Completed Calabash Gourd

Of course you can Zentangle a gourd!

Every year Food for Thought, one of our local nonprofit organizations, holds a Calabash Gourd, Art and Garden Celebrations. For several years now, I’ve wanted to donate a gourd for their silent auction, but somehow, I have consistently missed the deadline for applications – until this year! I squeaked my application in right under the wire.

Being a newcomer to the world of gourds, I took advantage of Food For Thought’s free gourd workshop for those intending to donate a gourd. I had no idea so much was involved in preparing a gourd! It took quite a bit to prepare the surface for what was to come.

And then there was deciding … what was to come?

There we were – me and my chosen gourd. It waited in anticipation of what I would do to it. Finally, I took up my pen and began. Continue reading »