Gourd Art
Containers of  elegance and
functionality.
Apples?
These are really Gourds
disguised as apples.
Dragonfly Gallery Director Jan Dempsey
Art & Craft of Jan Dempsey
Jan Dempsey is the Director of the Dragonfly Gallery.  She is an
accomplished artist in several mediums.  Her latest favorite is working
with Gourds and Caning.

Having resided in the area for thirty five years, Jan has been active in
supporting and participating in community and personal art forums.  After
learning to tole paint, and loving the format, she taught tole/decorative
painting at local craft shops and Santa Rosa Community Schools.  While
no longer teaching classes, Jan continues to conduct workshops for
several civic groups.

Painting, relief wood carving, and wood burning remain her art
expression of choice.  For the past several years, Jan has been creating
art by using gourds.  With her vivid imagination, she creates whimsical
animals, carved bowls and baskets, and other decorative objects.  
Crediting her daughter, Jeanie Vaughan (pictured below on the right), for
introducing her to "gourd art," Jan has enjoyed the time spent creating
her artistic objects.
Jan Dempsey with her
daughter Jeanie Vaughan
who introduced her to
Gourd Art