order I brought this gourd with me in the move from Cali...cleaned, wood-stained and ready to work on. It has been waiting for inspiration to strike! I liked this version of a cross that adorned an ancient door in Africa, though I took some liberties with the design. The gourd is almost as wide as it it tall, sitting 8.5" tall, and 7.5" wide. It has a lovely shape, and subtle mottling under the stain. Turquoise and Coral are inlaid in the outer circles of the design, with a 1" Leopard Jasper cabochon at the center. I used some gold leafing around the cross for contrast, then stayed with black and red for the rest of the design. It was sprayed with clear satin acrylic to protect the embellishments, and is initialed, titled and dated on the bottom.
.
Product code: African Cross Design on order Gourd