Class: Woodland Deer
Description: Learn how to carve your deer in relief, how to woodburn to create realistic fur, how to paint your deer for a lifelike image, how to create beautiful blended-color leaves, how to create a "chip" design on the gourd rim, and more!
Class: Dragonfly Pot
Description: Learn to create this beautiful gourd featuring 3 dragonfly images set against a multi-colored "pond" with "bubbles" (carved); the quick and easy way to apply metal leaf; how to create the 'pounded metal' look on your copper band, and how to make the antiqued metal look on the top of the gourd (and the dragonfly body) using patina paints!
Class: Calla Lilly Gourd Purse
Description: learn how to create this beautiful (and functional!) gourd purse with a fully lined and finished interior! Not only will you learn how to woodburn and paint the gorgeous calla lilies, you'll also discover how to make them really stand out by carving away the gourd surface behind. Includes everything you need to know to make your purse close snug and to ensure your hinge, closure, and strap are durable and long-lasting.
Class: Butterfly Dance Gourd Purse
Description: learn how to create this beautiful (and functional!) gourd purse with a fully lined and finished interior! You'll discover how to woodburn and paint your butterfly design, plus everything you need to know to make your purse close snug and to ensure your hinge, closure, and strap are durable and long-lasting.
Class: Carved Leaves Gourd Pot
Description: This class covers a whole array of fun techniques! Not only will you learn how to create the amazing carved leaves using a brush-stroke method with your carver, you'll also learn two of Gloria's signature design ideas: creating a high-polish, finish, and using an "Inverted" gourd. That's right, this gourd has actually been turned upside down and a beautiful, custom-fit wooden bottom has been created for the base. This one technique alone will open up all kinds of possibilities for you in your future gourd art creations!
Class: Gourd Pot with Stone Inlay and 'Burled Wood' Accent
Description: Discover how to get perfect, tight-fitting cabs and bead strands incorporated into your gourd art using Gloria's simple inlay techniques! Plus, Gloria shares her secrete for created the dark, 'burled wood' look in her designs. Class includes how to create a smooth, high-polish finish using a simple sanding technique.
Includes how to finish the inside of the
gourd using a "faux stone" spray.
Note: gourd in photo is not fully
sanded, but the gourd featured in the
DVD would be fully sanded and polished.
Design Option #2
Includes how to create a beautiful, "rippling water" effect by carving out small nooks in the gourd and painting the inside of them.
Class: Kachina Gourd with InLace
Description: Learn how to create the beautiful look of inlaid stone using InLace! You'll also discover how to create the carved background behind the kachina, tips and tricks for painting and woodburning your piece, how to make the gourd sit flat if it has an uneven bottom, and more!
This class also shows you how to give your piece a more artistic and professional look simply by slanting the cut at the top and doing a chip-carved rim with a black interior. You'll love all the incredible tips and techniques Gloria shares in this class!
Class: Waterscape Gourd with Dragonflies
Description: If you love working with color then you'll love this class! You will learn everything you need to know to create the waterscape scene, including how to create depth and light with your colors, the best way to achieve the translucent effect on the dragonfly wings using the New Transparent Pigment Powders, how to create the amazing cattail cut out effect on your gourd opening, how to finish the inside of your gourd for the faux stone look, and more!
Description: Learn how to create this fun, whimsical gourd with this information-packed class! Gloria will take you step-by-step in how to get consistent and even carving in your background, how to create achieve shading and depth in your sunflower and fairy, and how to create the realistic, see-through bubbles using the New Transparent Pigment Powders!
You'll also learn how to make a perfectly fitted lid, plus how to make your gourd sit straight, and even how to attach a gourd stem if it is missing!
Class: Gourd Pot with Carved Gecko
This was one of Gloria's most popular classes when she offered it live! This beautiful gourd pot features a stylized scene that wraps all the way around the gourd (see the 4 photos at right).
You'll discover how to carve out and paint your gecko design, how to make the carved "sand ripples" so they are smooth and even, how to carve out your sun design, and how to paint your "river" using patina paints, and more! Plus you'll discover how to finish your gourd rim with using Gloria's popular "chip carving" method.
