I didn’t come up with the epitaphs. I copied them off the internet. I think I expended too much effort of the legibility of the text and not enough on the atmosphere of the graveyard.

I’m not sure why I even bothered to carve this pumpkin, considering that I had just carved a much better one with four tombstone inscriptions. It might have made sense if I had taken advantage of the more focused subject matter to include more of the detail and texture of the tombstone, but I didn’t. Even the font is boring.

I think I did pretty well with the dramatic perspective on this one, but I wish I had put more effort into creating more realistic rats.

My goal with this pumpkin was to explicitly incorporate a light source into the design in a way that would amplify the atmosphere and clarify the narrative. Instead I explicitly incorporated a light source in the design in a way that focused all the attention on an irrelevant stone wall.

This is the logo of the theater company I worked for at the time. Sadly, it has since ceased operations.