Considered a grand master gourd artist — a designation for gourd ... collection of her own pieces ranges from simple strips of dried gourd that have been turned into pins to drawings, carvings ...

Though not edible, most ornamental gourds are part of the Cucurbita family — along with pumpkins, squash and melons. They can be dried, then painted, polished, used in crafts or to create ...

Unlike large plastic loofahs, natural luffas aren’t manmade at all—they’re actually made from dried gourds. That’s also how loofahs got their name; the luffa plant’s insides are called a ...