First you have to get a gourd. Gourds can be purchased just about anywhere, but here in East Texas we have a gourd farm in West Mountain, near Gilmer. It is called the West Mountain Gourd Farm. There ...

While some of the artists who will display their handiwork at Autumn Artistry dabble in a variety of different mediums, Jean King of Charles City focuses on just one: Santa Gourds. Painting gourds to ...

When Melynda Lotven moved into her new home off O'Neal Road in Columbia, she found grit-covered gourds in a heap of rubble. They seemed worthless, but with a short soak in hot water and a good ...