This unique Gourd by Maureen Hawthorn represents the idea of the Southwest and art forms depicting the area. The Art of the Gourd Painting, the lighting of the gourd, the beginning of an Indian Rug with the lambs fleece.
The story continues with part of the woven rug peeking around the cloud forms. At the right.. a skein of hand spun fiber dyed an earth red with natural dyes lies ready to weave.
This gourd tells the story of the many steps in the creation of the woven art.
Hidden butterflies, canyons of color, clouds and plants adorn this hand painted gourd.
The beginning of a hand woven basket and the loom which is handled with care while weaving the long awaited rug.
The southwest is represented to its fullest in the adornment of this single Maureen Hawthorn's Gourd Art.
Check at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery for all of Maureen's Gourd Art.