Since this is the last show, we are seeing interest in both attending and exhibiting spike over previous years. In other words, this is going to be one heck of a final festival with more exhibitors and more attendees expected than in any years past!

(pictured left, gourd lamp by Christine Chan)

Now is the time to apply because exhibitor spaces are sure to sell out.

This is an incredible opportunity to have your artwork displayed at what is sure to be the largest, best-attended Gourd Art Festival we have ever had!

Submit your application today for the best chance to secure your space!

Comments from past Festival exhibitors:

“The Welburn staff was extremely helping and encouraging and I truly appreciate
their support and assistance. I also appreciate the emails featuring my art…
Thank you!! I will be attending next year!” – Christine Chan

GourdMaster™ Formula 49!

“Love the new Formula 49…the fact that it will almost completely remove ink dye is reason alone to call it a great product, not to mention how well it works to blend the inks. Plus, I love the fact that finally there is a clear medium that allows me to work with pigment powders to create dragonfly and fairy wings!” -Gloria Crane

GourdMaster™ Formula 49 is the product you’ve been waiting for! It is both a Gourd Shell Conditioner and an Ink Dye medium, and has so many uses!

Just like Gourd Wax and Protecting Wax, Formula 49 can be applied as a base coat to condition the gourd shell so that Ink Dyes go on with smooth, even color, but unlike wax, Formula 49 allows you to varnish over the top!

Formula 49 can also be used for diluting or lightening Ink Dye colors, and to blend Ink Dye colors together so that you get a smooth transition from one color to the next.

And that’s not all! Formula 49 will also remove Ink Dye or even in some cases, old leather dye! Use a piece of felt with a couple of drops of Formula 49 and wipe over any color you want removed or lightened!

Formula 49 mixes beautifully with GourdMaster™ Pigment Powders to create a transparent shimmer with just a flash of color, great for things like painting dragonfly or fairy wings.

(Pictured right, gourd art with dragonflies by Gloria Crane.)

Formula 49 comes in a 2 oz bottle and is just $5.47! Order yours today while it is in stock — click here!

Special Offer:

Be One of the First 50 People to Order the NEW Metallic
Ink Set and Receive a FREE Gift Valued at $26.90! (plus $5.95 flat rate* shipping!)

“I love the new colors, they are so brilliant! They go on so smooth and are so much fun to work with.”

-Dianne Connelly, gourd artist and instructor

The NEW line of GourdMaster™ Metallic Inks features 20 fabulous colors plus a new, easy-access bottle that allows you to dip your paint brush right in!

Different from GourdMaster™ Ink Dyes, the Metallic Inks go on completely opaque using a paint brush and are applied as an accent wherever a splash of brilliant color is wanted on your gourd art.

Use GourdMaster™ Metallic Inks instead of paint for durable color that is long-lasting. Regular paints will fade, crack, and peel off your gourd surface, but Metallic Gourd Inks bond securely so your artwork looks beautiful year after year! Just $6.46 per .5 oz bottle, or buy the set and save!

Get the FULL SET of 20 Metallic Gourd Inks, regularly $130.90, for just $119.90! Be one of the first 50 people to order and you’ll receive a FREE “Bargain Box” of 6 bottle gourds PLUS a copy of printed version of “The Beginner’s Gourd to Gourd Crafting,” a $26.90 value! Just enter coupon code BBFG2 at checkout!

A $26.90 Value! Yours FREE!

(Photo is meant as a sample only, actual gourd shapes and sizes will vary.
Gourds are

uncleaned. To clean, soak in water 5-10 minutes and scrub with a pot scrubber.)

If you act now you will even get reduced shipping — just $5.95 flat rate*! To receive your FREE gifts and get flat rate shipping, be sure to enter coupon code BBFG2 during checkout!

*flat rate shipping for continental U.S. states only; not available for Alaska and Hawaii

Submit Your Artwork!

Submit a photo of your gourd art featuring the NEW Metallic Gourd Inks and we will post it on our web site along with a link to your web site!

Simply email us a few clear photos with good lighting (preferable taken outdoors on a solid background like a cloth or sheet), along with a list of the new Metallic Ink colors you used, before August 31st, 2009! In your email be sure to:

If you would like to submit more than one art piece, simply use separate emails for each piece. (pictured above, gourd kachina doll by Pamala Redhawk; art piece features new Metallic Ink colors on the mini pots at the base.)

Send email submissions to: info@welburngourdfarm.com

Gourd Class Next Saturday!

Now you can create this gorgeous woodburned, carved and painted gourd, complete with turquoise inlay, with acclaimed artist and instructor, Pamala Redhawk! (see photo, left)

Class takes place next Saturday, July 25th, 2009, 9am – 4pm at the Welburn Gourd Farm inside the air-conditioned store (carving and cutting is done outside). Sign up now while there are still spaces available — click here!

(Sorry, discounts and coupons may not be used for gourd art classes.)

See the fun and exciting Gourd Art Classes coming up in August and register online now – click here! (pictured right, “Carved Gecko” class with Gloria Crane)

Gourdially Yours,
The Welburn Gourd Farm
40635 De Luz Rd.
Fallbrook, CA 92028
Phone: 1-877-420-2613

The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival at the Welburn Gourd Farm will include a brand new Gourd Art Competition with cash prizes, sponsored by GourdMaster™ Products and judged by the general public who attend the event!

Enter your artwork in the “GourdMaster™ People’s Choice Competition” and be seen by thousands of potential buyers, including gallery owners! You can even advertise your entry piece(s) for sale and get them sold through the event!

(pictured right, award-winning pieces in the 2008 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition)

This is an incredible opportunity for artists to gain exposure, sell their artwork, and have fun helping to get the general public involved in the world of gourds by voting on their favorite works of art!

Three first place awards of $200 cash will be given, one for each of the 3 divisions, Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Three second place awards will also be given of $50 cash, plus three third place awards of a $25 gift certificate for any products or gourds at the Welburn Gourd Farm.

Enter up to 5 gourd art pieces, all for a flat administrative fee of $15. Get the complete details of the NEW GourdMaster™ People’s Choice Competition – click here!

(pictured left, 2008 competition entry by Gloria Crane)

Also, be sure to enter artwork in the 2009 California Gourd Society Gourd Art Competition, a long-standing tradition at the Festival and a superbly-run event, put on by the California chapter of the American Gourd Society! For details and link, click here!

Gourdially Yours,

The 13th Annual Gourd Art Festival
1119 S. Mission Rd. #244
Fallbrook, CA 92028
Phone: 760-728-4588
or 760-728-4271