Re: carvers

Carve ?? why carve when you can paint !  Beside my wife worries about
safety when I work with sharp objects.  Also the kids can help with the
painting or do their own - which doesn't work to well with carving.  
I have mine painted with those water soluble paints you can get at a
arts and crafts store.  when your done if you don't like it then you can
wash it all off and try again.  I think it is easier to find someone who
can paint than someone who can carve or sculpt a thick AG.  Last year my
brother painted a Calvin and Hobbes Halloween cartoon on one of mine.
It looked really good.  we put it on the porch and had a light shinning
on it.  For those who can't paint straight onto a pumpkin (like me) you
can copy and enlarge anything you want and then tape it on the pumpkin
and lightly scribe the features onto the pumpkin then paint it.  If i
had one to paint this year (so far all mine have split at the 75-100 lbs
range) I would do the "waiting for the great pumpkin" scene from charlie
brown. 
Gordon Tanner
Maple Valley, WA

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Hey all you veterans...  Where do you locate carvers for these big 
pumpkins?  I like to carve them, but I'm kind of a hacker - you know, 
big toothy grins and triangles for the eyes and nose - for me, 
"creativity" means turning the triangles upside down.  Anyway, some of 
the carvings in Langevin's II book are phenomenal.  After I've put so 
much into growing these things, it sure would be nice to help the 
pumpkin put on its best face, so to speak.      

Any suggestions??

Thanks,
Beth
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