The unassuming gourd is anything but humble in the hands of artists such as John “Duke” Pointek, who saws, sands, drills and dresses up the hard-shelled fruit into stunning shapes that delight both ...

If you’ve always associated gourds with fall decorating, you might want to carve out some space on the mantel this winter. Consider Santa two ways by artist Mariellen Hittner. On a small banana gourd, ...

Friends Gloria Gay and Jeanie Dierwechter share a common bond: They love gourds. Both are members of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society, represent the organization every year at the Pennsylvania Farm Show ...

Some say gourds are a fruit, while others put them in the vegetable category; but most agree they make for some interesting art. Last spring, the Ray Township Historical Society hosted a program that ...

When a friend gave Carol Ann Short a gourd, she didn't realize it would add a new dimension to her volunteer work as a Montgomery County Master Gardener. Short has been raising gourds for four years ...

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 ...