Gourdette, gourd art by Sioux George

Hello, my name is Sioux George!

I became addicted to gourds in November, 2000 after taking a basic gourd class. Since then I have traveled far and wide to attend classes, buy gourds, sell gourds and give classes. I am currently a member of the California Gourd Society, the Calabash Connection patch, and the Santa Cruz Gourd and Basket patch.

Born in Burbank and raised in the Mojave Desert, I have called Santa Cruz County home for many years, but find myself drawn to any locale that has gourds.

How I work

My first project involved sewing a zipper into a gourd. The magnetic gourds with keyboard-key magnets are unusual. A gourd "map" hat is quite odd, but is very special to me because I also grew it. A recent class produced a Funky Twining Gourd. My latest joy is gourd purses. My reputation for "thinking outside the box" is reinforced by this corner-less media.

See my Portfolio for samples of my work. See my Studio pages to see how I work.

Gourd Summer Camp!

Do you want to go to camp for a week this summer and play with gourds?

See the Events page for information on our July 2004 camp.

gourd purse

Zippered Gourd by Sioux George

zippered gourd

Gourd Resources

California Gourd Society

Calabash Connection

Feather River Adult Arts Camp