Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Carved Pumpkins


There were some expert pumpkin carvers on hand at the Pumpkin Festival but, I didn't see any really scary ones this year.  There was one with Mickey Mouse but it was sitting behind the others so I couldn't get a shot of it.

They did do one with the Desert Botanical Garden trade mark on it.  I'm guessing that one stayed on site after the festival was over.
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2014 at 1:15 AM

    Very impressive carvings, Halloween works of art in fact!

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  2. AndyOctober 28, 2014 at 1:29 AM

    I still have to crave our pumpkin. I wish I had half the skills of these artist.

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  3. MersadOctober 28, 2014 at 2:29 AM

    Those are very intricate carvings.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  4. BirdmanOctober 28, 2014 at 5:35 AM

    These cutters do some good work.

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  5. LowellOctober 28, 2014 at 5:53 AM

    Artists at work. I couldn't do it but I'll bet it's easier than chainsaw sculpture or carving! Our grandkids love to carve pumpkins. I wished they loved school just as much! :)

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  6. JudyOctober 28, 2014 at 7:45 AM

    Not your ordinary looking carvings! These are works of art!

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  7. William KendallOctober 28, 2014 at 8:49 AM

    Beautiful work! I couldn't do that fine carving myself.

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  8. RedPatOctober 28, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    I'm always impressed by the skill of these carvers!

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  9. cieldequimperOctober 28, 2014 at 12:32 PM

    I find it hard to cut pumpkins to cook them so always wonder how they do it! They are really cool!

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  10. LoisOctober 28, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    I don't think I have ever seen pumpkins carved like that before. They are beautiful!

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  11. RandyOctober 28, 2014 at 6:20 PM

    Great work. Mine would never look that good.

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  12. glendaOctober 28, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    These are pretty neat! I've become lazy and used markers instead of carving the last couple of years.

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  13. ThérèseOctober 28, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    Unusual works of Art!

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  14. KateOctober 29, 2014 at 5:15 AM

    No pumpkin carving contests here that I know of ; seems like the Farmers Mkt would be a perfect place for it. I think I'll suggest that for next year. Yesterday our local market gave away candy to costumed kiddies and I forgot about it! Darn! The children with parents in tow are fun to watch!!

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  15. KarlOctober 29, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    Impressive carvings, works of Art !

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  16. HalcyonOctober 29, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    Impressive work!

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  17. JackOctober 29, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    Very well carved pumpkins, though I am partial to old-fashioned jack-o-lanterns. Naples is so hoity toity that few pumpkins are available in the stores and hardly any carved ones are seen -- at least in the places I go.

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  18. UnknownNovember 3, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    I've seen lots of fruits beautifully carved in South East Asia, but I don't remember seeing pumpkins ever.

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