In 2009, I carved a pumpkin facing his own mortality. I came upon the idea while searching on Google. Unfortunately, I cannot recall where I saw it, so I’m unable to give proper credit.
This was my first attempt at peeling away the pumpkin skin to get a different shade and depth. I found it to be very effective.
Obviously, the gag is quite simple. A scared pumpkin is looking down at the ingredients for a pumpkin pie. He understands his position, is unable to flee, and waits for his most certain destruction!
Luckily, we had most of the props required. The brown eggs are wooden toys, and my wife kindly made a recipe card.
I worked quite a bit on getting the right expression. I tried many different shapes for the eyes and mouth. I would draw the ideas on paper, cut them out, and then tape to the pumpkin. It took awhile, but was very helpful in getting exactly what I wanted.
I once again entered my creation in my work’s pumpkin carving contest and won second place, which netted me $75!
Here’s a few other pumpkins I carved that year. I first tried the skin peeling on the little one for practice.
