Yesterday I carved the pumpkin. It was much like carving the turkey, but with more satisfying results. For the first time, I used the stencil method to carve instead of the traditional triangle eyes and toothy grin method. I was quite happy with the results. So much so that after carving the first pumpkin, I went out and bought another — Loblaws was having a two buck pumpkin sale this weekend.

For my first jack o’lantern stencil, I used the Cheat from HomestarRunner.egg. He turned out really well, though the eyes were tough and contributed to some structural integrity problems around his nose — or whatever it is above his mouth. For the second carving, Jenn insisted that I do something more “seasonal”, like a cat on a fence. I decided to draw my own stencil and was very pleased with the results. It took a lot longer to carve than the first because of all the detail, but it was fun. I’d like to do more. It was also interesting for me to see that the carved pumpkin cat looks just like something I’d draw and I’m pleased that I’ve got this style that translates across varied medium.