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Rickie Newell

Rickie Newell holds an exceptional enthusiasm and passion for the pursuit of gourd art.

​She graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in Theatre Education and pursued a career in teaching theatre. Upon retirement in 2010, she and her husband John settled in the Hill Country of Texas. Even before the house was begun, the garden was planted, and gourds were growing for Purple Martin houses. Soon more artistic use of those gourds came to her attention and a passion bloomed.Rickie especially enjoys carving gourds and embellishing a design with waxed linen closed coiling, pine needle coiling, or pyrography. She works most often with alcohol ink dyes and acrylic inks.
She likes the organic element of gourd art. Because she grows her own gourds, she can watch them grow all spring, summer, and into the fall. Some of them have nicknames months before they make it to the worktable. Her husband John has gone overboard and planted way, way too many gourds, so now they sell gourds from their farm outside of Llano. Rickie welcomes anyone to her porch to work on gourds.
She is the editor of The Gourdzette, which is published four times a year on the website of the Texas Gourd Society. She and Don Sharp have founded the Hill Country Gourd Patch, which meets on the second Saturday of each month. She is the President of the Patch for 2018.
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  • Home
  • Events 2023
    • Monthly Artist Demonstrations 2023
    • The Art Party With Jeremy Serna
    • Special Exhibit Series
    • Basketweaving Workshop 2023
  • Gallery & Artists
    • Artists
  • Find Us
  • Guild
    • Membership and More
    • Donate
    • Building Renovation Completed 2022
    • Guild History Over 60 Years
    • Archives >
      • Events 2022 >
        • Christmas Artisan Bazaar
        • Special Exhibit Series
        • Monthly Artist Demonstrations 2022
        • Plein Air Paint Out Closed
        • Artoberfest 2022 CLOSED
        • Basketweaving Workshop Closed
        • Drawing With Wire Workshop Closed
        • The Art Party Closed
        • Figure Painting Workshop Closed
        • Gallery Grand Opening Closed
      • Events 2021 >
        • Christmas Bazaar 2021
        • Workshops >
          • Portrait Workshop 2021 CLOSED
        • Paint Out Downtown Closed
        • Paint Out In The Great Outdoors Closed
      • Events 2020 >
        • Ronda Ivy Art Party
        • Artist Demonstrations 2020
        • Mardi Gras Ball 2020
      • Events 2019 >
        • Brush & Bottle 2019
        • Annual Christmas Bazaar 2019
        • ARToberfest 2019
        • Artwalk 2019
        • Artist Demonstrations 2019
        • Open Painting
        • Western Art Show 2019
        • Kids Art Camp 2019
        • Mardi Gras Ball 2019
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2019
      • Events 2018 >
        • Art Bazaar
        • Artist Demonstrations 2018
        • ARToberfest 2018
        • The Art Party 2018
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2018
        • Mosaic Workshop
        • Selman Workshop
        • Hat Making Workshop
        • Santa Wine Bottle Workshop
        • Orsak Workshop
      • Events 2017 >
        • Holiday Market
        • ARToberfest 2017
        • Artist Demonstrations 2017
        • The Art Party (On TAP)
        • Kids Art Camp 2017
        • Spring Fling Art Show
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2017
      • Events 2016 >
        • Art Bazaar
        • Christmas Creations
        • Fourth Friday Artwalk
        • Brush & Bottle Night
        • Artist Demonstrations
        • Kids Art Camp
        • Hill Country Vision Exhibit
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2016
        • ARToberfest
        • Valentine's Party
      • Events 2015 >
        • Gift Of Art Sale
        • Christmas Creations 2015
        • ARToberfest
        • Guest Exhibit
        • Brush & Bottle Night
        • Artist Demonstrations 2015
        • Kids Art Camp 2015
        • DISCOVER: Student Art Exhibit 2015
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2015
        • Valentine's Day
      • Events 2014 >
        • Christmas Creations 2015
        • Starry Starry Nights
        • Pumpkin Carving Contest
        • BBQ Fundraiser
        • DISCOVER: Student Art Exhibit
        • Valentine's Day
        • Llano Art Studio Tour 2014
        • Artist Demonstration 2014
        • Art Camp 2014
      • Events 2013 >
        • Art Camp 2013