Gourd Fever Back Issues
Issue 85Jordan Straker: Award Winning Wood Carver Discovers Gourds | Dippers & Knots: "If My Mother Can Learn, You Can Too" by Ken Carlson | Starting Up Gourd Seeds: Good Germination Is A Must | Raising Strong Seedlings: Giving Them A Good Start | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Other Stuff Too!
Issue 84Raven Wyntre-Clarkson: Fine Art With A West Coast Flavor | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | The Legalities of Using Antler In Art by Carolyn Cooper | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings and "Other Stuff"
Issue 83Mutamba: The Voice and Dreams of Mbira | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Through The Lens: Gourd Photography by Ted Scott | Out Of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 82Cheryl Polk: Creative Energy Breaks Boundaries | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 81Lynette Dawson - Tripping Out on Gourds | The Bulletin Board - News From Northern Dipper | Visiting Old Friends | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 80Stu Fabe - Style, Grace and Harmony | The Bulletin Board - News From Northern Dipper | Tutorial: Painting A Festive Snowman by Carolyn Cooper | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 79Marla Helton - Weaving Discoveries Into Success | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 78Grant Feltham: The Accidental Artist! | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 77Michael Harburg - The Tattooed Gourds of Ni'ihau | The Bulletin Board - Northern Dipper News | The Art of Growing Gourds | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 76Nancy Overmyer -Tranquil Pleasures Down Gooseberry Lane | The Bulletin Board - News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 75Bill Colligen - East Meets West: Beauty, Balance and Tranquility | The Bulletin Board - News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 74Judy Richie: Speaking From The Heart | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds: Out In The Garden We Go! | Out Of The Mailbag, Gourd Sightings and Trivia
Issue 73Patrick Loafman: Creativity Has No Limits In This Artist's World | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Tutorial: Gourd Birdhouses by Carolyn Cooper | The Art of Growing Gourds: Seed Germination |
Out Of The Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & More
Issue 72Mary Hogue: Gourd Art Echos The Chorus Of Nature | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Water - Cured Gourds: An article by Debby Russell | Out of the Mailbag, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 71Maureen Hall: Gourd Art
From Down Under | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Out Of The Mailbag! | Gourd Sightings and Trivia
Issue 70Kristy Dial: Primitive Art and Gourds - The Perfect Marriage! | Two Artists Making A Difference In The Gourd World | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Reader's Corner, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 69Bill Decker: Living The Gourd Life! | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Tutorial: Creating A Layered Canteen Snowman | Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner and Gourd Sightings
Issue 68Sher III Feathers: Mixed Media Artist Celebrates With South-Western Designs | The Bulletin Board: News From The Home Front | Anniversary Sale At Northern Dipper | The Jewels Are In The Crown: The Harvest Is Here! | Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 67Sandra Taylor: Gourd Artist, Ambassador and Educator | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds: Cool Nights, Warm Days, Ripening Gourds | Dear Carolyn, Gourd Trivia
Issue 66Jennifer Avery: A Visual Display of Medieval Tales, Wildlife & Celtic Design | The Bulletin Board: Northern Dipper News | The Art of Growing Gourds: Powdery Mildew | Tutorial: Rimming Using Philodendron Sheaths | Dear Carolyn and Gourd Sightings
Issue 65The History of Gourds: A Trip Back Into Time | Tutorial: Transforming A Mini-Chinese Bottle Into A Medieval Goblet | The Art Of Growing Gourds: The Birds and The Bees | The Bulletin Board: News From Northern Dipper | Reader's Corner, Gourd Sightings and Trivia
Issue 64Morningstar: Historian, Artist and Public Educator | The Bulletin Board - It's All About News! | The Art of Growing Gourds: Take It Easy While You Can | Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner and Gourd Sightings
Issue 63Brenda Chalifoux-Luscombe "Story-Telling Through Art" | The Bulletin Board: Northern Dipper News | The Art of Growing Gourds: The Two P'S | Q & A, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 62Patty Sorenson - It Started On A Whim! | The Bulletin Board - News from Northern Dipper | The Art of Growing Gourds - Starting The Seeds | Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner and Gourd Sightings
Issue 61Joan Blackwell - "The Woodbury Gourd Lady" | The Bulletin Board: Northern Dipper News | Planning The Gourd Garden | Reader's Corner, Dear Carolyn and Gourd Sightings
Issue 60Jan Scales - New Challenges Await Ontario Artist | The Bulletin Board - Northern Dipper News | Tutorial: Constructing A Djembe Style Gourd Drum | Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner and Gourd Sightings
Issue 58John Proctor - Haliburton Soundscapes/The Bulletin Board - Northern Dipper News/"Submit Your Art" - A New Venue For Selling Gourd Art/Reader's Corner, Dear Carolyn, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 57Este Wiggill - Breathing New Life Into The African Calabash/The Bulletin Board - Northern Dipper News/The Sweet Harvest: The Close of Another Season/Readers Corner, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 56John Remai: Artist, Builder and Philanthropist/The CGS Annual Gourd Festival/Tutorial: Embossing Made Easy!/Notes From The Gourd Patch: Surveying The Bounty/Gourd Sightings and Trivia
Issue 55Dorcas Schauberger: Necessity Fueled A Lifetime Of Artistic Creativity/Notes From The Gourd Patch: Setting Those Gourds Straight!/Tutorial: Water Proofing Planters Using Mas Epoxie/The Lone Gourd by Sherry Davidson/Reader's Corner & Gourd Sightings
Issue 54Wendy Lynne Rinehart: A New Challenge Opens Up New Doors/Tutorial: Gold Leafing Using Heat Activated Glue by Carolyn Cooper/Notes From The Gourd Patch/The Lone Gourd by Sherry Davidson/Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner & Gourd Sightings
Issue 53Barbara Bellchambers - Finding Life's Balance/At Last! New Low VOC Products Now Available At Northern Dipper/Learning The Basics: Tips On Using Our New Inks and Pigments/Notes From The Gourd Patch - May Showers Bring June Flowers/The Lone Gourd - 'Prayers For Gord' - The fourth in our series of letters by Sherry Davidson
Issue 52Sandra McKelvey - A Raven In Disguise/The Gourd Seeds Are Up - Now What?/New Products at Northern Dipper/"The Lone Gourd" - Letters by Sherry Davidson
Issue 51Joan Forbes - The Adventuresome Artist/Getting The Scoop On Gourd Birdhouses/Notes From The Gourd Patch: Starting Your Gourd Seeds/"The Lone Gourd" Letters by Sherry Davidson/Dear Carolyn, Readers Corner & Gourd Sightings
Issue 50Claude Francoeur - Passion Is The Driving Force Behind This Art/Tutorial: Danish Coil - "Back To The Basics" by Carolyn Cooper/Ghoulish Gourd Sculpture by Donna Bagdan & Brian Heidecker/"The Lone Gourd" - The First of a Series of Letters by Sherry Davidson/Dear Carolyn, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 49Priscilla Wilson and Janice Lymburner - Experiencing The Creative Force/David Dix - Poetry and Other Gourdly Things!/Northern Dipper Happenings/Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner & Gourd Sightings
Issue 48Jessey LaFontaine - Mythical Island Art/A Step by Step Tutorial by Jessey LaFontaine/Wedding Gourds Designed by Lori Majer and Friends/Dear Carolyn, Reader's Corner and Gourd Sightings
Issue 46Vera Mordue- A Personality Who Is One In A Million!/The CGS Gourd Fest - A Weekend In Review/Dear Carolyn PLUS Readers Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 45Jan Rollenhagen- An Artist's Life Comes Full Circle/Celebrating The Gourd Harvest/Dear Carolyn Plus Readers Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 44Katie Lewis: Living In Harmony With Feng Shui/Coming Soon! The Canadian Gourd Society Gourd Fest 2008/Patience In The Gourd Patch/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 43Karen Goodfellow - On A Journey of Spiritual Awakening/Gourd Growers On Holidays!/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 42James "Oz" Ozburn - The Wood Burning Wizard Of Washington State/Cooking With Gourds - Taking Your Art To The Kitchen/Tis The Season For Powdery Mildew - What To Look For?/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 41Sheree Leonard - Bringing Back the Art of Pine Needle Basketry/The Two P's in Gourd Growing -Pollination and Pests/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 40Dynva Todd - Gourds Provide A Canvas For Talented WA Artist/The Gourd Grow Report - Where, When and How To Plant Your Seedlings/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 39Tonia Owen: Experimentation Is The Name Of The Game!/The Gourd Grow Report: Starting Your Seeds Indoors/Snapshots! Reliving The Moments of Festivals and Shows/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 38The Gourd Master Sam X - Connecting The Lines/Florida Dreams - The Florida Gourd Show/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 37Debby Russell: One In A Million!/Tutorial: Gourding With Adirondack Inks/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 36The Women Behind Northern Dipper /The HOG's Christmas Visit!/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 35Hal Sager- The Man Behind The Mask!/The Canadian Gourd Society Gourd Festival/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 34Nurettin Taskaya - Lighting The Way In Turkey/"The Name of the Game is Profit" - It's Showtime!/The Ohio Gourd Festival - Photos and Comments/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 33Marlene Leeson - Opening New Doors in the World of Gourds and Business/"The Name of the Game is Profit" - Tips on Sourcing Great Trade Show Venues/Mark Your Calendars - The CGS Gourd Fest is Quickly Approaching!/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 32Sharon Donahue - A Golden Blow Fish Wins The " Wartie" Gourd Contest!/Carla Leinweber - Pushing the Possibilities of the Hard Shell Gourd/The September Gourd Growing Report/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 31'Sisterwind' - Artists Tess Eagles & Sister Martha Reed Visit Gourd Fever!/Scott Knickelbine - Tutorial: Making A Dipper Gourd Banjo With A Fur Collar/The August Gourd Growing Report/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 30Babur Benderlioglu - Gourd Art Is
Honoured at Turkish Art & Culture Museum/Alycin Hayes - Dancing To Her Own Beat!/Scott Knickelbine - A Man Passionate About The Banjo and Its Music/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 29Joy Jackson - Passionate About Gourds & All Things Gourdly!/The June Grow Report: Get Ready - The Cucumber Beetles Are Arriving/It's CONTEST Time at Northern Dipper!/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 28Join Us On A Gourd Quest For New Products and Varieties of Gourds/Signing Your Art - Why is it Important?/The May Grow Report: Garden Prep & Planting Out/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 27Featured Artist : Sheila Jacobs - The Beauty of Mother Nature/Tutorial: “Glue Resist" by Carolyn Cooper/The April Grow Report: Starting Your Gourd Seeds/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 26Featured Artist : Dan Ladd - Nature Makes Art!/Tutorial: “Springtime Tulips" by Linda Montabone/New Workshops and Products!/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 25Update: New Seed Varieties at N.D./Featured Musical Artist: Jennifer Gillmor- Bringing The African N'goni Home!/Featured Gourd Artist: Darlene Propp- Gourds and Art, Ribbons and Friends/Tutorial: Dye and Alcohol Technique/Dear Carolyn! PLUS Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 24Featured Artist : Andrée Piché-Teacher, Painter, Gourd Artist /Tutorial: “Faux Raku Using Gilders Paste & Crackle" by Catherine Devine/Just How Important Is Gourd Seed Genetics?/Dear Carolyn!/PLUS Our Reader's Corner/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 23Featured Artist Patricia Boyd: Bringing Gourd Art Alive/Tutorial: Sealing The Inside of a Gourd: Suitable for Plant Pots to Bird Feeders/NEW! Reader's Corner/Dear Carolyn!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 22Featured Artist - Cedar Wallace - Art In Harmony With Nature/The Ohio Gourd Festival - Why did it end so soon!/Tutorials: Apoxie Sculpt/Hits The Mark With 2 Tutorials/Dear Carolyn!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 21Review of Northern Dipper's Grand Opening/Featured Artist: Ana Luiza Lima Sousa - A Woman of Many Talents/October Gourd Growing Report/Dear Carolyn plus Halloween Tutorial Links!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 20Grand Opening at Northern Dipper (Cookstown)/Featured Artist: June Snook -Botanical Illustrator and Gourd Artist/September Gourd Growing Report/Dear Carolyn!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Mysteriously, there is no Issue 19.
Issue 18Gourd Fest 2006/August Monthly Specials/Featured Artist: Mi-Shell Jessen - Healer, Shaman and Gourd Artist/August Gourd Growing Report/Dear Carolyn!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 17Northern Dipper Has New Owners!/Gourd Fest Show Specials /Introducing Carolyn Cooper & Linda Bond/Our Trip To Guatemala 2006/July Gourd Growing Report/Dates To Remember!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 16Get Ready - It's Almost Gourd Fest 2006/Extraordinary Sales This Month!/Darienne & Ed McAuley - Gourd Artists and the Founding Members of the CGS/Gourd Fest 2006 The Highlights/June Gourd Growing Report/Dates To Remember!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 15It's Spring at Northern Dipper/Great Sales This Month /Ian McDougall - Purple Martin Landlord and Enthusiast/Tutorial: "How To Build A Gourd Martin House - Links & Tips!/Gourd Growing Report - What Happens Next?/Dates To Remember!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 14Back due to popular demand - April Is Kettle Month/Babur Benderlioglu - Gourd Sculpture Artist From Istanbul/Featured Artist & Educator-Rhoda Forbes/Tutorial: "Apple Basket" Designed by Rhoda Forbes/Dates To Remember!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 13March Is The Month of The Box Sale!/Gourd Growing in New Zealand - A Report by Helen Bovet, Grower and Artist/Featured Artist - Steve Genereaux - Unconventional Art!/Featured Artist - Mavis Wade-Painter & Gourd Artist/Tutorial: "How To Make A Bird Feeder" by Mavis Wade/Dates To Remember!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 12Feb Is Seed Month at Northern Dipper!/Monthly Specials/The Mystery of Seed Germination/Featured Artist - Lois Dean/Tutorial: "How To Make A Valentine's Gourd Lamp" by Lois Dean/Review of Jim Widess's New Tool Kit!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 11The Gourd Seed - "The Beginning" - An article about seed genetics by Peter Bell/Amanda Davidson - Grower, Crafter & Myth Buster!/Introducing Claudette Hart - "The Gourd Lady of Merrickville"/Tutorial: How To Build A Spray Booth by Claudette Hart/Q & A, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 10Christmas Ideas from
Northern Dipper That Save You Money!/A Report on the 5th Annual Castle Valley Gourd Festival/Tutorial: Gourd Santa by Featured Artist France Benoit/Gourd Growing In December/Green Peeling - A Progress Report!/Huichol Indian Beaded Gourds - A Simple How-To Guide/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 9SALE - Monthly Specials at Northern Dipper!/Featured Artist - Kelly Jonathon/Gourds In History /A Report on the California Gourd Arts Festival/Tutorial: Faux Raku Using Gilders Paste & Crackle/Pyrography Tips (& Tips!) plus a Tutorial on Pyro Paper/Gourd Growing In November/Green Peeling - It's Easy!/Q & A, Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 8SALE, SALE, SALE!/The History of Halloween/Gourds In U.S. History/Tutorial: Halloween Jack O’Lantern by Patti Palmer/Gourd Growing In October/Pumpkins – Did You Know?/Gourd Sightings & Trivia
Issue 7Gourds In History/Tutorial: Decorative Swan Gourd by Sue Bonifacio/Gourd Growing In September/Out Of Print Books/Norfolk County Fair Gourd Competition 2005/Gourd Sightings & Trivia/Reminder: “Come If You Want, We’ll Be Here Anyway”
Issue 6Review of GOURD FEST 2005/What Are The Chances?/Gourd Sightings & Trivia/Growing Gourds In August
Issue 5When & Where – How To Get To Gourd Fest/Calender of Events/Report from Cherokee by Darienne McAuley/Vendors - Banjo Makers, Seagrass Baskets, Wood Turners & More!/Gourd Grow Report – Get Pollinating As Now Is The Time!
Issue 4Sign Up for a CGS Workshop/Let's Boogie - There's Entertainment at Gourd Fest!/Vendors – Banjo Makers, Seagrass Baskets, Wood Turners & More!/Gourd Sightings & Trivia/Growing Gourds – What's Happening In The Gourd Field/Tool Info - Why Respirator Masks are Important
Issue 3Gourd Festival’s Design Competition/A Report From The Canadian Embroiderer’s Guild In London, Ont./Gourd Sightings & Trivia/Growing Gourds – New Seedlings/Tool Info - Foot switch/Tutorial – How To Make A Gourd Purse
Issue 2Harvest at Northern Dipper/In Search of the Tecomate – Guatemala/Gourd Sightings & Trivia/Growing Gourds – Getting Started!/Tool Info - Jigsaws/Tutorial – Gourd with Pine Needles -Top & Center
Rimmed
Issue 1Why grow gourds?/How to make a gourd birdhouse/New at Northern Dipper
Gourd sightings and trivia/Gourd embellishments
