Sean Ohlenkamp and Rob Popkin together have carved and photographed dozens and dozens and dozens of pumpkins to make this little piece of Halloween stop-motion animation, “Oh My Gourd.” Read more
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20 Crazy Impressive Pumpkin Carvings by Edward Cabral
Each year at Halloween I feature an outstanding pumpkin carver or company. There are so many out there and so many carving techniques, it’s becoming harder and harder to choose only one. This year, I’m featuring the impressive carving skills of Edward Cabral. Read more
Meet Karyn Poplin and Her Pumpkin People
You may have seen some of Texas based Karyn Poplin’s amazing pumpkins. After all, she’s frequently a winner of pumpkin carving contests and her jack-o-lanterns have been featured on many a site. Read more
The Incredible Narrative Pumpkin Carvings of Jeff Stikeman
The narrative pumpkin carvings by Boston architectural illustrator Jeff Stikeman don’t use stencils, they aren’t found in Martha Stewart magazine and chances are you haven’t seen anything like them. Here are four of his impressive jack-o-lanterns, each of which tells a story. Read more
The 2014 This Old House Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners (all 30)
For yet another year, enthusiastic pumpkin carvers put their imagination and skill to work shaping the orange squash into impressive creations for the annual This Old House Pumpkin Carving Competition. Here are the 29 finalists and 2014’s grand prize winner. Read more
A Halloween Treat: Villafane Studio’s Phenomenal Pumpkins
Ray Villafane is visionary and patriarch of Phoenix, Arizona’s Villafane Studios, one of whose specialties is carving incredibly impressive, phenomenal pumpkins. They also create jaw-dropping sand sculptures, props and toys. Read more
Dog Breed Jack-O-Lanterns, Pumpkin Carving Posts & Links For Halloween
Although I think using a pumpkin carving ‘stencil’ or ‘pattern’ is cheating, it’s what most people use these days if they want a better-than-ordinary jack-o-lantern sitting on their front porch. And one of this year’s most popular stencils are those of dog breeds. Read more
Maniac Pumpkin Carvers Are Sick. And A Successful Business.
MANIAC Pumpkin Carvers have turned the art of carving a pumpkin into quite a business. Creating ‘promotional’ and ‘custom’ pumpkins, their artful work is often used at Hollywood industry parties and movie launches, company events, hotel and restaurant lobbies, retail establishments and more. Read more