Duane Dahlvang

Linda Victory

Peggy Dahlvang

Sam McKinney

Toni Best

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.