One-of-a-kind Country Art Gourds: May 2013

May 31, 2013

Painting by Isabella.

Me and Connie wearing t-shirts bought for us by Kelly, designed by her cartoonist friends.

Rosie sits in this exact place with her head cocked to the Frisbee to let me know she wants to play.

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

May 31, 2013

A retrospective of gourd art in the house