Diane Wimmer About half of Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch has packed up to leave for the summer. The last meeting for this season was April 19 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Oakwood Arts and Craft Center. There was a demo by Julie Hemer on shading with your wood burner. This was be the…
Colleen McKnight Well, the results are in from the big gourd festival, and Spirit of the Desert gourd patch is the Best Patch in the Arizona Gourd Society! We now have 50 members from all over the valley and are the largest. Not only are we the largest, our members are the most award-winning…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert members enjoyed a busy February at the Wuertz Gourd Festival in Casa Grande. The highlight of the festival is the Arizona Gourd Society state competition and, as usual, our patch was well represented in the Winner’s Circle. Congratulations to winners from our patch: Novice Division: Diane Wimmer –…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch is starting the new year off on a run. January was a VERY busy month for us gourders. As a patch, we’re preparing to host the Arizona Gourds Society’s annual competition at the Wuertz Gourd Festival in Casa Grande, February 9-11. Over 220 entries are expected into…
Spirit of the Desert gourd patch ended the year with a fantastic Christmas party at Poolside in Oakwood. Wonderful food and a gourd ornament gift exchange were the highlights. Getting together socially and sharing is a key part of our group. The patch starts the new year with new officers. Colleen McKnight will serve as…
Spirit of the Desert gourd patch will resume its monthly meeting on October 19, 2017, in the Painting Room of the Arts and Crafts Building in Oakwood. This year, there will be a new format for the meetings, and we invite guests and prospective new members to come and visit. The business portion of the…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourd patch had a big sale right about the time you received this paper. On Friday, March 31, in the lobby of Sun Lakes Country Club, about half of our 50-member club displayed and sold gourd art. We were open from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Maybe you can still come; if…
March brings a much-needed break to our members after a great four-day festival in Casa Grande February 9-12. Over 8,000 people attended the event at the Pinal County Fairground. One hundred ninety-seven gourds were entered into the Arizona Gourd Society state competition, of which we were in charge. Hundreds of volunteer hours go into planning…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert Gourd Patch has moved! Our new home is in the Painting Room of the Arts and Crafts Building at Oakwood Country Club. Meetings are on the 3rd Thursday, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. And our weekly workgroups meet in the same room every Sunday afternoon from noon-4:00 p.m. Detailed directions are…
Colleen McKnight Spirit of the Desert gourd patch is starting the New Year off on a run. January is a very busy month for us gourders. As a patch we’re preparing to host the Arizona Gourds Society’s annual competition at the Wuertz Gourds Festival in Casa Grande on February 10-12. Over 220 entries are expected…