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

Made in the spirit of a Raku vase.

Hey, you're not a rat!

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

Feb 24, 2011

Ming

Feb 21, 2011

Floral Ole'

Feb 18, 2011

Raku vase with mahogony stain, surprise guest

Feb 15, 2011

Shorebird

Autumn Winds

Feb 8, 2011

Shorebird - in progress