When fall arrives, we start shopping for gourds, whether green, white, orange, or yellow, smooth, lumpy, or perfectly spherical. Because what’s more fun than the classic fall activity of gourd ...

First you have to get a gourd. Gourds can be purchased just about anywhere, but here in East Texas we have a gourd farm in West Mountain, near Gilmer. It is called the West Mountain Gourd Farm. There ...

The gourd fruit has long been an auspicious ornament on to which Chinese artists paint illustrations or inscribe written verse. Pronunciation of the Chinese word for gourd, hu, is similar to fu, the ...

Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as a symbol of the Chinese people. The hand-painted gourd, originating in the Song Dynasty ...

Their gourds tell a story — and earn them a living. That gourd in the photo — the one on the left? It is covered with miniature pictures of a potato harvest in Peru. There's even a wee burro hauling ...

Hard-shell gourds lend themselves both to utility and decoration. Ancient cultures only needed to harvest and dry the fruits from this prehistoric plant to have cooking kettles, storage containers, ...

It involves transforming gourds into colorful containers, which are not only functional but also beautiful. This art form is ...

The activities we will have include the following: raffle (for purchase) and door prizes (included in admission), guess the number of candy corn in the jar, photo opp board with face cutouts. Kids ...

Artist Carrie Hewitt remembers a time in her childhood when her creative impulses began to spark. Hewitt, 53, who grew up on a 60-acre family ranch about an hour's drive north of San Diego, says her ...

A painted gourd by Li Wenxing from Rizhao city in Shandong province on July 7, 2018. [Photo/IC] Gourd has a similar pronunciation as the Chinese word fulu, which means "happiness", and is regarded as ...