Gourd art, like this piece from the Wisconsin Gourd Society, pushes the boundaries of craftsmanship by using this non-traditional artistic medium.[/media-credit] The potential for a gourd extends far ...

Hallettsville artists Blanche and Roy Cavarretta have multiple awards with their gourd art. Hallettsville artists Roy and Blanche Cavarretta have each won first-place awards at the August Lone Star ...

Over the past 20 years, 65-year-old Xue Gailian has used pyrography－a form of intangible cultural heritage in Shanxi province－to decorate gourds and help fellow villagers make money. Two decades ago, ...

Niu Chengguo has carried a flame for the craft of gourd pyrography since childhood and is trying to help the intangible cultural heritage to find its place in the new era. Niu Chengguo was beyond ...

Wang Hongmiao works on a gourd pyrography handicraft at his home in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 4, 2019. Wang Hongmiao, a 57-year-old self-taught craftsman, has made over 1,000 ...

Hallettsville artists Roy and Blanche Cavarretta have each won first-place awards at the August Lone Star Gourd Festival in New Braunfels. Blanche won two first-place and two second-place awards in ...