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2004 Classes & Festival - Zittels and Folsom California

Rhoda taking David Snook class and his beautiful gourds.

Rhoda's Motorhome and Dar's partial unloaded car - Reno

This is a very nice RV park at the Hilton in Reno.  Very quiet and a super nice dinner and wonderful evening.  We thought we'd also stop there on our way back - little did we know that Reno would have 30,000 motorcyclists in town.  Vroom vroom vroom all evening and night.

somehow I missed taking pictures of the classes at Zittel's farm altho I carried the camera around with me the whole time.  Rhoda may have some of the class photos.  So this is the start of the festival early Saturday

Look at all these people.  We got there when the gates opened and with our backs breaking and arms loaded, we hobbled out at noon, exhausted.

Sorry about pics of people's backs but they were as engrossed in looking as I was in taking pics.

Some of the vendors were new to gourds and vendoring and some of the vendors were well known. 

A new to gourds vendor and the Z-Miner's Gourd Booth.  If anyone can add names to these faces, please let me know and I'll put it on here, or if I have it wrong - let me know.

Both of our classes had Teacher Assistants, thank you thank you, whoever came up with these helpers.  It was really appreciated.  Virginia in blue was a TA for both Rhoda and me.

Wonderful booth arrangements along with beautiful gourds.  And lookie here, its our own Cindy Lee talking to Rhoda - wonderful art Cindy.

Rapt attention at a demonstration going on and more tables of great gourds.

Here is Larry McClellan, my Dot Painting teacher and marvelous artist.  Look at the job he's done with these Red Hat Ladies, isn't that a kick?

Camera was also getting tired and the sun was very bright - getting to be near 98 degrees by now.

One booth set up for a walk thru effect and another new gourder and new vendor.

another arrangement for a gourd booth and look close at the doll hanging up high in the last picture - she had a score of them in her booth, they were marvelous!!

I should know this ladies name so someone please help me out - wonderful work.  And Rhoda in the next pic is feeling just like myself, on automatic pilot and sensory overload.

Buyers all over the place, we sure had to wait in the lines and the last pic is of Vera K and her prize winning jewelry - she's in many Galleries and also teaches.

Pondering, pondering, either "should I buy" or "can I make that?"  and last pic is of Lillian Hopkins.  Take a close look at her Wood Spirits.  They have eyes that sparkle and hold all the mysteries of the world and universe.

And there is Kristy Dial, the Queen of Torched Gourds - what a Gal to come to the Motorhome in the dark and show us tricks with a blowtorch

Just had to get out in the middle and away from the pack of people in the booths.  By this time both Rhoda and I were really wearing down.                                

Where is Jeanne Chapman?????  How did I miss Jeanne?  She did a bang up job on organizing all the classes, teachers, and students.  This was end of show for us as we were barely able to make it back to the Motorhome and Trevor with all our new supplies.