Gourd carving – a traditional art form that involves carving various patterns and characters on gourds by using knives and needles – has been attracting widespread attention in Linshu county, in Linyi ...

Master carver Eulogio Medina Sanabria, one of the few in Cochas Grande, inspects the gourds. Photographs by Joshua Eli Cogan, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archive Eulogio Medina Sanabria holds a gourd after ...

There are two kinds of gourd-sculpting techniques. The first method employs specially made steel needles in different sizes, engraving the patterns in thin lines on the surface of the gourds, and then ...

Under the soft glow of a lamp, 37-year-old Ruan Xiyue meticulously wields her carving knife, etching a child's face onto an egg gourd with masterful precision. With each stroke, the artisan clears ...

ERIN: AUDREY COX CAUGHT UP WITH BOTH OF THEM AS THEY SHOWCASED THEIR WORKS. [CHAINSAW BUZZING] ♪ AUDREY: AL LANSING’S FASCINATION WITH WOOD BEGAN AS A YOUNG BOY. AL: SO IT STARTED A LONG, LONG, LONG ...

Art Works Gallery is proud to feature Gourd Artist Bill Wilson for our September 2nd Saturday Spotlight. On Saturday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bill will be in the gallery demonstrating ...