Beautifully Different – Pumpkin Carving
ByToday I wanted to share a beautiful, simple technique that Tito taught me for carving relief patterns into pumpkins. It’s fun, quick and something a little different for your fall home decor.
For purposes of this tutorial I used a very small pumpkin – but this will work on any size.
You will need the same tools used for carving linoleum blocks. They’re easy to find at any art store and fairly affordable. I like to grab a few different tips while I’m at it, though I did this entire pumpkin with the tip that’s currently shown on the carving tool.
This pumpkin was a present for Tito – sort of a Hallowe’en valentine :) So I started by writing ‘Amor’ on my pumpkin which is Spanish for ‘Love’.
I then got to work widening my letters and starting the filigree. Pumpkin gives the perfect resistance to carving, so even someone who does not have a steady hand can do fairly intricate carving. I like to work free-form, but you can also start your design by tracing it out with a pencil.
My inspiration for the design was based around the mendhi that my cousin Dolly had done on my hands in India. It’s a recurring theme in my work, even in my pottery.
I took my time and put in a lot of detail. It’s kind of meditative ;)
And voila! They make lovely home decorations and gifts – Tito loved his. We will enjoy having it on our kitchen counter this Autumn :)
Hello Shireen!
That is really beautiful! Thank you for showing how you made this lovely pumpkin!
Best wishes! Teje
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Wow! That is beautiful!
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Wow… amazed with ur patience and artistic vision. I’ve never carved a pumpkin before. Looks really nice! Happy halloween : >
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I love this , I can’t wait to try it!
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Now that’s one great pumpkin gift! It’s so unique and I do appreciate your step by step instructions! I think I will give it a go and I have some of my own soft abstract designs to use! Thanks again and great blog!
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