Amazing Halloween Pumpkins

An amazing carved pumpkin...

Happy Halloween!

Resources

A tutorial from artist Ray Villafane on how to carve like this. http://www.villafanestudios.com/pumpkins.htm

Villafane has worked for DC Comics from 2006, sculpting countless action figures and collectible statues over the years--and works around the world, creating masterpiece sand sculptures. Since 2007, Villafane has won the Food Network pumpkin carving challenge contest and remains defender of the top title.

Images of more Villafane pumpkins, http://www.mathimortician.com/2010/10/amazing-pumpkins-carved-by-artist-ray.html

P.S.
When my wife & I visited Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth recently, I noticed the "pilgrims" referred to pumpkins as "pumpions". That's odd I thought so I did some research and found this interesting site on the history of pumpkin pie, http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PieHistory/PumpkinPie.htm

The name pumpkin originated from the Greek word for "large melon" which is "pepon." "Pepon" was changed by the French into "pompon."  In the 1600's the English termed it "pumpion" or "pompion."

In a 1796 cookbook it is called pompkin.  I'm not sure how the -kin got added. One dictionary mentions -kin meaning little, as in devilkin, so perhaps colonialists thought of this as a little melon? Ironic given the giant pump"kins" that are grown today.