Hi, I'm Bettie Lake and I am a gourd artist living in Phoenix. I recently retired from a thirty year career of teaching art and technology and wondered what would catch my fancy in my retirement. I have spent several years mastering photography, acrylic painting. web design and teaching creativity, so naturally thought I would return to one of these areas. Instead, I went to my first gourd festival and was astonished at the quality of work possible with this media. I met and talked to several of the artists and they told me about the "patches" and invited me to visit their organizations. I recently joined the Southwest Gourd Patch of Arizona and am learning new skills, handling new tools and letting my creative ideas wrap around a new media.

I started out creating hand painted jewelry, and then I learned to wood burn and elaborate my jewelry with burn lines and texture. Then I bought a Dremal and began to learn about power carving. Below is a gallery of my more recent gourd vessel work.

This site is really about my gourd jewelry which I sell in galleries and art fairs here in Phoenix. Many times my costumers want to share my work with their friends and my business cards sends them here. So if this is your first time take a look around. I also take commissions if you would like something special.

If you are a zentangling fan you must check out my gourds and jewelry with this doodling art form on them. I call my version of this art form zen-doodling. They are really popular and are a great challenge for me. Please email me if you need more information or to purchase a piece.

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Zen-Doodling Art Form

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Arizona Art Alliance Fine Art Gallery

9011 E. Indian Bend,Scottsdale. (Gift Shop)

Favorite Gourd Sites

South West Gourd Association

Arizonia Gourd Society

Arizona Gourd Art Enthusiasts

Craft Site Directory: Gourd Art Find gourd carving tutorials, tips, discussion forums, and other how-to information for gourd artists. Supplies ranging from gourd seeds to carving tools as well as links to online shops with unique handcrafted items available made from gourds.

Recent Work

Here are some of my latest work you can find on this site.

Gourd Vessels

I also work with whole gourds. These I show in local galleries and a couple of galleries in California. So these prices will be lower here than on any other location. Email if you are interested in more detailed information.

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