South Carolina Gourd Society

The South Carolina Gourd Society is educational in nature and accomplishes this by encouraging and supporting presentations, displays and seminars, providing educational resources and exhibits. We have differing levels of creativity for young and old, creating one-of-a-kind pieces of art that started with the foundation of a seed, soil, nutrition, water and a burst from the sun. Representing the South, we are proud to lift from nature’s own and place the fingerprints of the human soul upon it.

Gourd Identification chart

In Memory of our Friend, Faye Davis

Faye and Charlotte Durrence were the ladies who put together the wonderful Savannah Retreat every year. This past year they had Bonnie Gibson there giving seminars and classes. Faye passed away on Tuesday, July 23. She had been fighting colon cancer. Below is the obituary. We will miss you Faye and your bright smile and sweet ways.

"Faye Anderson Sanders Davis - SAVANNAH - Faye Anderson Sanders Davis, 71, died Tuesday, July 23, 2008 at Hospice Savannah after an extended battle with cancer. She was born in Lyons, Georgia on January 26, 1937 and was graduated from Savannah High School in 1954. Faye was employed by Southern Bell Telephone while her husband served overseas in the Navy, then she settled down to raise her family. After her children were all in school, she worked at the Town Hall of Hardeeville for a while, then began a career with the United States Postal Service. Faye retired from the Postal Service in 1997. After her retirement she discovered the joy of gourd painting and became an accomplished designer of gourd art. She was an active member of the Georgia Gourd Society, the American Gourd Society, and the Society of Decorative Painters. Faye had four sons with her first husband, Bonwell C. Sanders, of Lyons, Georgia, before his death in 1977. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Mary Anderson. She is survived by a large extended network of family and friends. Her immediate family includes husband John M. Davis of Ridgeland, S.C.; sons and daughters-in-law Glenn Sanders of Ridgeland, Miles and Dee Ann Sanders of Ridgeland, Reid and Julie Sanders of Batesburg, S.C., Lance and T'Lene Sanders of Ridgeland; step-daughters and sons-in-law Annette and Dusty Geisler of Charlotte, N.C., Jackie and Lonnie Seegers Cottageville, S.C.; two sisters and brothers-in-law Elaine and Al Driggers of Elmore, Alabama, and Regina and Paul Brunson of Savannah; also six grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, July 24, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 25, 2008 at Fox and Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers remembrances may be sent to Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, GA 31416."

Charlotte and Faye at one of the Savannah Retreats.

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SOUTH CAROLINA GOURD SOCIETY
EXHIBITION

AT THE ORANGEBURG FAIR

September 29-October 5, 2008

Orangeburg County Fair Grounds

Orangeburg, South Carolina 29115

Joanne Crouch, Show Chairman—Telephone (803) 685-5577
E-mail crouch1@pbtcomm.net

Eligibility: Open to members of the South Carolina Gourd Society only.

See more information, categories, and entry form here...

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Join and Support

Who: SC Gourd Society and the American Gourd Society
Why: To educate the public to the wonders of the gourd and to share the joy of creating art with this natural art pallet.
How: By working to share in patch groups and state societies and getting support from the American Gourd Society.
Where: Fill out the forms  and mail in with the dues to the SC Gourd Society and American Gourd Society

It is so very important that you join the American Gourd Society and the South Carolina Gourd Society. We work together to fulfill our goals. The magazine alone you get from the American Gourd Society is worth the membership dues. In order for our SC Gourd Society to grow and be able to have more opportunities, we must support by joining and participating in the events