Georgia Society Celebrates Gourds
September 20, 2016
You can’t drive down a southern highway without noticing the teardrop shaped bird houses made from gourds hanging in the yards of homes and homesteads.
decorating gourds
Gourdgeous art
October 10, 2013
Snellville native, Tina Shumake Handrop, has been holding out on the art world. She has spent her life serving the needs of others. Family comes first for Tina – wife, mother, sister, daughter are all roles that she cherishes. As a postal employee and current postmaster of Snellville, Tina has had a full and rewarding career. As a wife and mother, she has rejoiced in the role of raising a family. It was her role as daughter that gave her the gift of art. Tina’s mother introduced her to the art of decorating gourds.
