Instructor:  Zsa Lobel & Heather Seaman

Date: June 18, 19 & 20, 2025

Time:  10:00 – 1:00 

Maximum number of students: 8

Prerequisites: Beginner Gourd Class

Class Description: If you’ve taken our Beginner’s Gourd class or Advanced Gourd class, you are ready to think out-of-the-box and create a gallery-worthy medium sized gourd.  We will be learning lots of new techniques and making a gourd that will take you to the next level of the craft.  You will learn how to:

• Use alcohol paint for a variegated and high-end finish
• Make a pine needle lid with a flange, topped with a pinecone.
• Make a deep, built-up pine needle rim to accept the lid
• Use of metal tacks and embellishments to adhere to the body of the piece. Furniture tacks, jewels, wire or unusual metal pieces if you choose.  

Since this is a time-consuming project, we will pre-prep your gourd for you by cutting, cleaning and drilling the gourd so you can hit the ground running.

Note that alcohol paint is beautiful but messy, so dress accordingly.

Fee: $90 for HWFA members (must have completed orientation at the time of registration) or $100 for non-members, payable by check, cash or credit card 

Materials provided by instructor: All materials provided (but we encourage you to bring your own personal additions if you would like; see below).

Materials fee: $30 materials fee payable in cash to teacher first day of class

To secure your seat in the class, send registration form with check to:

Heritage Weavers and Fiber Artists (HWFA)

3346 Haywood Road, Hendersonville, NC 28791 OR

drop cash, check or credit card by the Boarding House Monday through Friday 10 am - 3pm.