Yes, The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze is a good thing. And now Martha Stewart will make sure the world knows it...or at least her very devoted fan base.

Tomorrow's Martha Stewart Show will feature a lengthy segment on Blaze and Celtic knot carving. First, you'll see footage from Blaze that the good folks at Martha shot last week on location. Then, our own Michael Natiello will be IN THE STUDIO carving Celtic knots with Martha.

I know, I know. It's really exciting and it's a great reward for all of those who have worked so hard to put Blaze together.

Want to see a preview on Martha's web site? Go here and click on Thursday, Oct. 25.

The show is syndicated nationally and airs in the tri-state area at 1 p.m. on NBC channel 4. It will be repeated at 8 p.m. on Friday on the Fine Living Network. If you can't view it live and don't have Tivo, don't despair. After the show airs, you'll be able to view it marthastewart.com.

A typical Jack O’Lantern might not seem like that big of a deal for someone to create, especially if they are already blessed with an artistic eye. But some of the more radical, intricate designs on display at The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze just defy belief. Can an abstract “Celtic knot” actually be hand-carved? Or are these things stamped out at a factory?

Trying to get to the bottom of this, I challenged Michael Natiello, the creative designer behind Blaze and all-around pumpkin carving guru, to shed at least a little spidery candlelight on the process.

Turns out it all starts with a hand-drawn pattern, like the example shown here. In order to get such a meticulous, eye-popping carved pumpkin, it pays to be patient and spend some time drawing the design, first on paper (as shown in the other image here), and then eventually transferring it or drawing it on the pumpkin.

Once that part’s complete, you bust out an array of tools that would make a medieval surgeon grin ear-to-ear to start the actual carving. More on that in future entries. Michael will hopefully chime in on what, besides a steady hand, the fledgling abstract carver needs to create pleasing pumpkinscapes.

For now, these two pictures perfectly demonstrate the argument for “drawing first, then carving,” and, I’m convinced, totally disprove the stamped-out-at-a-factory notion. Score one for Natiello…