One-of-a-kind Country Art Gourds: January 2011

About this blog:

I am a retired career contractor and carpenter. I have always built the things me and my family needed, including 4 different homes. My wife Connie and I own a 1.5 acre property in Plymouth, WI and we have filled almost the whole yard with gardens. We grow raspberries, corn, green beans, strawberries, cauliflower, tomatoes, apples, potatoes, onions, and more.

I have always had a workshop for woodworking and my other creative endeavors. Recently, I started drying the gourds that I grow in my garden.

This practice has opened up a new world to me. My daughter gave me a book entitled, "Making Gourd Dolls and Spirit Figures", and I have since gone from painting a smile on a gourd, to cutting into them and adding to them with clay. I have created creatures, little people, vases and containers, and other shapes and forms with gourds.

My daughter built this website for me to display my gourd creations and to share a little bit about my garden and my process.

To contact me directly, please use this email:

c_froh (at) yahoo.com

One-of-a-kind Country Art Gourds

Jan 31, 2011

Pipe Dream

Jan 26, 2011

Harvest Queen

Painted Owl

Jan 19, 2011

Troll

Jan 18, 2011

Indian Maiden

Jan 14, 2011

Some new gourds, work in progress