Gourd artist Larry Ray turns ordinary gourds into spectacular fine art.

From Mississippi Magazine,
June/July 2007

A veteran broadcast journalist and independent TV producer, artist Larry Ray of Gulfport savors his transition from long hours with the camera to creative time spent with an unlikely canvas. Gourd artistry has launched a renewed vitality to the work of the painter who first dabbled in oils as a teenager in Aransas Pass, Texas. When making art that rivals the finest sculpture or ceramics, Ray retreats to his studio and uses his gourd.
“After all those years working as a journalist, under the pressure of deadlines, the escape to a small work table in my studio transcends past and future,” said Ray. “It provides a place to delight in taking an ordinary gourd and watching it surprise and dazzle me as it becomes a beautiful thing.”