F6F Hellcat Fighter of WWII
This is my rendition of the famous fighter Hellcat plane that made a name for itself during WWII. My brother was a plane captain on the USS Lake Champlain carrier … Continue reading
A Beautiful Day for Sightseeing!
Pedro Gonzales, the main driver of Border Tours is on his way to the Arizona border with eight happy passengers and their hair blowing in the early-morning breeze. Below … Continue reading
Old Man Gourd
This is my first sculptured gourd of a life-size human’s head. It took some doing because I didn’t have a gourd with the wall thickness that was required for all the detail … Continue reading
Gourd Sailboat
The hull and sail are made of gourd parts. The hull was made with a people gourd and the sail was made from a part of a larger gourd. The … Continue reading
Angel 2
Angel 2 is my second attempt to make an angel out of gourd parts. There is a selection of four heads that were made with egg gourds that are held … Continue reading
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about … Continue reading
Gourd Angel
My friend asked me if I might make an angel out of gourds for her aging mother who is infatuated with angels. I had an idea as to where I … Continue reading
Capos for Flamenco Guitarists
When I returned from my eleven-year stint in the Far East , I began making capos for flamenco guitarists. That began my journey of carving pumpkins and ultimately attempting to make … Continue reading
Ancient Guitar
This guitar was made during my early days circa 1970 when I was studying flamenco guitar in Mt. View, California. I had studied classical guitar in Japan for about two years, but when I … Continue reading
HaLLoween 2012
Even though I knew it was past time to consider carving pumpkins, I felt an urge to post something that was Halloweenish. So I gathered a few pieces of art … Continue reading
