This weekend's annual Calabash Celebration will see artistic pieces, from decorative to useful, and all made from hardshell gourds. Earl Fincher loved birds - so much so that he wanted to make ...

For as long as people have been cultivating these relatives of pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers, they have been adapting gourds for both utilitarian and decorative purposes around the home. Gourd ...

Gourds have been used to make musical instruments in Africa for centuries. They can be turned into shakers, rattles, or even ...

(WBIR-Seymour) It's a type of plant known for its hollow, hard, dried shell. Gourds can be crafted into bottles and toys and musical instruments. An East Tennessee woman sees potential in individual ...

Today, the district’s gourd cultivation covers over 4,900 acres, involving more than 5,000 farming households. It commands 75 per cent of the domestic market, generating annual gross revenues of 2.6 ...

WASHINGTON - Most people think of gourds as fall decoration or food, but several craftspeople see them as art. "I put some pretty spectacular colors on the gourds themselves, and then I do a little ...

Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

The 75th annual N.C. Gourd Arts and Crafts Festival will be Sept. 10-11 at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. This festival features displays of gourds from around the world, special gourd workshops, ...

BOONSBORO — It took a wall to fall on Marie Spangler of Boonsboro to force her to find her true happiness. More than five years ago, while building a house, Spangler was involved in an accident. “It ...