Multi-media | Susan Nonn | All Levels | All-Day Class | Week 2 (July 13-17, 2026)
Spend a week exploring a variety of techniques and materials to create functional or whimsical pieces of art. The goal of this workshop is to encourage participants to step out of their comfort zone and experiment with new techniques.
To be more productive, students will work on four projects at the same time. The larger gourds will already be cleaned inside and out. Looking at samples the student will cut and finish the insides (paint or decoupage) For the remainder of the week, the focus will be on enhancing the exterior of the gourd, adding rims and embellishments.
Participants will explore altering paper, embellishing with “ball chains”, and alcohol inks with vinyl masks. The workshop leader will tailor the program to meet the participants’ needs.
A materials fee of $50 will be added to this class upon registration.
About the Instructor
Susan (Suzi) Nonn, artisan and author, loves gourds—their shapes, their mold patterns, even their defects. She has worked with gourds for more than twenty-five years and, through her classes and coaching, encourages others to try gourd crafting. She teaches gourd workshops at gourd festivals across the United States. (To see her current teaching schedule go to www.naturallyyoursgourds.com) Nonn is also the author of Cut-out Gourd Techniques, a book written to help gourd artists to improve their skills with the mini-saw. She also wrote Gourd Lights, How to make 9 Beautiful Lamp and Lantern Projects. When not teaching, she can be found in her studio/garage enhancing gourds.
