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The Bloomin’Gourd The Quarterly Magazine of the Georgia Gourd Society October 1, 2016

GourdFest 2016 Gourd Art and Craft Show

Best of Show and People’s Choice Grand Master:

Hellen Child

Best of Grand Master:

Karin Anderson

Best of Masters Sherry Briscoe

Best of Novice Karen Maloney

People’s Choice Master Ella Curtis

Peoples Choice Novice Karen Maloney

Best New Artist

John Gallegher

The Quarterly Magazine of the Georgia Gourd Society October 1, 2016

Most Humorous Grand Master Karin Anderson

Most Humorous Master

Diane Ricker

Most Humorous Novice

Karen Maloney

Group Project Winner!

Hot’lanta Patch


Holiday Art

President’s Message October 2016

WOW what a wonderful Gourdfest. We had 122 competition entries, and we had over 500 visitors come through to see all the competition and purchase great gourds and other products. Thank you to all that helped with the competition, the market place, the front desk, registering new members, the vendor’s dinner and hospitality room. A Great Big Thank YOU to all that helped set up the competition tables, class tables and chairs, and another great big THANK YOU for all that helped with the cleanup including taking all the garbage out. It is so great to see that we as a gourd society can and do work together. Sometimes just before the Gourdfest gets started, I often wonder if and how it is all going to come together, but it does and when it is over I know that it was all worth the worrying and trouble. I have heard several comments from the public that the Gourdfest was a top rated event and next year the Georgia Public Broadcasting Station is going to be invited to attend along with Fox 5 morning news. After 5 years we are finally getting the acknowl-edgement that Gourds are Great and this is a top rated event. So start now creating new competition gourds for next year. Mark your calendars for September 23 and 24, 2017. Enjoy the wonderful cool weather we are having. Once again Troy and I Thank You for all the helping hands and the Great Spirit that prevailed throughout the show.

Ellen Tatum President Georgia Gourd Society


GourdFest Art & Scenes


Judging We held an awesome friendly competition with 122 entries

evaluated by 11 AGS certified judges and 3 clerks. Mem-

bers of the same team received the entries on Friday after-

noon until 5:00 PM, judged until 9:00 PM, and distributed

the entries on Sunday at 4:00 PM.

Our certified AGS judges were Sandy Jordan (FLA), Shari

Zabroski (FLA), Terry Humphries (SC), Linda Kincaid

(SC), (AGS judges from GA) Beth Westberry, Tina

Handrop, Karen Malo-

ney, Lawrence Wood,

Diane Ricker; Clerks:

Karin Anderson, Jane

Ballou, and Janet Eakin.

My deepest thanks

to this wonderful

team!

Reggie Eakin, Competi-

tion Chair, and Head

Judge.

Grower Raw Gourds

Youth


Novice 1st 2nd 3rd

N09 John Gallegher Shari Barron

N10 Shari Barron

N11 Karen Maloney

N17 Karen Maloney

N18 Shari Barron

N21 Shari Barron

N25 Jonh Gallegher

N29 Shari Barron

N30 Karen Maloney

N32 Shari Barron

N33 Shari Barron

N35 Karen Maloney

N38 John Gallegher Holly Gallagher Shari Barron

N41 John Gallagher

Youth

Youth Eli Harvey

Youth Leo Wood

Youth Cassidy Robbins

Master 1st 2nd 3rd

M9 Ella Curtis Sherry Briscoe

M10 Sherry Briscoe Ella Curtis

M11 Lesly Orr Ella Curtis Ellen Tatum

M14 Sherry Briscoe

M15 Ella Curtis Ellen Tatum

M17 Sherry Briscoe

M18 Beth Wesberry Cindy Weeks Ellen Tatum

M19 Tina Handrop

M20 Sherry Briscoe

M21 Beth Wesberry Ella Curtis Diane Ricker

M25 Beth Wesberry

M26 Diane Ricker Jim Lewis Anne Touchton

M28 Diane Ricker

M29 Sherry Briscoe Beth Westberry Sherry Briscoe

M30 Beth Wesberry Diane Ricker Lesley Orr

M31 Beth Wesberry

M32 Lesley Orr Sherry Briscoe Tina Handrop

M35 Sherry Briscoe Ella Curtis

M37 Beth Wesberry

M38 Lesley Orr Jim Lewis Sherry Briscoe

M39 Jim Lewis Tina Handrop

M41 Tina Handrop Lawrence Wood Ella Curtis

Category 1st 2nd 3rd

Grand Master

GM10 Dennis McDonald Holly Parker Reggie Eakin

GM11 Helen Child Reggie Eakin

GM14 Holly Parker

GM18 Holly Parker Reggie Eakin

GM19 Helen Child Dennis McDonald

GM21 Dennis McDonald Reggie Eakin

GM24 Karen Anderson

GM27 Karen Anderson Holly Parker

GM28 Helen Child

GM29 Karen Anderson

GM32 Dennis McDonald Holly Parker

GM38 Holly Parker Reggie Eakin

GM41 Helen Child Dennis McDonald

Group

GP60 Hotlanta

Grower

1 Elaine Hayes

2 Elaine Hayes

3 Elaine Hayes

4 Elaine Hayes

5 Elaine Hayes


Great Classes! To all who attended our Annual GourdFest in Griffin, GA I certainly hope you had as much fun as I did!!! It was merely a few months ago, March to be exact, when I sent emails out to many potential teachers/instructors, here we are at October 1, all the fun has come & gone until we meet again in 2017! We had 10 very talented artists, who came to Georgia and taught 20 classes with approximately 69 students at-tending. I want to personally say “Thank you to every Teacher/Instructor who came and shared with all our stu-dents your wonderful talents. I have heard from so many students who thoroughly enjoyed their classes, and are truly hoping to see all these teachers again next year! While our attendance may have been slightly down, the talents, the sharing and the fellowship were all definitely over the top!!! And last but definitely not least, I want every student who took a class to know how VERY much we appreciate you!!! I thank you so much for supporting our GourdFest and teachers. Without each of you, we wouldn’t get such talented teachers to come share their talents. Please take these next few months to share with your friends & relatives how much fun you had, and encourage them to join you in 2017!! Happy Gourdin’ Y’all, Tina Handrop, Class/Workshop Co-Ordinator, GGS Director

Patch Meetings

Flint River Gourders The patch participated in the "Art in the Garden" event held yearly at the UGA Research & Education Garden in Griffin. Turn out was great and the patch made a number of new contacts and promoted the Gourdfest the following week. Members will be speaking to the Dogwood Gar-den Club the second week of October to show them the art that is possible using gourds, discuss the history, and provide gardening tips. November marks the 3rd anniversary of the patches' first meeting. Looking forward to many more years spreading the word! Dennis McDonald Reporting

Hot’lanta Hot’Lanta was proud to have Judy Wilson come in June from Palmetto to instruct us on the art of tiny basket weaving. Since all members had previous-ly done coiling, we all wanted to learn the “ins and outs” (pun intended) of weaving. Judy brought 100’s of basket samples and each was a beauty! Her baskets are incredible as was her patience in teaching every one of us a

different pattern. While no one finished in class all were given printed instructions for their particular bas-ket to finish up at home. Judy provides kits with all necessary cords, beads and instructions to complete

her baskets. I think we all learned so much and now appreciate the time involved in basket weaving. We were truly looking through angled mirrors and glasses in July when Ellen Tatum came to teach us her newest class of Kaleidoscopes. Happily Troy had al-ready cut the precise hole through the middle of an egg gourd before class. Ellen provided us with a selection of stencils and inks and paints to decorate the outside shell, then came the fun part of construction. As the colored stones were inserted you could hear…”Anyone got some extra blue ones? I want the extra green ones”. The mirrors reflected the stone colors beautifully and everyone went home with a completed project! Ellen and Troy are a great team and every kaleidoscope was a work of art. Contact Ellen if you want to purchase kits to make one of your own. As the unrelenting August heat was upon us the Hot’Lanta group could be found in their cool classroom at the Pinckneyville Community Center. Our project this month was taught by one of our own, Helen. We came to class with prepared gourds cut and drilled from the tips of banana gourds or gourds with a small flute at the end. Helen provided the wrapped coiled paper and each brought their own silk cord. There were a lot of beads to be shared and the coiling began! The first row was challenging to attach but after that it was smooth sailing. Helen gave us a great demo of 4 thread braiding and those who were diligent went home with a finished necklace complete with beads and braided cord. It was a fun and relaxing class. We are blessed with much talent in our Patch. Please join us! We meet the 2nd Saturday every month from 10-2. Bring a covered dish to share and meet us at

the Pinckneyville Community Cen-ter on Peachtree Industrial. No pri-or experience needed! Hope to see every-one in September in Griffin with all the fantastic com-petition pieces! Assembling the Totem for the Group Entry Diane Ricker Reporting


July 1st –

Reggie

Eakin

Tiger

Lily, col-

ored pen-

cils

August 5th –

Ellen Tatum –

Etched flower

September 2nd – Betsey Sloan – Three red

feathers



GGS Business Meeting

Held September 24

Sept. 25th after the GourdFest dinner the GGS annual

general member meeting was called to order by Ellen

Tatum. The last meeting minutes were published in

The Blooming Gourd and were moved to be accepted

by Tina Handrop, 2nd by Sandra Hutchens and accept-

ed unanimously.

The GGS Treasurer's report w as presented by

Kathy Bird, motion to accept by. Troy Tatum, 2nd by

Sandra Hutchens, and passed by unanimous vote. The

Flint River Patch was thanked for their recent $150

donation to GGS.

(December 31, 2015— Balance $12,710.00

September 30, 2016—Balance $16,355.24 prior to

paying all festival expenses)

Officer Election held on Sept. 25th at the general mem-

ber meeting notice was posted on August 17th 2016 by

e-mail.

Officer nominations:

Vice-President: Jane Ballou,

Membership Chair: Janet Eakin

Bloomin’Gourd Editor- Open but

filled by Reggie Eakin temporarily

Directors- Beth W estberry,

Dennis McDonald, and Sandra Hutchins.

Karin Anderson moved that the nominations be ac-

cepted, 2nd by Anne Touchton. The motion passed by

unanimous vote.

Troy Tatum was nominated as the 2017 GGS Gourd-

Fest Chairman. Reggie Eakin moved that the nomina-

tion be accepted, and 2nd by Karin Anderson... passed

unanimously.

General business included a motion by Reggie Eakin,

2nd by Troy Tatum and unanimously accepted vote

to hold the 2017 GGS Gourdshow in the Kiwanis

building on Sept. 23rd- 24th, and to "roll- over" the

$500 clean-up fee deposit to 2017.

Tina Handrop announced a new Loganville patch,

named "Joyful Gourd Souls" in memory of Judy Shu-

mate.

Ellen announced a plan to bring in a visiting artist for

the next GGS GED and a motion to adopt the plan was

made by Tina Handrop, 2nd by Jane Ballou, and

passed by unanimous vote. The meeting was adjourned

at 9:05. (Corrections or additions should be given to Karin An-

derson.)


Editor’s Article

We had great visit in Griffin and look forward to participating there again next year. I’m go-ing to fill this page up with a lot of photos. It will still not do the event justice—YOU really need to be there. I am giving up writing this magazine because of my health. The cancer that I’ve been fighting for the last 6 years came back last year and is resisting treatments. I’m trying to re-duce my number of responsibilities in the Georgia and American Gourd Societies. We need a new editor for the Bloomin’ Gourd to replace me. Think about it. I use Microsoft Publisher ( as did my predecessor) to write this magazine. It is no more difficult to use than Word or PowerPoint. I’d like to help someone take over this job while I can help.

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