TRADITIONAL GOURD WORKSHOP

GOURD WORKSHOP — Learn to make a bowl, cup, or spoon!

August 23, 10 a.m.

[NOTE: Besides each of you working on a gourd, we will also share some lessons in making triggers for traps, such as with the quail trap, and you will get to try some wild food at this class]

You will learn how to clean and process a traditional gourd grown for utilitarian purposes.  These are the hard shelled gourds that probably originated in Africa, and were common all across the American Southwest.

Your job will be to clean, and learn how to cut and then clean the gourd. The seeds you can take home to grow.

There are artists who make some equisite items from these gourds, and you might be one of them.  However, we will focus on the fundamentals, and just a few hints about the artistic embellishments.

If time, we will have a short plant walk and possibly prepare something you can eat in your gourd.

We will supply all the tools needed, but if you have your own knife, hack saw, files, etc., please bring them.

Bring water to drink and a snack if required.

In addition to the comradie that comes with such activities, you will be able to obtain books, knives, and other survival gear for sale.

$65 ($45 for students/seniors)