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Sandlady's
10th
Annual 2008
Gourd Art Festival
Saturday August 23 9 A.M – 4 P.M.
Sunday, August 24. 9 A.M – 3PM
I will add information as I
receive it.
If you want to do a class or booth, please
contact me.
Check out pictures of past
Gourd Fest
Sometimes we have a great turn out and sometimes not.
A lot of it depends on weather since we use outside tents.
Directions to Farm and Gourd Fest
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Classes
Saturday
9 A.M. and 1:P.M.
Repeated on Sunday |
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9 A.M. |
Weaving on a basket
3 choices |
Susie Billingsley |
 
Some of Susie Billingsley's work. Susie is past president
of Indiana Basket Weaver's Assoc.
Susie has taught at Indiana Gourd Show, Ohio Gourd show,
California Gourd and many other
groups.
Gourd Baskets with three weaving designs -.
You choose which you prefer. Repeated on Sunday.
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$45.00 |
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9
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Tenerife
Butterfly
24 |
Betty & Ken Blakeley
Unable to come back till 2009 |
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$55.00 |
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Teaching a different
design on my 24 thread class, but keeping the same butterfly
advanced class
http://sitekreator.com/blakeleygourdart low
Repeated on Sunday.
is more pictures of Betty and ken's art work. Betty has taught
here for several years.
Reserve your class early. |
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Betty & Ken
Blakeley have been juried and accepted at some of the best shows
in the country. |
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Lady bug -both days |
Kids or adults. $5.00
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Mask on Saturday |
The Sandlady will teach a class making a Bear
Mask or your choice
from some other pictures, Saturday Morning 9 a.m. $30.00.
Come join the class and bring questions. |
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Booth |
We are hoping Debby Grunden can be here. Debby
has has a battle with cancer and on the mend. |
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Demonstrations
Tools, etc |
of wood burning, carving, variety of tools working on gourds.
Information on growing and art with Guy Shutt on Saturday, Agromist. And Ron Thomas on Sunday.
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Free make it take it for children |
Lois Shutt,
Kindergarten teacher, will be working with kids on Saturday.
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Free make it take it for children |
On Sunday |
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Raw Gourds |
Thousands of Gourds and . |
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seeds for sale |
Indiana Gourd Society |
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Collections
Gourd Art Museum |
Sandlady has over 500 pieces in her
collection. This is an excellent collection.
Next year, she has a collection that was sold to her by Jim
Story
and will celebrate Jim's life in the Indiana Gourd Society. |
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Artifacts with Gary Thomas |
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Vendors |
Vendors with art on gourds and demo's. |
See Sandlady's Gourd Art Museum with 500 pieces of gourd
art collection.
Videos to view
Growing and harvesting gourds.
Indiana Gourd Show and other art.
Rustic Park County
Sandlady’s Gourds
Making paper with gourd guts.
Watch website as new details develop.
CALL 765-498-5428
e-mail: sandlady@sandlady.com
Web site: http://www.sandlady.com
Vendors Selling Art & Demonstrating Tools & Supplies
Want to be a vendor…call or email. You can sell gourd art, what you want. Feel
free to have a rummage booth.
FREE PARKING across road from house.
Directions: I-74 west to S.R. 41.
Go south 20 miles to Tangier Road
Turn right (west) or Tangier Rd (1050 W).
Go 7 miles west on black top road (1050W (and at times it
changes to 1025 W)
Food and drink available. Grilled Sandwiches with
Steve Norman
Music both days by the Cowboys and these guys are
good. Some of them are related to
Johnny Cash’s wife, the Carter family, and have several
cd’s. Good ole country music.
Will have devotional music on Sunday morning.
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