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here to hear TagYerit's song SciFi (first half) in RealAudio while you enjoy
some of our carvings.Click
here to hear TagYerit's song SciFi (first half) in RealAudio while you enjoy
some of our carvings.
Rick Chong explains how he creates his own patterns:
"I live in Vancouver BC and started by doing 1 in 2000, 3 in 2001, 5 in 2002 and 7 in 2003. Lots and lots of pics taken by visitors (after they ask me if it is okay) on Halloween and loads of compliments. This year(2004) I hope to get 10 or more plus a couple for friends. ( a few rotted before he got to them.) I do 1 of my daughter every year. Most are done from a pattern, some I do from a coloring book pic and the ones of my daughter are done from photos. I always do pumpkins the little ones will recognize, after all Halloween is all about the kids!!
"When I use a coloring book I try and decide on ones I know the colors
of. For example.. Shaggy I know has light brown hair and fair skin tone. So
between the face and hair I leave skin on to separate. So basically all the
lines on the coloring book pic is left as pumpkin skin. The mouth... when ppl
open their mouths it's dark so that's how I knew to leave it dark (skin still
on) A good tip for all fellow carvers is once you have your pic use fabric transfer
paper to get the pic onto pumpkin. Tape the transfer paper to kin and then tape
pic to transfer paper and go over all the lines with a pen, blunt instrument
or whatever. Peel the paper off and voila. I like to use a dark color transfer
paper such as blue. I only like cutting right thru for the white of the eyes
and teeth. Like the effect better when there is less area that I cut right thru.
"My daughter for example has dark hair so I peel a thin line on the outside
border so it highlights it."
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Rick carved many of these pumpkins, but his daughter Ashleigh carved the pink
panther, pepe lepew, yoshi, sonic the hedgehog, and once again "he who
shall not be named. (the middle 5 in the top row)
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| aDonald Duck with his Jack-O-Lantern (2009) | The Pirate Goofy (2009) | The Fairy God-mother Minnie Mouse (2009) |
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| Yoshi (Mario Brothers) (2009) | The Pink Panther (2009) | Pepe Le Pew (2009) |
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| Snarling Wolf #1(2009) | Snarling Wolf #2 "Growling at The Moon"(2009) | |
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| aThe Green Goblin (2009) | Pensive Spidey (Spiderman does not look too happy) | |
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| Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde (2008) | The Joker (Heath Ledger - 2008) | The Phantom of the Opera & Christine (2008) |
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| Rabid Rabbit (2008) | 2007 Igor (Marty Feldman) Road Runner Wile E. Coyote etc. | |
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| 2007 - Hagrid, Snape, Dragon, Troll, Not-So-Grim Reaper, Mouse, Casper | Thumper (2007) | Ashleigh at work (2007) |
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| Dragon (2004) | Shucks 2005 | |
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| Donald Duck, Goofy & Mickey Mouse(2004) | Snow White (2004) | Taz (2004) |
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| Shaggy & Scooby Doo | Oscar & Scooby Doo (2004) | Tigger |
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| Ariel - The Little Mermaid 2003 | Dori | |
Rick's
Window Treatments: They are made with black felt and tissue paper.
The pumpkins you find on these pages were either done by Rich & Flo Newman (aka TagYerit) or sent in by friends & contributors. There are more than 10 pages, so give yourself plenty of time to explore the vast range of wonderful creations assembled here! Keep going, there's so much to see!
Don't stop now ... visit the following pages for more great pumpkins!
Pumpkin Highlights 1998 to 2001 - includes the Tiffany pumpkin (a must see), as well as this little gem ...
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