prepare your gourds for use-in recipes and art projects. Lists of suppliers, a growing calendar, and space for notes on your own garden conditions make this the complete gourd sourcebook. A delight to read as well as a lasting reference, this long overdue guide to the adventures of growing one of Nature's greatest gifts is an essential addition to any gardener's library.

Author: Marla Berns
Publisher: University of California Los Angeles, Fowler Museum of Cultural History
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402704420
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Jim Widess and Ginger Summit, the best-selling authors of The Complete Book of Gourd Craft and Making Gourd Instruments, have done it again: they’ve produced another winner to delight the many crafters who work with gourds. Large, lavish, and astonishingly comprehensive, this breathtaking volume introduces every tool and every technique associated with gourd carving, offers fabulous projects that advance in difficulty, and presents a gallery of works designed to inspire. See how to choose and prepare a gourd, impress the surface with a design, and work with green gourds. The magnificent methods of decorative carving covered include fretwork, engraving, chip carving, carving with gouges, relief carving, inlay, and deep relief or sculptural carving. Throughout, color photographs of exquisite carved gourds present crafts styles from countries around the world. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781887374552
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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22 projects; 55 decorative techniques; 300 inspirational designs.

Author: Jim Widess
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9780764338663
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Presents step-by-step instructions and color photographs for fiber work projects of basket weaves and cords for gourds.

Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
ISBN: 0679819975
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Illus. in full color. "Winter's story begins with a peg-leg sailor who aids slaves on their escape on the Underground Railroad. While working for plantation owners, Peg Leg Joe teaches the slaves a song about the drinking gourd (the Big Dipper). A couple, their son, and two others make their escape by following the song's directions. Rich paintings interpret the strong story in a clean, primitive style enhanced by bold colors. The rhythmic compositions have an energetic presence that's compelling. A fine rendering of history in picturebook format."--(starred) Booklist.

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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 48

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Author: Moses K. Nakuina
Publisher: Dennis Kawaharada
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 152

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Author: Ginger Summit
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781402745034
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Provides step-by-step instructions for making, decorating, and playing more than sixty string, wind, and percussion instruments made from gourds, along with numerous color photos and cultural information on the instruments' places of origin.