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Our group's purpose is to:
- ..Meet other gourd enthusiasts and share our interest in gourd arts & crafts;
- ..Enhance the education of those intersted in artistic crafting of gourds;
- ..Advance the appreciaton for the culture, history and artistry involving gourds;
Stop by and sit in on a meeting from 6pm to 8pm on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Orangeburg Fine Arts Center. You just might find out you'd like to be a "GOURDHEAD" too!!
- Betsey Sloan (left) visited again and presented a class on making name tags. Here she is showing one of our members a decoupage technique.
Pass the blue pen please.
A finished name tag.
Barb Pinson applyed a rim treatment and used fused glass and colorful feathers to create her work of art. She did this one at a workshop taught by Betsey Sloan. You can learn more about the workshop at the bottom of the page. Check back for next month's featured artist!
Our Patch needs a distinctive logo. If you have any ideas but can't attend the meeting in July, please submit them using the contact box at the bottom right of our site.
Minutes from our last meeting
Click here to download MAY'S MINUTES 26 May 09
Click here to download JUNE'S MINUTES 23 June 09
Gourd Workshop
Click here to download APRIL'S MINUTES 16 April 09
Betsey taught a two day, intensive workshop from 9am to 5pm on the 22nd, and 23rd of June. She only allowed 30 minutes for lunch. What a task master! The attendees will take the knowledge and skills gained here and pass them on at future Patch meetings. The workshop was hosted by Nolly Cantey at her residence in Bamberg. Thanks for opening your home to us Nolly. Here are some of the highlights.
Cleaning the exterior with AJAX and copper scrubbers 
Cutting and cleaning using various power tools and scrapers
Paints & Dyes
Drying in the Sun 
Rim treatment supplies 
Applying a rim treatment
Finished birdhouses 
Some completed projects
