A Little Overdone

This was my latest piece of “art”. When I torched a large gourd it smoldered for a little while yet it never caught fire (as they occasionally do). I placed the gourd on a table in the patio and left for about two hours. When I returned, I found the gourd had blown off the table and fell into a plastic chair. During my absence, the gourd continued to smolder or it may have caught fire. Just a small piece of the gourd was left—originally it was about 24” tall and about 20” wide. This is a perfect example of “never leave a burning gourd unattended”!

I was the first gourd artist to utilize torching in gourd art. This style of gourd art was featured in Expression Magazine, Jan. - Feb. 2004