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Arizona Gourds
Unique Southwestern Gourd Art
by Bonnie Gibson
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If you enjoy working on gourds, or just want to see gourd art creations that feature a variety of techniques, including pyroengraving, gourd carving, weaving, and painting, then this site is for you!   Please visit the text links on the left hand side of the page to be taken to a variety of image galleries. 

Would you like to learn about gourds and gourd crafting?  Be sure to visit the many other pages of this web site for free tutorials and activities.  There are also pages of gourd supplies, tools and  a sampling of my current gourd art available for purchase.
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"Garden of Many Colored Blessings"

Copyright 2009 - Bonnie Gibson

All images and designs on this website, unless otherwise noted, are the property of Bonnie Gibson, and may not be downloaded, reproduced or copied without permission.

February issue is now available!
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Gourds: Southwestern Techniques from Simple to Sophisticated
by Bonnie Gibson


New Additions:
NEW ~ Dremel Inverted Cone Bur back in stock, and fast-cutting Saburr Tooth Inverted Cone burs on the Carving Burs page. Bur holders and related tools available on the NEW Rotary Tool Accessories page.   NEW ~ Studs, Conchos, Chinese Coins and Metal Cones on the new METALS page.  NEW ~ Synthetic Turquoise Earrings on the Embellishments page. NEW ~  Engraved Dichroic Glass on the Glass page. NEW~ Apoxie Sculpt on the Kits page.

Back in Stock: Nightlight Kits and Sea Grass Coils are back in stock on the Kits and Displays page.  Feathered cabs are on the Special Embellishments page, and Coral Cabochons on the Inlay Supplies page. Wood Hardener is back in stock on the Tools page, and COPPER & BRONZE Patina Paints are back in stock on the Patina Paints page.

NEW LOWER PRICE on Asian Vase KIT on the project packets page! 

Click on photos for more info about each item.



Newest Gourd Books:
Create with professional quality tools! check out our lines of high speed Shofu  Air Tools, Patriot 1000 Woodburners and Foredom Tools.  Visit the Tools page for great gourd crafting tools and accessories.
Coiled Designs for Gourd Art
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You can use this Amazon search box link to find all kinds of books and other products.  I appreciate those of you that do so; Amazon purchases made through the links on this website help to support the site.
Would you like to learn how to do this filigree hole cutting technique?
Visit the Project Packets page for my illustrated tutorial, "Filigree Carving".
Gourd Art with Ink Dyes
Chip Carving Gourds - Advanced Techniques

Inlace Techniques

Just Released!
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NEW ~  Arizona Gourds is going "social"!  I've recently opened up new pages on Twitter and Facebook.  I will post there when there are new things to report - classes, new merchandise, new gourds, special offers and other things of interest.  If you are a member of one of these social networking sites, all you have to do is "Become a Fan" (Facebook) or "Follow" (Twitter).  Click on the icons to be taken to the Arizona Gourds pages, or use these links:

www.twitter.com/ArizonaGourds
www.facebook.com/pages/Arizona-Gourds/91905791901

Another new shirt design has been added to the Arizona Gourds Cafe Press store - the new design is of one of the gourds I carved while I was Artist in Residence at the Grand Canyon.
You can view and order shirts here:  http://www.cafepress.com/ArizonaGourds
Arizona Gourds is committed to the re-use of packaging and shipping materials whenever possible to produce less waste, use less resources, and promote a cleaner environment.


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