Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as a symbol of the Chinese people. The hand-painted gourd, originating in the Song Dynasty ...

Choosing the right gourd is essential for a successful centerpiece. Look for gourds that are firm, without cracks or blemishes on the surface. The size of the gourd depends on how you want your ...

Each gourd is hand-painted with custom-made dyes and then given a clear polycoat. Meadowbrooke Gourds uses dyes rather than paints because dyes don’t obscure the marbled texture of the gourds, Bear ...

Donna and Donnie Smith, of Waco, will demonstrate their carved and painted gourds on Saturday, Feb. 13, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea. The Smiths’ journey as ...

The miracle of DNA has finally solved the age-old question: How did bottle gourds come to America? This plant has no wild progenitors in the Western Hemisphere. The gourd grown by early cultures in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The gloriously carved and masterfully painted vases, lampshades, sculptures, wind chimes and more that self-taught artist Janet ...

Shaped like an oversized apple, these hard-shelled gourds (Lagenaria siceraria) grow six to eight inches tall and four to six inches across. In India, young fruit is added to curries. The skin is ...

Sarah Nelson’s son broke a gourd in their garden, resulting in lots of gourds the next year. Now what to do with them? Her answer was to create art. Sarah Nelson of Felton, Delaware has been making ...

WESTFIELD - Westfield Creative Arts and Westfield on Weekends will host a workshop Saturday on painting gourd gift ornaments. The workshop, featuring instructor Ceil Rossi, will be held from 10 a.m.

A roadside gourd tree offers the only hint of the unusual experiences awaiting visitors who turn in and drive down the lane to Eli Smucker’s Gourd Farm. The farm is the site of the 2011 Pennsylvania ...

The Swarts Ruin, located within the Mimbres Valley in southwestern New Mexico, came to the attention of the public in the 1920s when Cornelius and Harriet Cosgrove, self-trained archaeologists, began ...

A painted gourd by Li Wenxing from Rizhao city in Shandong province on July 7, 2018. [Photo/IC] Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as ...