getting our gourd on

it's been a long time since there has been any gourd activity going on here...J has been steadily working on this one for a friend and she put the final coat of poly on it yesterday...I love the colors and the shape...

this is going to be a pitcher if I ever finish it - I cut the top off to use for the dragon's egg last year...I found another gourd in NC that I thought I could use as a handle, I figured out how to put it together a few months ago and haven't touched it again until yesterday when I started experimenting with some wisteria vine that had wrapped itself around the lawnmower...still don't know what I'll ultimately wind up with....