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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Aretha Franklin Pumpkin

Aretha Franklin pumpkin lit up in the dark

I wanted to do a dedication to the Queen of Soul, and during Halloween, the best way I know how is in pumpkin form. RIP Aretha Franklin.

Here is the photo I used as a template:

From https://www.njpac.org/events/detail/aretha-franklin-2018

And this is what it looked like as a finished pumpkin in the light.



Monday, October 22, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pumpkin


Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pumpkin lit up in the dark


It's Halloween! Whenever I get a chance, I love to carve pumpkins. This year, I decided to carve Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Although she's an unlikely pop icon, I find her to be an inspiration for her progressive social views and larger than life character. Plus other people suggested I carve her, so I listened. 

As always, I first found a picture online to be my template.

From http://www.atelierdore.com/theminis/ruth-bader-ginsburg/
And used that picture to transpose onto the pumpkin. Here's a few pictures from along the way, as well as the final pumpkin in the light as it always seems to amuse people the difference between what is shown in the dark and the actual pumpkin in the light. Enjoy and Happy Halloween!
After some initial cuts and working on the right eye
Starting to come together....

Final pumpkin in the light