I’ve been working with gourds for the past 10 years, after working with pottery for 20 years. My gourd creations have been more exciting than my pottery work. I don’t really know where all the ideas come from but they keep coming. I started by taking a gourd mask workshop. I made over 50 masks before I made other objects such as chickens, bowls, shore birds, teapots and dolls. I have shown my work at Gallery House in Palo Alto, Elemental Arts Gallery in Los Gatos, 6 years Open Studios, numerous Art and Wine Festivals with a group of gourd artists, a show in New Mexico called the Faces of Women and presently at Gallery Saratoga, Saratoga, California.

I have a BFA from the College of Ceramics at Alfred University and an MA in Counseling from the College of Notre Dame. During the summer, I teach gourd workshops at my home studio.

GOURD PEOPLE

Fu-Hi

18" highX 5" wide Sold

Mara

Mara 10" high X 3" wide $125

Melody

Melody 14" highX5" wide $225

Shin-Mu

Shin-Mu 14" highX5" wide $250

TEAPOTS

Spouting Teapot

Spouting Teapot
8-1/2" X12"
$125

Butterscotch Maranka Teapot

Butterscotch Maranka Teapot
12"X17", $125

For more information, contact Jo Cooley by email: cooleeejo@yahoo.com