Gourd Weaving
Working with gourds is a wonderful experience. Each gourd talks to me in very different ways. I am starting on a piece right now and I am not totally sure what direction I am going. In my mind I see something but I have not figured out how to do what I see. That is always the challenge.
This gourd was no different. I knew that it had to be something totally different from what I had done before. The first challenge was cleaning it. There was only the small diamond shape in the front to go through to thoroughly clean the inside. I kept seeing something very Native American. Once I finished the weaving, which looks to me to be a pueblo, I wanted something more. It is then that I experimented with adding the embellishment at the top.
Although I thought it was finished, I kept coming back to it thinking it needed more. It was then that I added the feathers and turquise and I then knew it was complete. I titled it "Hope Maiden".
Tags: Gourd Sculpture Gourd weaving Native American