About Art on Gourds

I love abstract art and I love working with gourds, but how did the two come together?

I studied to become an art teacher in Freiburg, Germany. Early on, I had a deep affinity for abstract art—its use of space and color to express beauty and emotion appealed to me.

In my mid-twenties, my husband and I moved to the United States. Here, I was introduced to the medium of gourds, and was immediately drawn to them. Gourds have been around for thousands of years, and were one of the earliest canvasses used by humans to express creativity.

Unlike most artists who work in this medium, I elected to combine two disparate elements: an ancient canvas and a relatively new art form—the gourd, and abstract art. Influenced by Kandinsky, Klee, Miro, Hundertwasser, and the aesthetic of the Bauhaus Movement, I hope you enjoy my interpretation of this unique combination.