Blooming Flowers in the Desert

I saw this in one of the many gourd books I own. I usually try to create things of my own vision but every once in a while I will borrow an idea and put my own spin on it.  This was more time consuming then I thought....there was a lot of carving and sometimes I become a little impatient.  However, I do love the way this turned out.  I had a little problem with some of the colors running...but I think it is still is great.