13 Jaw Dropping Pumkpin Carvings by Ray Villafane

 
 
 













Ray Villafane, Visionary and Patriarch of the Villafane Studios Sculpting Family was born in Queens, New York. Ray’s hobby of pumpkin sculpting was brought to an entirely new level in 2007 when he was contacted by High Noon Entertainment and asked to participate in the Food Network’s Challenge Show, Outrageous Pumpkins. Ray competed as one of four professional pumpkin sculptors, impressed the judges enough to sweep all three rounds and was awarded the Grand Prize. Outrageous Pumpkins logged the highest ratings of any other Challenge episode, and a second invitation was extended to Ray in 2009. They wanted him to come back and defend his title in their Outrageous Pumpkins Challenge II. Ray defended his 2008 title and took home the 2010 Grand Prize from the Food Network’s Pumpkin Challenge II. The exposure of Ray’s style, talent and creativity amassed an all-new appreciation for pumpkin “carving”, and his artistic take on the traditional jack-o-lantern has granted him invitations from across the globe for VIP Galleries (Very Impressive Pumpkins). From the President’s Quarters in the White House to Bermuda’s Sousa’s Gardens, Ray’s pumpkins have gathered a cult-like following.

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  1. Alejandro Garrido (@AleGarridoNossa) wrote:
    October 30, 2012 at 6:29 am

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    October 30, 2012 at 5:31 pm

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  5. Anne (@annemaccat) wrote:
    October 31, 2012 at 1:05 am

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  6. gtcreate (@gtcreate) wrote:
    October 31, 2012 at 4:08 am

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  7. @drewvigal wrote:
    October 31, 2012 at 11:50 am

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  8. @DigitalDenver wrote:
    October 31, 2012 at 4:03 pm

    Sculpture artist Ray Villafane carves the coolest #pumpkins hands down… http://t.co/TjcMKHbt #Halloween #crazyawesome

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  9. TBA plc (@TBAplc) wrote:
    November 1, 2012 at 4:57 am

    Got a left over pumpkin from #Halloween and a few days to spare? Give one of these a try… http://t.co/aVKFYyuG

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    March 30, 2013 at 9:47 pm

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