Gourds are nature's canvas and are fun to work with. They can be cut, carved, burned, painted, made into vessels, bird houses or where ever your imagination takes you.

In this introductory class we will be making, from start to finish a gourd drum, similar to the picture below. Starting with a cleaned gourd students will learn how to scribe and cut the gourd as well as clean the inside. We will paint the gourd using Gourd Master paints and then concentrate on creating and attaching a goat skin drum head. You will walk away with a complete, playable drum that you will be proud of for many years.

Teacher: Dani Montoya from Green Valley Lake
Class Price: $50.00 includes admission to the festival and the Drum Circle
Place: Green Valley Lake - The Meadow
Level of Class: all levels, 16 years and older
Length of Class: 9:00 to 12:00.
Please be there at 9:00am sharp or even a little sooner.
Supplies provided by Teacher: All materials and supplies are furnished.
Supplies students should bring: Dust Mask for your protection when cleaning the gourd. It is not good to breathe gourd dust.
Techniques taught: Starting with an uncut gourd we will cut, clean, and paint the gourd as well as create and lace the drum head.
Will student leave with finished project? Students will leave with a completed gourd drum that will be suitable for playing in 24 hours
Maximum number of students: 15