| gallery hours: mon-fri: 10am-5pm sat: 9am-6pm |
| 317-733-1813 27 east cedar st. zionsville, in 46077 |
Pat Buedel
Although I have never
described myself as an
artist, I have been
painting “still life” with
oils for over 30 years.
While my husband and
I transferred numerous
times with our jobs, I
always took art classes
in the various towns in
which we lived. My plan
was to devote the rest
of my life to creating
beautiful oil paintings on
canvas. Instead, I
discovered the world of
gourd artistry in 2001
after moving to
Zionsville, Indiana.
I was captivated by the
creative versatility that
the hard shell gourd
offers as a canvas for
the artist.
Since I am a Master
Gardener, I enjoy
growing a different hard
shell gourd variety each
year from seed.
I delight in turning this
ancient product of
nature into a work of
art. I use many
different techniques and
I am constantly
experimenting with
different art media.
I use oils, acrylics,
leather dyes, pen and
ink, wood burning
(pyrography), carving,
and inlay.
It takes a full year from
the time I plant the
fledgling gourd plant in
my garden, to the time
the gourd fruit can be
harvested in the fall and
left to cure and dry.
My rule of thumb is "this
year's harvest is next
year's art".
Although I have never
described myself as an
artist, I have been
painting “still life” with
oils for over 30 years.
While my husband and
I transferred numerous
times with our jobs, I
always took art classes
in the various towns in
which we lived. My plan
was to devote the rest
of my life to creating
beautiful oil paintings on
canvas. Instead, I
discovered the world of
gourd artistry in 2001
after moving to
Zionsville, Indiana.
I was captivated by the
creative versatility that
the hard shell gourd
offers as a canvas for
the artist.
Since I am a Master
Gardener, I enjoy
growing a different hard
shell gourd variety each
year from seed.
I delight in turning this
ancient product of
nature into a work of
art. I use many
different techniques and
I am constantly
experimenting with
different art media.
I use oils, acrylics,
leather dyes, pen and
ink, wood burning
(pyrography), carving,
and inlay.
It takes a full year from
the time I plant the
fledgling gourd plant in
my garden, to the time
the gourd fruit can be
harvested in the fall and
left to cure and dry.
My rule of thumb is "this
year's harvest is next
year's art".
| Bushel Gourd |
| Cut Gourd |
| Gourd Kettle |
| Inlay |
| Lily Frog |
| Mosaic |