Carol Signore moved to Arizona in 2009. She brought with her a long-time interest in watercolor painting, a love of native American and African arts and an abundance of creativity. Arizona introduced her to gourds and Signore traded her watercolors for ink dyes, and her cold pressed paper for a garage full of three-dimensional gourd canvases.  

Carol's watercolor brushes now live happily with wood burners, power carvers, mini jig saws and sanders.  She loves acquiring new skills, making beautiful embellishments, and finding exotic accessories for her amazing gourds. "There are always crazy frustrations in each new piece" she laughs,  "but solving those dilemmas is half the fun.  Sometimes they keep me up at night, but when morning dawns on a good solution I can hardly wait to get up.”