Washington State Gourd SocietyFor you novices, there is one category for any decorative gourds...

May 2012, Issue #1 www.wagourdsociety.org

Presidents Message 1

Gourd Patches 3

It’s about the Festival 5

Gourd Classes 6

Gourd Competition 7

Vendors 8

Dinner & Entertainment 9

Event Map 10

Traveling Gourd 11

Featured Artist 12

Upcoming Events 17

From the President’s Desk, Boy have we been busy! About a month after the 2011 Northwest Gourd Festival we thought we were going to have a known path to the next festival. Then we found out the venue in Moses Lake had rented out one of our buildings and no discussion would change the situation. So we went back to the drawing board for a new venue.

The board considered the list of previ-ously considered locations then added a few more to visit. After visiting Jefferson County and Benton Counties, we decided on Kittatas County due to the rental price, facilities and location. There were pros and cons for each facility that indicated an interest in having us join their commu-nity.

Kittatas Valley Event Center and Sara Maes has been a wonderful resource as has Amy from the Chamber of Com-merce. Thanks to them for all of their assistance.

With only months to go before the 2012 festival, we have completed the class line up. Thanks to Betsy Roberts for pulling together a great offering and to Oz for getting it all on the web site. The lodging options are listed including the "official" accommodation of the Northwest Gourd Festival, that being the Days Inn in

Ellensburg. Call them directly to make your reservations as we have a block of rooms set aside. We have all but one of the Judges selected for the competi-tion and have the Mayor joining to award a ribbon us as well.

The categories are posted so now is the time to check it out and get your gourd ready! The entertainment lineup has just one space left. Jim Martin has done a great job again this year with that as well as with the plan-ning for the Saturday Night Dinner. Do you have your dinner tickets yet? Amy at the Chamber of Commerce is working on spon-soring the beer/wine garden as a fund raiser for a community project. She hopes to have details in May.

We are unique in that we are a volunteer supported organization that puts on a volun-teer resourced festival. We need volunteers to assist with admissions and class registra-tion as well as security for the gourd exhibit. Please contact Vickie Bartow at (425) 775-4095 or [email protected] to vol-unteer for a four hour block and receive free admission to the festival.

As members, this is YOUR festival. You absolutely must come, take some classes, pick up supplies and make new friends. See you in Ellensburg!

Your President, Stacy Annon

Washington State Gourd Society

President - Stacy Annon

Vice President - Jim Martin

Secretary - Diane Frederick

Treasurer - Bob Riveira

Membership Secretary - Patty Burke

Webmaster - James Ozburn (Oz)

Newsletter Editor - James Ozburn (Oz)

Director - Toni Davenport

Director - Kate Franchimon

Director - Dotty Cooper

Director - Georgia Duncan

Director - Open Position

Director - Evie Scribner

**Remember to pay your 2012 membership dues! Memberships run from Jan. to Jan.**

Washington State Gourd Society Mu’s News, May 2012, Issue #1

If you’re interested in finding other people in your area that are as passionate about gourding as you are please check out our Gourd Patch page http://www.wagourdsociety.org/Patches.htm If you need help contacting people in your area please contact Oz [email protected] as he has a complete list of all members and their contact information. We currently have four Gourd Patches formed and meet on a monthly basis.

The North Sound Gourd Patch encompasses the North Puget Sound area and meets Patty Burke’s house, 17620 15th Pl. W., Lynn-wood, on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Call for directions 425-678-8210 http://www.wagourdsociety.org/NSGP.htm

The Crystal Gourd Patch encompasses the South Puget Sound area and currently meets at the home of Stacey Annon. http://www.wagourdsociety.org/CGP.htm

The Nuthatch Patch encompasses the area around Spokane area and currently meets at the home of Carmen Easter. http://www.wagourdsociety.org/NHP.htm

The Bellevue Gourd Patch encompasses the area around Seattle/Bellevue and currently meets at the home of Dotty Cooper. http://www.wagourdsociety.org/BGP.htm


May 2012, Issue #1

Hello All,

This issue is dedicated to our upcoming Festival 12-15 July.

We have changed venues for this years festival. We were at Moses Lake for the last few years. But things have changed and we had to find a new Venue. Our new Venue is in Ellensburg, WA at the Kittitas Valley Event Center. Here is their website with lots of info, maps and directions. http://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/kvec/

Classes:

The classes are posted on our website. You can pay by check or PayPal (side note, PayPal has changed the way you checkout, so unfortunately you can only do one class at a time).

Competition:

All the rules and categories are posted on our website. Get your gourds together and enter the competition.

Vendors:

We have some great vendors for this years festival. We will have gourd tools, supplies, cleaned gourds and raw gourds.

Saturday Night Dinner:

There is still time to get your Saturday Night Dinner tickets, all the info is on the festival page of our website.

Other info that can be found on our Festival page: Lodging for hotels and camping in Ellensburg. Directions to Ellensburg.

Please visit our Festival website for all the information:

http://www.wagourdsociety.org/NorthwestGourdFestival.htm



Name Desc-of-Class THURSDAY Bonnie Adams Cucurbit Critter

Jimi Lawrence Metalic Techniques Ron Swank Thunder Drum

Bonnie Adams Cucurbit Critter Patty Burke Coil Pine Needle Trim

Patty Vanderhoff Gourdgeous Gladiolas Ron Swank Thunder Drum Jill Walker Butterflies on Lace

Rosario Wilke Standing Sculpture Betsy Roberts Powertex and Gourds FRIDAY

Bonnie Adams Pot of Potpouri Shawna Stout Floral Band Joanne Loibil Chip Carved Heart Patty Burke Leather Edge Trimming

Joanne Loibil Gecko with Dot Painting

Diana Frederick Horse Gourd with Horse

Hair Rim Dynva Todd Cougar Gourd

Jill Walker Faux Leather Tooling on

Gourds Jill Choate Antler Seed Basket

Rosario Wilke Enchanted Mask Betsy Roberts Powertex and Gourds

SATURDAY Alan Sweeny Chip Carved Bird House

Bonnie Adams Pot of Potpouri Shawna Stout Starry Night

Diana Frederick Tie Dyed Egg Gourds Heather Kinkade Faux Basket Patterns

Terry Noxel Asian Bowl w/Washi Paper

Collage Dynva Todd Feathered Mask Jill Choate Antler Seed Basket

Rosario Wilke Agave Bowl SUNDAY

Diana Frederick Jewelry Gourd Necklace

Terry Noxel Asian Bowl w/Washi Paper

Collage Heather Kinkade Faux Leather Tooling Diana Frederick Tie Dyed Egg Gourds Rosario Wilke Glory Bowl



Our two past gourd festivals have been so much fun (and the next promises to be a lot more of the same), but I must admit what I enjoyed most last year was preparing a gourd for our WSGS competition. Planning what I wanted to do, picturing it in my mind, then putting paint to gourd, bringing my finished gourd to the festival and actually entering it in the competition, and then waiting anxiously for the results – what a challenging and worthwhile experience for me. Now you have that same opportunity because our current competition rules, divisions, and entry form have been posted on our web page.

With the approval of our WSGS board, we have done away with the rule that forced prior first place winners in the “Open Division” to enter the following year in the “Master Craftsman Division.” So if you have pre-viously won a blue ribbon at one of our festivals in say the Open “carved” category, you are still eligible to enter another piece of gourd art work in that same Open category this year. Those who won a blue ribbon in a Novice category, though, must move up to the Open cate-gory.

For you novices, there is one category for any decorative gourds crafted in a class, use of a tutorial, or design taken from a book or publication that uses another artist's design. If you are using your own design, there are the following categories: Carved, Chiseled, Gouged, Cut or Filigree; Woodburned; Inlayed, Beaded, Woven; Painted Only; Functional Gourd (masks, musical instruments, purses, hats, jewelry, bird houses, lamps, or any other usable item); and “Anything Goes.” Please remember that a novice is a true beginner, one who has limited experience in gourd craft-ing and other related arts and crafts (honor system).

In the Open Division, we again have a category for any decorative gourds crafted in a class, use of a tutorial, or design taken from a book or publi-cation that uses another artist's design. For those using your own gourd design, you can enter in one or more of the following categories: Carved, Chiseled, Gouged, Cut or Filigree; Woodburned; Inlayed or Beaded; Woven, Couched, or Coiled; Holiday Theme; Musical Instruments; Masks; Functional Gourd (masks, purses, hats, jewelry, bird houses, lamps, or any other usable item); Americana or Patriotic Theme or Scene; Pacific Northwest Design; and “Anything Goes.” We added two new Open Division categories: Floral Design; and Miniature (3” or less); and combined human figures, animal, or fantasy creatures as part of Sculptural. The Open Division is for those who do not consider themselves a beginner and is open to all ages and skill levels.

In the Master’s Craftsman Division (the advanced to professional gourd crafter whose work has been exhibited in galleries, previously won top awards in art/gourd competitions, or has reached the level of fine art/craft), there are three categories: Sculptural Gourds; Vases, Bowls or Contain-ers; and “Anything Goes.”

There’s also a category for Juniors (ages 12 or younger) and Teens (ages 13 to 17).

The fees are: Youth - $2 per entry

Early Entry Forms (Must be postmarked by Friday, June 29, 2012)

WSGS member in good standing - $5 per entry; non-member - $6 per entry.

Entries at the door July 12 and July 13

WSGS member in good standing - $7 per entry; non-member - $8 per entry.

Besides the bonus of being able to brag that your art was in a gourd competition, there are beautiful ribbons being awarded. Your name could be on one of them!

Every WSGS member is qualified for at least one competi-tion category so what’s stopping you from entering your gourd in our festival competition? Plus there’s no limit on the number of entries you can submit. No excuses – just get your gourd on!!!

Sally Favors

Competition Chairman



P & D Agate

Private Vendors

Judy Jaussaud North Sound Gourd Patch

Gloria Dittrick Eric Ray

Ron Swank

Gourd Vendors

Commercial Vendors


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Email Jim Martin for details at [email protected]




The festival will be held in Buildings 13, 14, 15 and 16. There is RV and tent camping all around these buildings.

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One of the true complements is being asked to contribute to a collective work with other very talented artists. Those who jump at the chance to have their work on a traveling gourd have a confi-dence that is inspiring. It always amazes me what our membership does to a gourd and how they interpret the theme.

I kidded around that my panel was going to be canned salmon, mainly because I had no idea how I was going to use the mold pattern and the defects in my panel in a composition. The first basic sketch looked like freaky fish birds from an-other planet. As you can see, I finally worked it out. I studied coho salmon images on the Internet to learn about them then used tools like my printer pro-gram, outlining on paper then moving images around to try out compositions. Once I had the composition I liked, I printed the image on stick-n-burn so I could lightly burn the image on the gourd. Then next step was to protect the light or natural color of the gourd. I used wax and a special Razor Tip pen but liquid masking would work well if not better. The rest is adding detail with burning and color.

I hope the next time there is a call to contribute to a traveling gourd, you will jump at the chance. It is a wonderful way to help raise funds for our festival and have your work admired by all. To buy tickets for this gourd, contact any board member, give me a call or drop me an email!

Stacy Annon

If you would like the chance to win the current Traveling Gourd please contact any of the board members to buy tickets. Raffle tickets are a $1.00 each. The win-ner will be announced at the festival.

This years theme is Northwest Animals



Our featured Gourd Artist for this issue is Laura Fraser.

My first experience with gourds was way back in 2000 when Alana Riviera came to a woodcarving rondevue teaching a begin-ners class on gourds. I made a drinking vessel. Still have it today, but never really finished it for I haven't come across the right type of handle for it.

Never touched a gourd since, until about 4 years ago. I got involved in volunteering for a couple of different organizations at the same time which consumed most of my time.

Teaching woodcarving at several senior centers, kept me pretty busy. Finally reached the time, that it was time for me to do what I wanted to do. It all started, that the gourd class I wanted to go too, just happened to be the same day teaching woodcarving. I gave up teaching wood-carving to attend the gourd class in Marysville. Although I still keep up some of my woodcarving passion today. BUT NOW MY PASSION IS GOURDS!!!!!

Through my class in Marysville, I get very inspired to try to keep up with the exceptional talented gourd artists in that class. I believe my favorite part of gourding is actually coming up with some original designs and ideas to push the lim-its. I guess I'm always looking for that "WOW" factor. I get blown away by see-ing what my fellow gourd artist come up with. Thanks to my great teachers and fellow gourders, I cant ever, for see, me never gourding. I just love it!!!!!!!



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