Gourd Art Basics: The Complete Guide to Cleaning, Preparation, & Repair, by C. Angela Mohr, is divided into five main sections. Part One, Getting the Gourds (three pages), covers 'Noticing the Details', and 'Equipping for the Job'. Part Two, Cleaning the Outside (six pages), covers 'Sooty, Grain Mold, and 'Waxy, Skin-like Mold'. Part Three, Opening the Gourds (fourteen pages), covers 'Hand tools, (Jigsaw, Bandsaw)', and 'Sanding Edges'. Part Four, Gutting the Gourds (thirteen pages), covers 'Rough Gutting' and 'Smooth Gutting'. Part Five, Repairing the Accidents (sixteen pages), covers 'Cracks', 'Stems', and 'Walls'. Gourd Art Basics: The Complete Guide to Cleaning, Preparation, & Repair ends with a one page conclusion and a six page Gallery section.
The photography is excellent, and shows each step with clear view of the work in progress. Numerous pictures are used to take the crafter through each step of each process. The presentation of each section is visually based, and relies upon pictures to show what is happening. Almost every picture is captioned with a description of the work being done. The majority of the book's text is devoted to picture captioning and descriptions.
64 pages. Paperback.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-2829-9
