Gourds By Bliss

Mary Bliss - Green Scene Fullerton Arboretum 2005

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This is the Gourd Lantern I working on for the Asilomar Gourd Conference it is almost done. This is my second time doing any kind of cutouts, I'm pretty pleased with them and that it only took 2 blades. The color is done mainly with the Gourd Master Inks then I have put the Polished Pigments over some of the patterns. The pigments are most noticeable on the dragon flies.

Gourd Lantern

Front Panel

Side 1

Back panel light opening

Side 2

Close up of dragon flyies

Lantern laying on side - I am still planning on repairing the boken cutouts

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Gourd Lantern

Front Panel

Picture links to my gourds in Kodak Gallery

• Gourd Wren Houses

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