Here are the Jack-O-Lanterns I created for the Minnesota Zoo in my third year on the show. The theme for the 2023 show included a lot of Minnesota-centric topics, and I got back in the groove of carving animals. I also did a super wrapped-around design of Lake Superior Agates — that one definitely took the longest! Many of the pumpkins this year were absolutely mammoth. My availability didn’t allow me to complete as many carvings in the 2023 show. Going forward I’m going to aim to reserve some time off from my day job to make sure I can get in to the studio more.
If you want to learn more about the show and the process of creating these Jack-O-Lanterns, see my post All About Pumpkin Carving!
