Gourd artist Mary Hogue is a second generation Californian now living in Utah. She began creating gourd art in 1998. She treasures the process of planting and nurturing her own canvas, hardshell gourds.

In her words: "I live surrounded by mountains, I marvel at the seasonal changes in them and try to mirror those changes in my art."

Mary values the natural shapes and markings of gourds and incorporates them in her designs. Her latest work involves sculpting beneath the outer surface to create depth, yet leaving the natural shape of the gourd.

Mary considers her signature piece her leaf sculptures. She says that leaves represent the renewal of life, and she attempts to capture their significance in her art.

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