It’s October (my favourite month) and almost Halloween (one of my favourite days) so that means it’s almost time for pumpkin carving (one of my favourite activities)!
I grew several pumpkins this year but I also ended up buying a couple since only one or two of my own grew big enough to carve. At the moment I’m planning on carving at least three pumpkins… two from ready-made patterns and one other (to be revealed once it’s carved). For the time being, I thought I’d share some of my jack-o’-lanterns from the last couple of years. Either on or just before Halloween, I’ll post pictures of this year’s pumpkins.
Now, I’m not even close to being an artist, but a couple of years ago I got it into my head that I HAD TO carve Stargate pumpkins. Since I couldn’t find any patterns on the Internet, I learned how to make my own from photographs. They don’t always turn out perfectly, but I still have fun with them.
Colonel Sheppard (with a partial Stargate) and the Wraith Queen were my first attempts. These were done for Halloween 2010.
Last year I did a carving of my favourite hockey player, Kevin Bieksa (kind of messy but at least my sister’s students liked it!)
Also in 2011, I did some more Stargate pumpkins. Here are two of them… Dr. McKay and Colonel Sheppard.
Like I said, I’m no artist but I have a lot of fun with pumpkin carving and that’s what counts, right?
Does anyone else have a love for pumpkin carving?
Maryellen Brady said,
October 15, 2012 at 5:01 pm
October is my favorite time of year too!
Love the pumpkins ❤ very very cool!
Sarah L Fox said,
October 16, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Thanks, Maryellen! 🙂
Texanne said,
October 15, 2012 at 5:21 pm
Wow. Those are some very special pumpkins. Not sure whether to call them jack-o-lanterns. But you know what? They’re lit from within, so jack-0-lanterns they are. Nice work.
Sarah L Fox said,
October 16, 2012 at 2:55 pm
Thank you! 🙂
SarahB said,
October 15, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Wow! That’s amazing! Pumpkin carving is one of my most favorite things to do also! I always use the pre-made patterns though. Yours are fantastic!!!
Sarah L Fox said,
October 16, 2012 at 2:56 pm
A fellow pumpkin carving enthusiast! Yay! Thanks, Sarey! 🙂
Nicole L. Bates said,
October 20, 2012 at 8:47 am
These are amazing Sarah! I am so impressed with anyone who is capable of carving really cool pumpkins (and these are really cool). Mine always end up looking the same. Maybe my son will be more creative. 🙂 Happy Fall!
Sarah L Fox said,
October 20, 2012 at 10:50 am
Thanks, Nicole! Pre-made patterns are great if you want to try something different from the standard jack-o-lantern face. 🙂
Abby Geiger (@AbbyGeiger) said,
November 4, 2012 at 3:40 pm
Those are amazing! Carving is too close to sculpture for me, something I’m not very good at. But perhaps I need to revisit this art form. I have characters who would look great on a lit pumpkin. Heheheh…