I have been invited to teach a gourd jewelry workshop, which I am delighted to do. The participants will be making a bottleneck style gourd ring (far left) and a centerpiece style gourd ring (immediate left). The workshop will be held at The Shepherdess, 2802 Juan Street, Suite 18, San Diego, CA, on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. For details and to register
click here.
Ring (above left), Diego, made of gourd. Measurements: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, 2006. Ring (above right), Ella, made of gourd and decorative button. Measurements: 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/8 inches, 2010.
Ring designs by Sala Faruq. Photos by Sala Faruq. Copyright © 2010 by Sala Faruq. All rights reserved.
It has been a week since I taught my gourd jewelry workshop. For my first class, it went very well. It is important to be of service. And, what better way to service than to share your passion with others. Marian Wright Eelman said it best "Service is the rent we pay for living." 
I have been invited to teach a gourd jewelry workshop, which I am delighted to do. The participants will be making a bottleneck style gourd ring (far left) and a centerpiece style gourd ring (immediate left). The workshop will be held at The Shepherdess, 2802 Juan Street, Suite 18, San Diego, CA, on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. For details and to register click here. 
