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Show vtw wv'tvvrrrvyrrv waavMvw The Gourd Lady from tlie garden at Mg KEN LARSON By: through December, will include a broad range of art work, including three dimensional art and literary works. Several artists have been featured in the Sun Advocate the past couple months and the final artist recognized for her unique Sun Advocate publisher Artists from throughout Castle Countiy are gathering their works together today in preparation for the local group exhibit called Art and Culture of Castle Country. style is Norma Pickup. Norma has created an art form out of gourds and incorporates unique slurped and sized gourds into her art I first saw thd idea on television, said Norma, who was already dabbling in water color, oils and photography. So I launched in a new directum. She added. That was two years ago and now, only in her second season. Pickup is creating beautiful pieces of gourd art The show will feature art and folk art from the area and will open October 1 at the CEU Prehis- toric Museum Art Gallery. The Passing down of Art through the ages is These the theme and the committee is seeking artists. But the art pieces include bird houses, seasonal characters such as deadline is this Friday, September 13. Over 30 artists have already signed up but if anyone is interested and has not Easter bunnies, jack-o-Ianter- and snowmen, as well as beautiful baskets and inter- Registered esting faces. Pearl Oliver, guest her husband, Quint grow many of the small gourds and obtain the larger ones from Thayns Farms in Green should they contact curator, at Pickup and 637-277- 0. Other committee members besides Oliver is Marie Fausett, Iris Norma Howe, Karen Pickup, River. Explaining the process, Pickup talked about cleaning the with gourds Templeton, and Blaine Atwood. The show, which will run lower right photo is a picture of he husband, Quint in gourd garden. Norma has been creating art pieces gourds for only two years. Norma Pickup of Price is pictured with many of her gourd art pieces she will feature in the upcoming art and culture exhibit lo the left is one of Norma's birdhouses, while the dorox. This stops the mold and gets the vegetable really ready for painting. She then opens it up and takes out the seeds. I use fast drying acrylic paints, she explained, adding that I also use leather dyes for the baskets. She also has created an interesting weave made out of pine needles for the tops of the Indian My most popular piece is the bird house, she said, along with the Indian baskets. Gourd art is not a new idea but it is one that takes a lot of creativity and imagination and artists like Norma Pickup can apply their artistic talents into creating masterpieces. 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