Yan Zaoshan introduces the gourd pyrography handicraft at his studio on June 20 in Rizhao, Shandong province. Gourd pyrography is the art of decorating a gourd by burning a graphic design on the ...

In the farmyard of Chaohu Village, Dawukou District, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, several plump cyan gourds with exquisite gourd crafts hank on the vines. They are owned by Tao Ruizhen. She is a ...

BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alongside the rising enthusiasm for traditional Chinese culture, gourd pyrography in Zaozhuang City of east China's Shandong Province is catching more and more ...

Instructor Ronna Wuttke of Turtle Feathers will head a class on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on gourd pyrography. The workshop costs $45. Materials that will be supplied by the instructor include ...

The miracle of DNA has finally solved the age-old question: How did bottle gourds come to America? This plant has no wild progenitors in the Western Hemisphere. The gourd grown by early cultures in ...

Over the past 20 years, 65-year-old Xue Gailian has used pyrography－a form of intangible cultural heritage in Shanxi province－to decorate gourds and help fellow villagers make money. Two decades ago, ...

Baldwin resident Susan Zanella has made a name creating art from an unlikely source — dried gourds. We talk with her about what drew her to this unusual art form. Anything you can do with soft woods.

Gourd enthusiasts from across Pennsylvania, and beyond, gathered at the Lebanon Expo Center near Lebanon for the Pennsylvania Gourd Society’s annual Pennsylvania Gourd Gathering. The event, which is ...

“The Art and Craft of Pyrography: Drawing with Fire on Leather, Gourds, Cloth, Paper and Wood” by Lora S. Irish, is a how-to book on the fascinating art of pyrography. Supplies include everything from ...

Traditional culture enthusiasts make gourd pyrography works at the Emin County memory museum in Emin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 13, 2025. While showcasing ...