Jack-O-Lantern 2008
I really enjoy making jack-o-lanterns. The whole process of selecting the photos, turning them into templates, transferring the images to the pumpkin, and carving the shapes takes some time, but it’s worth it to create something eye-catching…even if it will only last a few days.
I believe that this year I’ve made my best one. The subject is pretty simple, but the design is more complex than any previous ones. I chose to use the faces of our puppies and, because I got a fairly large (wide) pumpkin, to put both faces on a single pumpkin. I’m proud of the execution. The photos aren’t great, but you get the idea:
On the left, we have Suzy:
And on the right, we have Boo:
The template I used to create the carving was made by posterizing and editing a couple of photos from my iPhoto collection:
