Gourds | Susan Nonn | All Levels | All-Day | Week 3 (July 20-25, 2025)
Spend a week exploring a variety of techniques and materials to create functional or whimsical pieces of art. Work with your choice of wool, epoxy resin, and/or gourds. Combine a wool sunflower with a wooden crow on a gourd base. Transform a gourd into faux raku pottery. Pour your own charcuterie board or clock. Design your unique ball and chain art on a gourd bowl. Turn a dozen resin gourd ornaments. Learn to carve a wood burned look. The goal of this workshop is to encourage participants to step out of their comfort zone and experiment with new techniques. The workshop leader will tailor the program to meet the participants’ needs.
There will be a $50 materials fee added to your total when you register for this class.
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.
