Gourd Art by Massimo Leotardi

When Art meet s Nature by Massimo Leotardi

[@carmenfernandez9263]

Felicitaciones!! Qué bellos trabajos!!un maestro!!!!

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

muchas gracias, me alegro que te guste mi trabajo.saludos

[@charleencollins1130]

I so enjoy the natural beauty of the gourds color mixed with the other elements…fabulous…

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Hi Charleen, thank you very much for your comments, you are very kind. Because I try to make the design more challenging, I produce less work then in the past. If you like to see my latest ones you can go on my Facebook and if you scroll through the videos they will be there. Thanks again. Cheers

[@intothemystic3374]

Definite connection with the spirit of the gourd nation

[@devonday2796]

I love looking at the lid designs repeated in the gourd art work. The grace of a shape repeated in nature multiple times. So well done.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thanks

[@diychristianeskalebassenku2927]

Unbelievable artwork! I could look at it again and again!

[@leciracosta6012]

Boa noite , estou encantada com essas obras de arte ,vejo e revejo não canso de ver lindos....lindos!! Trabalhos.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much, glad you like my work.

[@numitallanera1422]

Estoy haciendo un semillero de calabazos, ya que me regalaron 2 y los limpié. Coleccione las semillas y ya tengo las plantas listas para sembrar 🙏🏼 Tengo una Finca y me encanta crear y todo lo que me regalan o consigo lo valoro, lo comparto y lo multiplico 🙂 En mi país son muy básicos con los adornos o creaciones 🤭 yo quiero estar a otro nivel, me gustan los retos y con lo poco que tengo hago cosas diferentes 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Hi, please be aware that these are "Gourds", they are like a pumpkin but they develop a hard shell, a normal pumpkin has a soft shell so it won't be good for decorating in this fashion. I'm sure you will be able to decorate well, the equipment is not too sophisticated but the actual techniques take a lot of practice and patient. One of my gourd takes at list a month from start to finish. But it is very enjoyable. Best of luck. Cheers.

[@claricerick7506]

I am so inspired by your work. Magnificent! It takes me to a place in time that I would love to be, where it is calm, peaceful and close to God.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you so much I'm really please you like my work

[@numitallanera1422]

Magnífico trabajo 🙋🏽‍♀️ es un gusto ver el resultado de su obra. Me inspira mucho, ahorraré para comprar las herramientas adecuadas y procurar seguir sus pasos " con mucho respeto y admiración" claro! Saludos desde 🇨🇴🙋🏽‍♀️

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much, if you need any advice on my techniques and tools please let me know. Cheers

[@RebeccaArmstrong9]

Exquisitely beautiful! And the music background is also wonderful. I enjoyed watching this very much.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much

[@charleencollins1130]

Perfection…

[@ALITAIBO]

Hermoso Massimo. I love your projects. Thank you.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much

[@newera5574]

AMAZING ART...SO LOVELY. THANK YOU

[@devonday2796]

Massimo, I just read your interview from ZoneOneArts. Thank you for sharing your process. My friend and I are new to gourd carving and pyrography. We both come from wood working backgrounds. We are having fun incorporating our skills from wood turning, leather tooling, and metal turning into this medium. I live in Long Beach, CA. I am trying to use found materials from my neighborhood. So far I harvest dried Philodendron palms, pine needles, and the flowers off of Queen Palms growing in the neighborhood. We have a good supply of acorns and other nuts. We have lots of shells and seaweed to consider. I’ve collected crushed stone from my trips to Zion National Park with no plan. I think my time doing inlay work with wood will help. Keep posting your work. I’ll try to follow you. Do you do Instagram? Best regards, Respectfully, Devon Thank you for sharing so much

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Hi Devon, thank you for your kind words. I'm sure you will find gourd art very enjoyable as I do. The best thing is the challenge in creating new designs, developing new techniques and even creating new tools to get somewhere were nobody has been yet. The process is slow but very rewarding, each gourd I produce takes between one to two months, and putting the design on the gourd is probably one of the most challenging part. I'm sure you will make good use of your background in wood turning,and apply it to the gourds. If you are interested to see all my work the best place is actually my website www.leotardidesigns.com,and all my videos on KZbin. Thanks again for your interest in my work, and if you have any question about my techniques, please let me know and I will try my best to explain. Many thanks Massimo

[@sanielujanjaragonzalez1253]

Que hermosooo!!! Trabajo como lo hace los dibujos ...?

[@helenafelix967]

fantastic

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

ThanksT

[@smeedgar]

Beautiful.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

It is quite refreshing to see that from time to time someone doesn't like my work. Cheers.

[@threemothers]

Where could I buy some?

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

What would you like to buy?

[@threemothers]

@@MassimoLeotardiPhotography the calabashes. Thanks

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

@@threemothers Thank you very much for your interest. The average price is around £200 - £500 GBP. I can let you know what I have available if you wish.

[@threemothers]

@@MassimoLeotardiPhotography absolutely! I was thinking of using it as a serving dish for soups. I’m very interested in crafts for home use. Is it possible or are they just decorative.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Hi, I'm afraid they are artistic media for me, and they all have cut-out patterns, so I don't believe they will hold any soup. I wish you good luck in your search. Regards

[@holzweg666]

Bestimmt eine sehr schöne und schwierige Arbeit. Ich für meinen Teil würde einmal über das Design der eckigen Embleme bei 8:17 nachdenken, erinnern sie mich doch, schon in der ersten zehntel Sekunde des Erblickens, an Zeichen aus einer sehr, sehr dunklen Epoche, Im ersten Drittel des letzten Jahrhunderts, des deutschen Volkes. Sicherlich, und ganz bestimmt sicherlich überhaupt nicht so beabsichtigt oder gewollt, und dennoch etwas unglücklich gewählt. Sorry, ich hoffe Du bist nicht böse, aber eine kritische Anmerkung muss auch mal erlaubt sein, bei all Deiner wunderbaren sonstigen Arbeit. Liebe Grüsse aus dem Norden von Deutschland. Pass auf Dich auf und bleib gesund.

[@MassimoLeotardiPhotography]

Thank you very much You are very kind