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Pumpkin Carving Artist Creates Spectacularly Spooky Masterpieces

By ELIZA MURPHY
10-21-15

Artist Edward Cabral, of Chicago, creates masterpieces out of pumpkins, spending anywhere from 6-12 hours on his seasonal canvases. The elaborate drawing and carving process was caught on camera in this time lapse video by John Seyal photography.

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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 21, 2015 17:59:52 GMT -6 He does cakes, too.
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pickinduck Posts: 16,848 Administrator	Post by pickinduck on Oct 21, 2015 18:03:52 GMT -6 WOW pumpkin carving has come a long way. I often wonder how the carved turnips use to look? That is what use to be used way back when.
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 21, 2015 19:39:40 GMT -6 Sorry I disappeared. We lost Internet service for a little while. As for the carved turnips, think I'll go track down something.
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 21, 2015 19:48:31 GMT -6 Ah, jackpot. I found a webpage with both a picture and the legend behind carved root vegetables. The First Jack-O-Lanterns Were Monstrosities Carved From Turnips
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 21, 2015 19:53:10 GMT -6 Oh, this article has a picture of what the writer claims to be a 100 year old carved turnip. Ever wonder where Halloween comes from or why people dress up?
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 21, 2015 19:58:59 GMT -6 In fact, it looks like lots of people still do it today. Take a look at the results of my image search.
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pickinduck Posts: 16,848 Administrator	Post by pickinduck on Oct 21, 2015 21:58:15 GMT -6 The same photo is in all of the links but there are some others. A turnip is so much smaller then a pumpkin.
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sherlew99 Posts: 20,737 Administrator	Post by sherlew99 on Oct 27, 2015 21:01:26 GMT -6 Carved turnips tend to be cooler, though.
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