Negative-Space Pumpkin · Steve Krause

We were visiting Newport, RI, this weekend and stumbled on the 7th Annual Ballard Park Pumpkin Tour. Imagine a winding, wooded trail with jack-o-lanterns perched in trees, on stumps, along the ground, in clusters, everywhere. In total more than a thousand pumpkins loomed amid the gawking parade of people.

For creative design, my favorite was this negative-space pumpkin:

A pumpkin carved so that there’s more empty space than pumpkin

Below are a few more examples of the variety and quality on display. What a great job by the event’s organizers and the Newport community!

An pumpkin carved so it’s angrily eating a squash

A long squash carved like a sea monster for Halloween

A pumpkin carved like a medusa head

A pumpkin carved as a cat’s face, with a high degree of artistry