Cream of the Crop 2002:
Tasha
The first ever prize went to Tasha for her huge Yoda jack-o-lantern. She achieved sharp cuts (despite the thickness of her pumpkin), creatively lit the area with candles, and even provided a step by step photo essay of her experience.
"We are getting closer to Halloween! So I had to get another pumpkin done. I gotta remember next time we go pumpkin shopping, that I don't need the biggest pumpkin in the neighborhood."
"Today I discovered that I have a lot of different knives. That will make my carving a lot easier. I guess it must be the blond hair, because last time I was using just one knife and a LOT of patience. Here you go, pick on! I'll go for the biggest one, and here is the reason:"
"I mean look how thick this thing is! Really! And this is just the beginning. This is one reason I never wanted to be in the medicine field. And this is just a pumpkin! I'll save seeds though."
"So Yoda... why did you put so much detail on him? Just doing the outline is pain in a butt. Is there a better way to do it? Because I'm not crazy about the idea of sticking a needle into the pumpkin one million times!"
"Tell you what, took me quite a while to finish the whole thing. This one was tough, that's for sure. Oh, by the way, super glue is a wonderful thing. It not only glues fingers together in seconds, but can also fix a pumpkin."
