Washington State Gourd Society

-->

Welcome to the home of the

We are the Mu Chapter of the American Gourd Society

The Artistry of James Ozburn (Oz or Ozzy)

I am your WSGS Webmaster

Ozzy's Story: My very first home felt like I was living with a couple nuts. I then moved to a home that only had one womb. My occupancy there was only temporary. When I moved out I was screaming mad. For the next 17 years I found a place that didn't charge any rent, that was pretty sweet until the lady moved away. Had a few odd jobs. Then I hooked up with a bunch of guys that always wanted to play soldier. That was fun for a few years but then I wanted try to be normal again. I got a few more odd jobs then landed my current job which allows me to doodle and draw pictures all day. Ahh, what a life :)

I literally stumbled into gourds one day. I was looking for woodburner tips and stumbled across "other media". That other media was a woodburned gourd. That was four years ago and I have been hooked ever since. If your into woodburning, gourds are a wonderful medium to work on. They have no grains like wood so the burn lines are much crisper. Gourds and a good idea for me are usually my only inspiration for creating a really cool gourd.

I also enjoy working with wood. I build items for my house mainly out of necessity. I have built cabinets, snake and lizard enclosures, tables, headboards, desk units, cd and dvd shelves, smoker box, you name it I have probably made it out of wood. Wood gives you the freedom to create very nice pieces of furniture.

A bit about me: I have lived in Bremerton, WA most of my life. I'm married, two kids, numerous animals (sometimes it feels like a zoo around here). I love working with my hands which includes woodworking, gourding, creating really cool WSGS websites and my own site, making weird pictures of my family with Photoshop and fixing computers. I also like to hunt, fish, and real camping not that sissy RV camping.

My personnel website www.ozgourds.com

An article the Northern Dipper wrote about me.

Jewelry Box
The inside gourd chess board.	Here are the gourd chess set pieces.	Here is the gourd chess set ready to play.
	Horse Gourd Bowl w/chili peppers