12 Inspirational Pumpkin Carvings

As a kid, David LaRochelle raised pumpkins at a friend's farm and sold them in his front yard at Halloween. "I never dreamed that someday I would be interviewed on national television shows as a professional pumpkin carver!"

LaRochelle, an author and illustrator based in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, tipped this gourd on its side and carved gills and eyes using a linoleum scraper. It took three hours to complete.

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