PUMPKIN ART

(Publisher: These are actual pumpkins carved right through with an xmas bulb on the inside)
 

WELCOME TO PUMPKIN ART!

In the early 1990’s, Canadian artist John Vickers observed some Halloween  pumpkins lit by use of a strand
of Christmas tree lights on a neighbours lawn.  The experience left him fascinated with how light reflected upon the
shadows of a pumpkin carving.  In following fall seasons, he began experimenting with various pumpkin carving
techniques including carving in the dark while having light project out from within a pumpkin and simply used
photographs as subject matters.

Vickers pumpkin creations have subsequently gained notoriety throughout North America and have even been
displayed at Canada’s famed Royal Ontario Museum.  They have graced the front pages of major newspapers
in both the U.S. and Canada and he has appeared with his pumpkins on numerous television news programs.

Apart from showings in Canada, in the weeks following the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11, Vickers’s
pumpkins were displayed  in the New York City metro area and presented as a fundraiser by the fire department
on behalf of families of firefighter victims.

Most years, Vickers has presented his pumpkin display as a fundraiser on behalf of the United Nation’s Children’s
Fund (UNICEF).  With your purchase of this book, a donation is being made to UNICEF.  From humble beginnings in
the 1940’s to help the children of Europe from the ravages of the Second World War, UNICEF has grown to
become a truly global organization helping children everywhere.

We hope you enjoy the pages of PUMPKIN ART!