Craig Black is a professional artist of more than 20 years who has applied his skills to ceramic, stone and steel. But for one month a year, his preferred medium is the garden-variety Cucurbita. The ...

The eagerly-awaited fall season is almost here, which means pumpkins are popping up everywhere, flavoring drinks, adorning mantles and decorating porches. But there is only one place to see pumpkins ...

Carving is key to adding intricate patterns to your lampshade gourd. Use sharp tools to carve out designs carefully without damaging the gourd's structure. Traditional African patterns often include ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4)- ArtPrize showcases the beauty of artists using their imagination to create works of art through various mediums. Everything from paintings, sculptures and drawings is on ...

Every year, around Halloween, sculptor William Janelle would earn a little extra money carving faces on gourds in front of crowds at shopping centers, theme parks, and fall festivals. It wasn’t really ...

Like a lot of Ohioans, Gus Smithhisler gets the itch to carve a pumpkin each autumn. But, instead of going to a grocery store or a pumpkin patch, he brings in a forklift. “We haven’t had one this big ...

Poppies and daisies leapt from the curved surface with a pastoral beauty. Dots in all different sizes and colors created a mosaic effect across the surface of another piece. Macramé, crocheted and ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The gloriously carved and masterfully painted vases, lampshades, sculptures, wind chimes and more that self-taught artist Janet ...

These gourd-eous (and easy!) pumpkin carving ideas will bring the fun this spooky season. kobeza/Getty Images Halloween is almost upon us, and nothing screams spooky season more than a glowing jack-o' ...

As you stroll through your neighborhood, aren t you amazed by your neighbor s Halloween decorations? Traditional ghosts and goblins, it seems, have all gone high tech. Simple ghosts suspended from ...

LIAOCHENG, China, Oct. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Oct. 18, the 17th Jiangbei Watertown • Pearl of Two Rivers (Liaocheng) Gourd Culture Art Festival opened in Liaocheng, Shandong, an ancient water ...