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2007 ESSA Staff

Executive Director
Peggy Kjelgaard, Ph.D.
Eureka Springs

Program Coordinator
Sabina Miller
Holiday Island

Office Manager
June Easton
Eureka Springs

2007 Board Members

President - Eleanor Lux
Eureka Springs

Vice President - Ron Morrison
Eureka Springs

Secretary - Mary Springer
Eureka Springs

Treasurer - Bobbie Foster
Eureka Springs

RuAnn Ewing
Hindsville

LeRoy Gorrell
Eureka Springs

Sandra Lockhart
Rogers

Elise Roenigk
Eureka Springs

Doug Stowe
Eureka Springs

Dick Trammel
Rogers

Jan Wallace
Eureka Springs

   

Session Three/June 16-20

Cynthia Mc Donald
Making a Gourd Drum

All levels
Studio
5 Day class (9am-4pm)
Tuition: $275
Materials: $40

Learn to pick the "perfect" gourd for your drum! Students will then clean their gourds both on the inside and outside. The hide will be stretched and tightened on the gourd. While the gourd dries, the class will learn to make a drum beater.

Cynthia Mc Donald grew up as a farm girl in Cedarville, Ohio, where she still lives today. She was very involved in her county 4-H program and began her journey with creativity there. Cynthia was introduced to gourds while visiting a local art show. The gourds thrilled her senses and put her imagination to work. She then began creating gourd art. Cynthia is affiliated with the Ohio Gourd Society and her gourd art can be found in galleries throughout the United States.