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Allie Jean LaValle's Arts and Crafts Web Pages |
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| I produce fine
arts and crafts all of which are hand crafted and each an original
art work. Some with color added. Potpourri
gourds are designed to hold dry fragrance.
The burned images on wood include landscape scenes, wildlife and
flowers. There are Indian designs on both boards and gourds. My hand crafted work is created with the use of a wood burning tool on a board or on gourds. The word Pyrography, is of Greek origin, "pur" meaning fire and "graphos" meaning writing, which relates to our more common name of "wood burning". It is the process of drawing a picture on a piece of wood or gourd, by burning lines into the surface of the wood in various shapes and intensities, with a soldering iron type tool. The longer you hold the wood burning pen on the surface of the wood, the greater the charring, thus the darker the colour and the more depth you add. In the old days they used just a piece of heated metal to add patterns to their furniture. The uniqueness of this art form produces intriguing and impressive results. A little bit about Gourds. The gourd plant has been described as one of nature's greatest gift to mankind. Melons, pumpkins, squash, zucchinis and cucumbers are also in the same family as gourds. Gourds spanned the entire globe in prehistoric times and has been cultivated in regions and used by every known culture in the temperate and tropical zones. Gourd have many uses such as containers, bird houses, floats, storage, tools such as dippers and musical instruments. A sample of my work should be hanging or placed in a special place in your home. I have worked with art all of my life and I have a reputation for excellence. Please browse this site and pick out those special pieces for your home and as unique gifts for your friends. You'll find the art work exceptionable and beautifully crafted. You can click on the links to the right to view photos of my artwork. Contact me for Purchase Price
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Browse thru photos from my Gourd Page Browse thru photos from my Woodburning Page. Order Special Art Work Email and attach a picture or copy of design that you want. Specify the type of material (wood, paper, gourd, etc.). Cost will be determined by the amount of work required.
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