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Pumpkins 2010

Pumpkins 2010 (mleiv.com)
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Here are my pumpkins this year. TLM theme. As always, the tools of my trade are my serrated just-for-pumpkins scoop and my serrated battery-powered just-for-pumpkins carver. I am so delighted that there is a whole world of pumpkin carving tools out there to spare my fingers from being sliced to pieces. If only someone would make a detail sander for pumpkins, I could try the multilayer carving effects again.
Posted 2010.10.31 0:22 | Last modified 2010.10.31 0:22 | Leave a reply

Pumpkins 2009

Pumpkins 2009 (mleiv.com)
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This year's pumpkins. Skinny cat made an appearance on the small pumpkin (10 minute carve), alongside the Locked Maze laughter pumpkin (8 hours carve). The latter is sadly quite literally made from my blood, sweat, and tears. The inside was bright red by the time I finished after carving up my fingers in addition to gourd, x-acto knife NOT being the ideal tool for this type of carving.

Some other angles of the Difficult Pumpkin: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4445312&id=127815620329

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2006: http://mleiv.com/pumpkins_2006/
2007: http://mleiv.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-Pumpkins-2007-69206355
2008: http://mleiv.com/pumpkin_2008/
Posted 2009.11.01 11:01 | Last modified 2009.11.01 11:01 | Leave a reply

Pumpkin 2008

Pumpkin 2008 (mleiv.com)
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Medium: Pumpkin Size: 12"
I am gonna try to take a twilight picture tomorrow if the pumpkin lives that long. My camera sucks at really low-light shots like this. :P

The image was a little too complex and the carving was a little too clumsy on this guy for my tastes. I prefer the traditional clean-cut, no midtone chunky cats of years past. But this design will make a nice painting later. :)

I was a highwayman this year (went to my costume ball on Saturday). Inspired by Black Adder's "Amy and Amiability." The event photographer was a French aristocrat and I swear, if I was socially well-adjusted in any way at all, dammit, I would have snuck up behind him with my pistol and demanded he hand over all his valuables. *sigh* Missed opportunities.



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2006: http://mleiv.com/pumpkins_2006/
2007: http://mleiv.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-Pumpkins-2007-69206355
2009: http://mleiv.com/pumpkins_2009/
Posted 2008.10.26 21:58 | Last modified 2008.10.26 21:58 | 2 Comments

Pumpkins 2006

Pumpkins 2006 (mleiv.com)
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I got to carve pumpkins this year! Yay! The cat is my previous skinny cat pumpkin design, rendered beautifully using one of those $5 electric carving blades. What a great idea that was! And I roasted pumpkin seeds after with sage and black truffle olive oil. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

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2007: http://mleiv.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-Pumpkins-2007-69206355
2008: http://mleiv.com/pumpkin_2008/
2009: http://mleiv.com/pumpkins_2009/

Posted 2006.11.01 0:16 | Last modified 2006.11.01 0:16 | Leave a reply

Halloween Wolf Pumpkin Design

Halloween Wolf Pumpkin Design (mleiv.com)
Creative Commons Licenseimage © 2001 mleiv
Medium: Pencil/Illustrator Size: 6"

A *fierce* halloween wolf. Goes with the cat carving.

Posted 2002.03.10 20:47 | Last modified 2002.03.10 20:47 | Leave a reply

Halloween Cat Pumpkin Design

Halloween Cat Pumpkin Design (mleiv.com)
Creative Commons Licenseimage © 2000 mleiv
Medium: Pencil Size: 6"

The best pumpkin carving I've ever done. Little kids wouldn't leave after being handed their booty, they were so in awe of the skinny little cat carving.

Posted 2000.02.16 15:11 | Last modified 2000.02.16 15:11 | 2 Comments

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