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Duane
Dahlvang
Linda
Victory
Peggy
Dahlvang
Sam
McKinney
Toni
Best
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The
five of us are all long time members of the Sequoia/Tulare Gourd
Patch in Visalia, CA. We have watched each other advance
in the creativity and originality in the art of hand-crafting
gourds and developed our own styles and techniques. For
thousands of years, the gourd has been utilized by many cultures
as vessels for storing, carrying and cooking products.
With the help of contemporary art media, and our imagination,
we can transform the natural beauty of a gourd into a piece
of art. We exchange new ideas and support each other in
many ways. Our mutual goal is to share the enjoyment
and satisfaction we have in working with gourds and to educate
and teach anyone interested in this gratifying art form.
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