Bonnie Gibson Art
3-D mixed media artist working primarily with wood and gourds, but also dabbling in much more. Author, educator, gallery artist. Website: www.bonniegibsonart.com
#gourds #carving #woodcarving
- Relief carving on a #gourd
- Southwest folk art piece. 19" high. BMix, stains and underglazes to keep a matte finish. #ceramics #pottery #handbuilt
- My latest carved art spoon is 17" long and features a pair of cardinals. Original design 2025 #bonniegibsonart #woodcarving #woodworking #carving #spoon #spoonart
- This photo was taken on the porch of the historic Grand Canyon Lodge when I was there as an Artist in Residence. The lodge, visitor center, cabins were all destroyed by a wildfire yesterday. I'm not sure if they were able to save any historic or art items. It's heartbreaking... #northrim
- Carving feather texture on a basswood broadbilled hummingbird carving. This will be part of a gourd sculpture. #woodcarving #birds #gourds #gourd #carving
- It's a Bluesky exclusive!
- New mosaic ball made with handmade ceramic tiles and quail topper. #ceramics #mosaic #yardart #gardenart
- Cold painted #ceramic bobcat and juvenile. These were small studies before making a larger project. #ceramics #handbuilding
- Hot days are here when the saguaros start blooming in Tucson.
- It's a good thing I have art projects to give myself a break from the craziness every day. How are you coping? Below, a new small woodcarving project done while listening to books on tape. Painting comes next. The Bridled Titmouse is found in the sky islands of Southern AZ.
- Mosaic garden ball with handmade cardinal and focal tiles. #ceramics.
- Here's the before and after glaze fired gila monster. I am always a bit surprised at how the glazing turns out. It will look great in my yard! #ceramics
- Show me your #gourds!
- Working on a gila monster for my yard. This is bisqued BMix. I have glazed it with black engobe, velvet underglaze and just a bit of stroke and coat for a few glossy spots. #ceramics
- Show me your #gourds!
- Show me your #gourds!
- A change up today, a pottery garden pole. Each segment is hand built from clay with a hole top and bottom so they can be arranged on a pole in any order. #ceramics #pottery #stoneware #handbuiltceramics #yardart #gardenart #bonniegibsonart
- Shou sugi ban technique on carved 5" redwood squares. I assembled them with brass rods. #woodcarving #carving #shousugiban
- Show me your #gourds !!
- Here's where you can add #gourds to your feeds.
- I made a simpler gourd than my usual this time. It has some surface carving, copper/patina, inlaid mosaic turquoise, and ironwood quail on lid. The gourd is about 11" wide & high with the lid on. #gourd #gourdart #quail #southwestart #handcrafted #art
- Swept Ashore - carved gourd, rusted nails. My take on water pollution from a few years back.
- FYI - I am trying to get the hashtag #gourds set up as a feed so that you can follow it and all posts labeled that way will show up in one place.
- Welcome, especially to my new followers who are trying out Bluesky for the first time. Here is a closeup of my swirling waters design, carved into a gourd. Think of it as the "Blue Wave" from now on. Let's bring back civility, compassion, and decency into our sphere. Art can heal the soul!
- Recent commission, a gourd urn with a loon/up north theme. The loon was carved from tupelo/birch for bill strength, and psinted with acrylics. The gourd was colored with dyes and a hand rubbed colored lacquer finish #birds #woodcarving #gourds #art #gourdart