Artist’s Statement: Gourds are the magical element that showed me I could “sing”.  I see gourds as nature’s sculpture.  The gourd’s form and surface, nature’s leftovers, and my imagination coalesce to bring the lowly gourd to a state of exquisite beauty.  And in the process I, too, am enriched beyond my dreams.  My creative process is long and full of obstacles.  It is very detailed and I experience an almost meditative contentment as I work. “