Maureen Hawthorn is a Multi-Medium Artist. She Paints with various dyes & stains. Pyography or wood burning is how she adorns her gourds while also using pine needle weaving.
"I am the sole creator of each of the decorative gourds on display. Gourds belong to the family of plants known as Cucurbits. For centuries people used them as water bottles, eating utensils and storage containers. Today gourds are known to be used as a natural canvas for a contemporary form of art. I use all shapes and sizes of gourds to make a large variety of gourd art such as jewelry, ornaments, vases, bowls, drums and dolls".
"After cleaning and sanding the gourds I embellish them many ways. Techniques to follow include leather dyes, powdered pigment and acrylic paint to color them. I also use Teneriffe (Irish waxed linen weaving) and pine needle weaving to make designs on the gourds, adding beads, leather, gemstones and feathers to further decorate my work", writes Maureen.
After cleaning and sanding the gourds I embellish them many ways. Techniques to
follow include leather dyes, powdered pigment and acrylic paint to color them.
I also use Teneriffe (Irish waxed linen weaving) and pine needle weaving to make
designs on the gourds, adding beads, leather, gemstones and feathers to further
decorate my work.