Jack-o’-lanterns have been around since the 1800s. Named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs (ignis fatuus, if you want to get technical), the carving of pumpkins has become something of a pop art form in recent years (for some spectacular examples, check out the work of Ray Villafane: http://villafanestudios.com/gallery/the-pumpkins-2 ).
Earlier this week Aarluk researcher Geoff Rigby participated in a pumpkin carving competition with some of his friends, and while not professional carvers by any means, they had a lot of fun and were happy with the end results. The winning pumpkin is shown below, inspired by and named for Michaelangelo, a sculptor more renowned for his work in carving marble than in carving Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae.
Earlier this week Aarluk researcher Geoff Rigby participated in a pumpkin carving competition with some of his friends, and while not professional carvers by any means, they had a lot of fun and were happy with the end results. The winning pumpkin is shown below, inspired by and named for Michaelangelo, a sculptor more renowned for his work in carving marble than in carving Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae.
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