Graving Gifts

''Larry this' and 'Larry that'. . . And no one has anything nice to say about the hole.'

'I have this fear of the real world...'

"It's how he would have wanted to go."

"I sure hope there's something good in here. I worked up quite an appetite getting past that raccoon-proof lid."

Woodpecker carving pumpkins

Whittling a forget-me-not moose for the one you adore...

"And this Halloween, try not to make a specter of yourself."

'Hey, what am I, chopped liver?'

Pet Cemetery.

"Harry?... Is that you?"

'Henderson always walks away with the neighborhood pumpkin carving contest.'

The Sculptor

He's the first Master Sculptor since the Renaissance also trained as a Mohel.

This Halloween, use props to create a unique jack-o-lanern. Fitness buffs might like a jumping jack. Or you could carve a lumberjack. In colder climates, Jack Frost might be a nice choice. And for something functional, build a jack!

Punkins

Graffiti Forever!

'Bob likes to express himself through his art!'

Page from 'How to Draw' by Albrecht Durer

'A Connoisseur Examining a Cooper'- George III Inspecting Engraving of Oliver Cromwell

"You know, turning a hobby into a job kinda takes all the fun out of it."

The last word.

D.C. Halloween

"It's a 'selfie.'"

'Arghhh! He's got no face!'

The Goblin and the Sexton

'Wasn't there three of you guys when we started?'

Every time I get a postcard from your brother, I regret that I carved him out of driftwood. Greetings.

Members of the Luddite community carving computers from solid blocks of oak and maple

"The pharaoh wanted the carvings on that wall."

'Stop gritting your teeth!'

The Graffitist

'Do they make one of those that finds lost bones?'

'That's not what I meant when I asked you to carve it.'

'All I can tell you is they're not the cute little birds who usually ride around on us.'

Grandpa cheats death, puts in a pool.