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April Gavin Art


Upcoming classes + block printing
Greetings, It's been a month since I've posted anything. Mainly because I've been getting some new projects ready for my summer...

April Gavin
Jun 18, 2017


Gourd practice #5
With each gourd, I try a new medium. This time I attempted oil paint sticks, inktense pencils, and Golden heavy-body acrylic paint. Too...

April Gavin
May 20, 2017


Shekere
This was the most fun thing I think I've ever done in a long time. In my box of practice gourds was this large bottle gourd. I covered...

April Gavin
May 16, 2017


Gourd lesson #3
I'm very process oriented which might be another term for stubborn, but I'm not sure. If you tell me the stove is hot, I'm compelled to...

April Gavin
May 3, 2017


Next lesson from the gourd
Yesterday was a busy day. I set some fabric to dyeing while I worked on this gourd piece. I try not to get attached to the results...

April Gavin
May 1, 2017


The Lesson of Gourds
For my birthday this year, my stepmother gifted me a box of practice gourds from Welburn gourd farm. http://www.welburngourdfarm.com/ I...

April Gavin
Apr 29, 2017


Mustard
I've been spending more time drawing and did this last Saturday. This was my third attempt to capture mustard greens growing in the...

April Gavin
Apr 24, 2017
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