Doolittle Designs Gourds

We've just received some beautiful gourds by Kathy and Mark Doolittle. Unique graphic designs are printed on handmade papers. These are applied on the gourd surface along with a collage of paper using an archival adhesive. A wood-burning tool is used to carve a distinctive mosaic pattern on the surface of the paper design. Handcrafted crests often adorn the gourd top and feature natural plant stems or beaten copper stock; the crests are used to hang an assortment of beads as a finish to a fine art gourd vessel.