Cheri, Thanks for reminding me to copy and paste. I've been doing that with other posts. My gourds are nothing compared to some. There is a very highly acclaimed gourd artist that can get $20,000 for her work. She uses inlay of opal, topaz and others. The movement has really taken off in the last 5 years. When I first started there were very few gourd sites up. Linda, I would rather put my picture on the about me page. Martha

Linda, I have a question. If it is important to have a white background for content why are your articles on blue on your website? I know they always said to use white but I really can't stand white anymore. Martha

Linda, I know it isn't white but I think you might find I'm a little stubborn about a few things. I haven't gotten into anything else yet. Tomorrow is another day. Martha

Hi Martha; ======================================== I have a question. If it is important to have a white background for content why are your articles on blue on your website? I know they always said to use white but I really can't stand white anymore. ======================================== LOL. That's a very good question. Like you, I got tired of white. The truth is that you don't "have to" use white. It's not the color itself that's the point, but the level of contrast. You'll note that I have the text on pale blue, with medium blue as my left/right columns and an even darker blue as the page background. The contrast from darkest blue (background) to the lighter blue makes the text easier to read, and "frames" the content for the viewer so their eyes aren't taking in the whole page span, but zooming in on the content. If I had the whole page in light blue, it would cause eye strain faster and people would not read as much. I popped over to your site - the main portion color is good. lol. If it was me, I'd make the background color even darker for maximum contrast value. There's something about "high contrast" that just grabs people more than low contrast. : ) Linda

Will do with the darker color. I had made it that shade so you could be able to read content but without the content there I can darken it. I thought my question to you about your site being blue would cause a laugh. See how comfortable you make people feel. With someone else I might have been a little afraid to bring that up. Martha