Master carver Eulogio Medina Sanabria, one of the few in Cochas Grande, inspects the gourds. Photographs by Joshua Eli Cogan, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archive Eulogio Medina Sanabria holds a gourd after ...

Gourd carving – a traditional art form that involves carving various patterns and characters on gourds by using knives and needles – has been attracting widespread attention in Linshu county, in Linyi ...

Under the soft glow of a lamp, 37-year-old Ruan Xiyue meticulously wields her carving knife, etching a child's face onto an egg gourd with masterful precision. With each stroke, the artisan clears ...

Calabarte turns regular old gourds into pretty lamps by carving intricate designs and patterns into the gourds, which in turn, casts equally intricate designs and patterns onto surrounding surfaces ...

In an annual rite of autumn, anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...

It’s an annual rite of autumn, but anyone can carve a pumpkin. But gourds? That requires patience and a passion that goes far beyond Halloween. Ask any serious “gourder.” This curious vine has wrapped ...

Art Works Gallery is proud to feature Gourd Artist Bill Wilson for our September 2nd Saturday Spotlight. On Saturday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bill will be in the gallery demonstrating ...

The miracle of DNA has finally solved the age-old question: How did bottle gourds come to America? This plant has no wild progenitors in the Western Hemisphere. The gourd grown by early cultures in ...

Ruan Xiyue, an artisan of Lanzhou gourd carving, carves a gourd at a studio in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 11, 2024.[Xinhua/Ma Sha] LANZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Under the soft glow ...

LANZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Under the soft glow of a lamp, 37-year-old Ruan Xiyue meticulously wields her carving knife, etching a child's face onto an egg gourd with masterful precision. With each ...