Fantasy Pumpkins

If you live in the Washington DC area, and want to see the "big show" in person, you can see the pumpkins every Halloween in Centreville, Virginia

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Ghost in a Bag: Carving by Sarah (10)

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Deathstar Pumpkin 2008 Edition: Believe it or not, my last two Death Stars were rush jobs.  I pretty much had only a fraction of the time I wanted to in making these before the kids arrived.  This time I did it a few days early, and ended up spending 15 hours on this 186 pound, 360 degree behemoth.

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Harry Potter, Turned into a Cat: If Harry Potter was a cat, perhaps this is how he'd look. This was definitley a crowd favorite.  

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Dumbo - We meant to carve this in 2007 but ran out of time.  Nam did a great carving of Dumbo.

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Sponge Bob & Patrick: This is my nephew Joseph's first carving. Sponge Bob is always one of the top pumpkins, and this year was no different.  Joseph did a great job.

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Ratatouille: First carve of the year by my son, Justin.

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Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket: Pinocchio made for a really nice carve.  A wonderful carver on the carving pumpkins board had done this previously, and I thought I'd take a shot at it myself.

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Pirates of the Carribean: You always need a pirate pumpkin.  This year, Nam carved a nice Skull & Crossbones pattern from a guy named Sage.

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Bane, Vampire Wars: My nephew Joseph also carved Bane from the French graphic novel, Vampire Wars.

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Spawn: Justin whipped out a quick Spawn from a fairly shabby pattern on my part. 

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Demon Skull: My son, Justin, has really started to come into his own with pumpkin carving.  He did a really cool Demon Skull pattern.

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Joker - Why So Serious? My nephew, Joseph, carved a wonderful Joker pumpkin. Many found this to be their favorite.

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Silver Surfer: Joseph carved a cut-through of the Silver-Surfer. He looked great in different colors, which is done by using a battery-powered multi-colored light.

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Indiana Jones: I took a stab at an Indiana Jones cut-thru pattern, but made it shadowed instead.  Turned out great.

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Hell Boy: Cut-thru carved by my sister-in-law, Teresa - her first carving. 

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Harley-Quinn: Carved by my wife, Nam.  

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Iron Giant: I really love the way this carving, and this photo turned out. This wonderful anime makes a terrific cut-thru pattern. Carved by Nam.