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Listed are the monthly activities and only the gourd requirements for
the Seminole Patch. OTHER needed items and needed donations will
be given out in the month preceding each activity. For this
information, please contact one of the Patch leaders shown on the
"Gourd Patch Meetings" page of the FGSI website.
SEMINOLE PATCH ACTIVITY LIST for 2008-2009 (Jan.) 1)
“Anything
Goes” (Mar. 8)- No special gourd shape required - Bring your
own gourd and supplies to work on anyway you choose.)
Also time for sharing and cutting bowls for coming activites. 2) Inks
/ Philly Sheath Rim (Apr. 12) Bill & Diane – Any
medium size gourd ( 6-8 inch diameter) that you would like to try
out inks on. You will be doing random colorizing
Also time for
sharing and cutting bowls for coming activities. 3) Faux
Raku (May 10) - Bottle
or kettle gourd with top cut off and inside cleaned out to
make a vessel 4) Masks
(June 14) Roz and Brad– any
shape or size gourd that you can visualize as a mask when cut
in half (may want to go together to buy one with some else
since only one half is needed. 5) Tenerife
(July 12) Weaving on a Gourd Barbara
and Diane Any gourd such as bottle or kettle
with an area large enough to cut a 4 inch hole into to weave. You really
need two holes , one for the teneriffe and one to get you hand inside. 6) Colored
Pencil (Aug. 9) Marcia– any
shape - medium sized gourd (6-8 in diameter) 7)
Sculpting
with paper clay (Sept. 13)
Liz– Any size gourd or shape gourd that
you can visualize a LITTLE bit of paper clay added to form the sculpture
Any gourd with a flat bottom is good for sculpting..Bottle gourds for
chicken or hens and giraffe's..any inspirational creatures are welcome. 8) Woodburning (Oct. 11) Bill – Any
size gourd that you could fit a pattern on. (Or you may
choose to bring another simple pattern of your own.) 9) Santa
Ornament (Nov. 8) Jeanie– banana
gourd 10) Kachina
Doll (Dec. 13) Fonda
(Louise) (dolls made by the Southwest Native
Americans)– Gourd Shape? You
choose. One that is about 4
times taller than it is wide. You may use an end cut off a snake gourd. The kachinas don’t have to have feet, but need to
be flat for standing or cut flat at the bottom to stand.
11) Beading
–(Jan. ? ) Ann and Garnet - No
specific type gourd specified, but you may want to get a gourd that you
can cut a hole in large enough to fit you hand. This
class will offer many possibilities. More details will be given
later.
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