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DENISE WILSON
Manitou Beach, MI
DENISE WILSON retired from teaching three years ago, and two years ago planted her first gourd seeds. After waiting a year for the gourds to cure, she began crafting them in the fall of 2020. “Retirement made my creative juices flow,” relates Denise and the idea of crafting a product that she grew was exciting. Denise says “each gourd is different and has its own personality so it is a never-ending supply of inspiration.” She may spend a week creating one gourd---carving, wood burning, staining, painting, adding pine needles, gourd tendrils, beads and even some recycled Indian silk sari fabric. The result makes her work unique and one-of-a-kind. Meet this creative individual in Booth 168.
Patchy rain possible, with a high of 68 and low of 59 degrees. Overcast in the morning,
Seriously? Why do they keep going back to the people that created problems in the schools? Hire new people that will help with the chronic bullying and lack of support for marginalized kids.