In this new gourd book, author Angela Mohr demonstrates how to select and prepare gourds from the garden and demonstrates basic techniques for cleaning, shaping, and fixing gourds, which then can be decorated for everyday use, such as bowls and vases. This do-it-yourself how-to is perfect for any beginning gourd artisan to learn the finer points of a gourd, fix their common flaws and put the gourds to good use as accessories around the house. >>> AUTHOR: Angela Mohr, GourdGal, lives in Stephens City, Virginia with her husband and son on a lovely piece of suburbia, which proves that gourds do not have to be grown on large expanses of land. Her interst in gourds began in ernest many, many years ago when her gaeden produced a hearty bounty. Each piece of gourd design inspired another idea and another project. Even after all these years, Angela is still coming up with a new annual crop of gourd projects to delight students who enjoy her informal and problem-solving approach to practical gourd questions. If there is a gourd problem, there is a gourd solution! <<159 colour photos