Comments on: Extreme Nature

Extreme Nature

jonson — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:44:38 -0800

If you love gourds but can't stand their gourdly shapes, then Dan Ladd is the artist for you. By snatching young gourds from their parents & stuffing them into unyielding molds, Dan ends up with remarkable natural shapes, organically grown sculptures that bear amazing details.

By: maxpower

maxpower — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:48:57 -0800

My gourdness that is kind of creepy and interesting all at the same time. Its like bonsai kittens without the kittens.

By: gottabefunky

gottabefunky — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:49:56 -0800

Can you hear the screaming of the gourds? (And the trees?)

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:59:54 -0800

Follwing the oddly shaped bouncing gourd.

By: StrasbourgSecaucus

StrasbourgSecaucus — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:17:58 -0800

[this is good]

By: LooseFilter

LooseFilter — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:23:38 -0800

Yeah, weird, but very cool. (Do they make anyone else sort of uncomfortable on some level?....my 'that ain't right' sense is vexed.)

By: Malor

Malor — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:27:16 -0800

Positively ungourdly.

By: scody

scody — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:41:04 -0800

I find the torso gourd just flat-out unsettling. And yet delicious sauteed with butter!

By: isopraxis

isopraxis — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:49:20 -0800

You grew it up! Gourd Damn You all to Hell!

By: yodelingisfun

yodelingisfun — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:49:46 -0800

Those are the coolest things! I so want to try this...

By: foozleface

foozleface — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:59:22 -0800

This is why I love metafilter. Thank you for this weird and wonderful stuff.

By: WaterSprite

WaterSprite — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:18:24 -0800

They are really cool. I wish I had thought of that!

By: Schlimmbesserung

Schlimmbesserung — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:22:07 -0800

For gourdness' sake! That stuff is crazy. I've seen the square watermelon trick before, but this is a whole new level of plant art.

By: Toecutter

Toecutter — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:40:19 -0800

Wow. Cool.

By: FeldBum

FeldBum — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:02:17 -0800

I haven't seen Screaming Trees since I was 15

By: lekvar

lekvar — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:22:08 -0800

(Do they make anyone else sort of uncomfortable on some level?....my 'that ain't right' sense is vexed.) No, not uncomfortable at all. In fact I think* they're great. I'd love to have one of those. *The opinions presented here are not those of someone who has ever been accused of having good taste.

By: Hat Maui

Hat Maui — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:44:05 -0800

gourdgeous.

By: tarantula

tarantula — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:55:06 -0800

people think of the zanniest things! ZANNY!

By: fshgrl

fshgrl — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:37:20 -0800

Very cool. I want to try this now.

By: weapons-grade pandemonium

weapons-grade pandemonium — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:05:39 -0800

Al Gourd

By: troybob

troybob — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:43:14 -0800

so now the 'beauty myth' extends to vegetables as well...the bottom-heavy gourd--faced with the endless covers of bon appetit featuring slender carrots, lissome legumes, and enhanced tomatoes--resorts to self-mutilation to gain acceptance...

By: pax digita

pax digita — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:10:08 -0800

Now if somebody could just adapt the technique to improving this pursuit...

By: lagreen

lagreen — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:05:05 -0800

jonson, does your fascination with oddly-shaped gourds have anything to do with being raised on square hard-boiled eggs? ;)

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:18:39 -0800

Yes yes yes, this is great.

By: Enron Hubbard

Enron Hubbard — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:19:32 -0800

lagreen, if they get chickens to LAY square eggs, everybody would be happy. Except the chicken.

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:11:45 -0800

At one point, I had a link to a site that sold molds for squash, they were really simple; squares, triangles, hearts, and maybe a grumpy face. It's driving me nuts that I can't find the link.

By: jonson

jonson — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:12:44 -0800

Huh. Not sure if this is the same site, but here's a link for you, Dejah

By: dejah420

dejah420 — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:55:29 -0800

That's them! Oh, thank you, thank you!