Palmetto Gourd Patch

May 2012


	Gourd Identification Chart
	Membership
	Members Gourd Art
	Tips and Hints
	Directions
	Member Recipes

Important Information

Debbie Wilson and Marianne Barnes had gourds juried into the Anderson Art Show. Reception and Award's Show will be Friday, April 13 at 7PM.

Angie Craft will again be working at the downtown Market this year. So be sure and go by and see her. She is also in an Exhibit opening tomorrow thru March at The Union County Arts Council. She is exhibiting along with 4 photographers.

Marianne Barnes' new book titled New and Different Materials for Weaving and Coiling will be out in April. To order a signed copy of the book, go to Marianne's web site at www.maribasket.com

Marianne's book

Click Here for Full Calendar

Gourd Links

	QUEENSBERRY FARM (LEE TUTTLE'S FARM)
	SOUTH CAROLINA GOURD SOCIETY
	AMERICAN GOURD SOCIETY
	TRAVELIN' GOURD PATCH
	CAPITAL CITY GOURD PATCH
	CYPRESS GOURD PATCH
	WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA GOURD PATCH
	EDISTO GOURD PATCH
	GHOST CREEK GOURDS
	GOURDS AND BASKETS BY MARI
	DEBBIE WILSON
	TURTLE FEATHERS
	THE POD LADY (BETSEY SLOAN)
	PRIMITIVE ORIGINALS
	GEORGIA GOURD SOCIETY
	CHEROKEE GOURD GATHERING
	SAVANNAH GOURD RETREAT
	WELBURN GOURDS
	ROYALWOOD
	UPPER SC BASKETMAKERS GUILD
	NC BASKERTMAKERS ASSOCIATION
	THE CREATIVE PLACE

Palmetto Gourd Patch

The Palmetto Gourd Patch was established so we can share our love of gourds. Promoting the growing of gourds, sharing the love of gourd art, and letting everyone know how to safely work with gourds - that is our purpose. Come and join us. We readily share our talents and abilities with each other and we have FUN Meets: 2nd Saturday of each month
Where:: Creative Hands Artisan Center 107 Hwy 29 - Lyman, SC
What Time:: 10 am until 3 pm
Patch Leader:: Marianne Barnes

Picture is an example of May's demo: soldered rims

The Ghost Creek Gourd Fest is up at http://ghostcreekgourdfest.weebly.com/

Don't forget to bring any donations for the fund raiser for the Ghost Creek Gourd Fest

Meetings for 2011

May Meeting Denise Henderson will DEMONSTRATE soldering on a gourd rim. This is not a formal class, but she will be around to help us make name tags with soldering. SeveraL of the members will also be available to help.** Check Bonnie Gibson’s newsletter for February.(http://www.arizonagourds.com/February2012.html) It has Denise’s info on soldering and an instruction sheet that you can download and print so you would be more prepared

Materials

Several Gourd shard (for practice and name tag) or a small gourd cleaned with hole in top for rim
Protective surface - tile
Soldering iron - at least 60 watts with a built in rheostat - (we will have some at the meeting to share if you don't have one)
Heavy Soldering Iron Stand with a built in sponge well
Damp sponge to clean tip of soldering iron
Copper tape with adhesive back.
Flux (gel flux is easiest to use
Q-tip to apply flux
small plastic container to hold flux
Solder (lead-free for jewelry - comes in shinny silver or pewter
Needle nose pliars
Wooden dowel or stick
Burnishing tool (bone awl, sppon, side of pencil)
Mild soapy water, old toothbrush,drying cloth
Damp rag
Sandpaper extra fine grit or 0000 steel wool or an emery board
Rubbing alcohol

Denise will be demonstrating the techniques and then she will be there to help those who will be working on a rim or name tag. Check out pictures below.

Soldered rim

Name Necklace Denise made

Name tags

March Meeting - Birdhouses

Wayne picks out a gourd

February Meeting

measuring the base

Iris very wisely wears her mask!

Making Gourd Bases

Listening to Instructions.

Nice base!

Logo

Palmetto Gourd Patch Logo

Many of you have asked for the Palmetto Gourd Patch logo. The image below can be copied and used to make an image on computer tee shirt paper. You can then iron it to a tee shirt.Right click your mouse and press "save this picture". Save to a picture file.

PALMETTO GOURD PATCH
Greenville, SC
phone: 8642443297

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