Friday, October 28, 2011

Great Pumpkin Carve


Despite the cold, rain and wind, my Mom and I had fun working on our pumpkin at The Chadds Ford Great Pumpkin Carve.  2011 marks our 9th year at this fabulous event and I'm so excited to write that my design won the award for Most Halloween!



Lighting the pumpkin...


My Mom likes to paint her face and hair like a pumpkin:)


The inside is neat...


View from the parking field...


Some of the other pumpkins. My favorite was the barn owl but I really like Totaro too. 
To be eligible for judging, you can't add anything to your pumpkin though. 





Happy Halloween!





19 comments:

Sandy Sandy Art said...

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR AWARD!! Your pumpkin looks awesome! Love the covered bridge idea. Looking forward to seeing it and all the others in person tonight!!

Robin Larkspur said...

I have been looking forward to seeing what your pumpkin design was going to be. Fabulous, as expected! Wonderful detail. Your mother looks terrific as a jack-o-lantern! And you are right, that owl is beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Love that photo of the field and the very Halloween-ie sky!!

Jessie said...

Congratulations! Absolutely beautiful design. I can see why you won! :)

Unknown said...

Congratulations Jen!! Well deserved! And, yes, that Barn Owl pumpkin is fab! Love the photo of them all glowing from a distance, so fun!

~ Deb

De la Renaissance said...

Congratulations Jen!!! What a fabulous collection of pumpkin carving!

TARYTERRE said...

This made my day. Love the pumpkins. Yours especially. Congratulations on your award. Your mom is looks great. What a terrific costume.

morikomidori said...

your pumpkin is spectacular! and i love your fabulous mum! wow! altogether a wonderful post, a real treat!

Linda said...

I've been looking at your pictures through the years and LOVE this event. It's magical. Your mom seems uber-cool--so, I guess that's where you get it.

Jennifer Rose said...

congrats on the award!

that barn owl pumpkin is really neat :D

Theresa MacNaughton said...

Congratulations!!!! You did a FABULOUS job with your pumpkin!!!! I just love it. Your mom looks so cute - she really gets into the spirit of things. Thanks for sharing the additional photos - you KNOW I am loving the Barn Owl pumpkin!

Studio at the Farm said...

Congradulations, Jen!! What a great design! The entire event [especially your mom in her pumpkin ensemble] looks like a blast! Amazing what you can do with a pumpkin. Thank you for posting these great photos.

Unknown said...

Just amazing! And I LOVE your mom's jack-o-lantern face! Great fun--thanks for sharing so many great photos of the event.

Archive Librarian said...

Wow! I think we need an event like this in our neck of the woods. Such great colors and your design is wonderful. Love the owl very much too!

Gail H. Ragsdale said...

Every year I look forward to your pumpkin carving with great delight!

Congratulations on your award, it really was a great job!

stregata said...

Thanks for stopping by. Your pumpkin is absolutely marvelous! Wow.

Denise Bush (Sandy's sister) said...

Congratulations on your award --- you deserved it and I am very impressed! Your photos are fabulous and I'm even more sorry now that we missed it. The folks just weren't up to it. It was nice meeting you last week.

Dom said...

Incredible.

Leah's Art Magic said...

Beautiful carving Jen! Love the concept. Exceptional photos, as always.
Happy Halloween!

Leah

YONKS said...

Really good artwork on these pumpkins - who knew!
Di
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