I Spend All-Year Round Carving Pumpkins — These Are Some Of My Most Detailed Designs
"During lockdown and while on furlough, I spent my days figuring out how to make carve-able foam pumpkins...I spend anywhere from six to 20 hours carving."
My name is Jamie and I love carving pumpkins! Every year, I take time away from my day job to focus on pumpkins, spending hundreds of hours carving every year.
My style of carving is called etching — some people refer to it as "shading" — a technique that involves shaving the pumpkin to different depths, allowing varying amounts of light to pass through the pumpkin to create the design.
And here are some of my carvings, each pumpkin has taken anywhere from six to 20 hrs to carve: