COWGIRL LIFE Jaw Dropping Pumpkins! By Rhiannon Deremo | October 27, 2016 Share Ray Villafane is an artist from Queens, New York, who has garnered international acclaim and a cult-like following for his jaw-dropping pumpkin carvings. Which one do you like? The Zen-kin by Deane Arnold. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #rockbalancing #pumpkins #moa A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 23, 2016 at 11:34pm PDT The rock balancer by Nikolay Torkhov. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #pumpkins #rockbalancing A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 23, 2016 at 11:32pm PDT Balancing rocks with a pumpkin at the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree, AZ. Life is good:) Carving by Nikolay Torkhov. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree#rockbalancing A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 23, 2016 at 11:31pm PDT Villafane Studios is still going strong in Ludwigsburg Germany. Ilya Filimontsev has been having a blast with the Hubbards. Visit the palace gardens each weekend of October for live carving demos. A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 22, 2016 at 7:34am PDT Stop on by Nickelodeon Universe in the heart of Mall of America this weekend. We will have live carving demos as well as a scarecrow on display. #villafanestudios#moa#pumpkincarving#pumpkins A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 22, 2016 at 7:26am PDT Back alley boxing is a favorite pastime amongst the pumpkins of Scarefree. Come visit Carefree AZ to experience a fall treat like no other. Scarecrows, pumpkin carvings and more. Admission is free. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #scarecrows#carefree#scarefree#crowcreek A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 22, 2016 at 7:23am PDT At night the pickled pumpkin carvings in Carefree, AZ take on a whole new look. Carving by Patrick Burke, Andy Bergholtz inspired witch design#villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #scarecrows A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 18, 2016 at 8:15am PDT Fun fan favorite design that we revisited last year. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 10, 2016 at 7:38am PDT When you can blend the side of your carved faces gently into the shape of the actual pumpkin you get a pumpkin with a face as opposed to a face on a pumpkin. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 10, 2016 at 7:32am PDT Pumpkin spam continues all month:)#villafanestudios ##pumpkins #carefree A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 10, 2016 at 7:26am PDT Badass pumpkin carving we did a few years ago for Ocean Park , Hong Hong. Sculpted by Andy Bergholtz. A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 9, 2016 at 5:06pm PDT More pumpkin fun:)#villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 9, 2016 at 5:04pm PDT Smelvin:) #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #smelvin A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 9, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT We are going bananas for Halloween in Carefree, AZ. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #pumpkins A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 9, 2016 at 7:28am PDT I inserted an incense into the pumpkin cigar then light it for the added smoke. I rarely paint my carvings but I did enjoy adding color to this clown. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #clowns#lovinglife A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 7, 2016 at 10:31pm PDT Detail view of Nikolay’s strong man pumpkin. This was for an event we do at Ludwigsburg Palace in Germany. #villafanestudios #pumpkins#pumpkincarving#hubbards#ludwigsburgpalace A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 4, 2016 at 11:32am PDT Nosferatu pickled pumpkin carving on display at Nickelodeon Universe. A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 2, 2016 at 10:49am PDT Some strange experiments are going on at the Spargelhof in Klaistow, Germany. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #spargelhofklaistow #kürbis A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Sep 28, 2016 at 4:59pm PDT Rotten pumpkin sculpture. I’m seriously thinking about selling this one of a kind piece of art to help fund my 1941 truck project. I’ve toyed with auctioning it off in the past but couldn’t do it., lol. It’s has set the tone for my studio for years. #villafanestudios #rottenpumpkinsculpture # A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Jun 3, 2016 at 10:22am PDT Mastiff carving for the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden. Pumpkin by Sue Beatrice. #carefree #villafanestudios #enchantedpumpkingarden #juckerfarms # A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Nov 4, 2015 at 3:12pm PST Monday Night Football will be featuring our Enchanted Garden in Carefree! Phoenix area residents need to get down there before the pumpkin carvings are all gone…just like the helmet head pumpkin below.#villafanestudios #carefree #enchantedpumpkingarden #espn A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Oct 23, 2015 at 4:27am PDT Pumpkin carving tip # 420…Winter squash are great for carving tongues. #villafanestudios #hubbards #juckerfarms #ludwigsburgpalace #kürbis #carefree #spargelhofklaistow A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Sep 25, 2015 at 1:10pm PDT I’ll be carving and giving away a skull pumpkin at this years New York Botanical Garden carving event on October 25/26th in the Bronx. The finished carving will have a Day of the Dead vibe. Details to come. #villafanestudios #nybg #nybgfdi2015 #nybgfrida #pumpkingiveaway A photo posted by Villafane Studios (@villafanestudios) on Sep 22, 2015 at 9:47pm PDT COWGIRL LIFE | Artists halloween Pumpkin Carvings Ray Villafane Sculptor slidermain