Since the cancellation of so many local art shows and other events during the COVID-19 pandemic, local artist Kathy Kelley has had a lot of time to work on her passion for decorative gourds ...

Janet Bratcher accents the gourds' sinuous curves with intricate filigree carvings and painted patterns to create sophisticated artworks from an unusual medium.

A wild bottle gourd called tuma, grown in Chhattisgarh, is aged for two months on the vine before it is turned into artistic handicrafts that make it to exhibitions in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and ...