An inheritor carves a gourd pyrography piece featuring a dragon. [Photo by Li Dandan for chinadaily.com.cn] The studio of Si Chun'e, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of the gourd ...

In Juye county in East China's Shandong province, Jiao Xueyin, 81, has practiced gourd pyrography – the technique of making exquisite art by applying heat and fire to gourds – for over a decade. Jiao ...

This is the season when autumnal displays surround us. Decorative gourds seem to appear overnight, as if beamed down from an alien spacecraft: striped, speckled, warted, and winged. Bright bursts of ...

In the farmyard of Chaohu Village, Dawukou District, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, several plump cyan gourds with exquisite gourd crafts hank on the vines. They are owned by Tao Ruizhen. She is a ...

There will be gourd crafting workshops and demonstrations available throughout the three-day event. Some techniques used in crafting gourds are pyrography, pine needle weaving, silk dyes, acrylic ...

Niu Chengguo has carried a flame for the craft of gourd pyrography since childhood and is trying to help the intangible cultural heritage to find its place in the new era. Niu Chengguo was beyond ...

Gourd art, like this piece from the Wisconsin Gourd Society, pushes the boundaries of craftsmanship by using this non-traditional artistic medium.[/media-credit] The potential for a gourd extends far ...

Instructor Ronna Wuttke of Turtle Feathers will head a class on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on gourd pyrography. The workshop costs $45. Materials that will be supplied by the instructor include ...

Hallettsville artists Roy and Blanche Cavarretta have each won first-place awards at the August Lone Star Gourd Festival in New Braunfels. Blanche won two first-place and two second-place awards in ...

Hallettsville artists Blanche and Roy Cavarretta have multiple awards with their gourd art. Hallettsville artists Roy and Blanche Cavarretta have each won first-place awards at the August Lone Star ...