Blog entries tagged 'Meet the Carvers'

Jack O'Lantern Blaze roundup volume #1

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The Meet the Carvers series is going strong, this time in video format. Check out the first three episodes on YouTube. Click below.

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Meet the Carvers '08 #12 -- Faith Butterfield

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Halloween is gone, and so is the Blaze, but neither are forgotten. We have two more entries in our Meet the Carvers series for this year. Next up is Faith Butterfield.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.
FB: I've been an interpreter at Van Cortlandt Manor for 10 "fun"tastic years. I l [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #11 -- Cristal Rose Stevens

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As promised, Meet the Carver entry #2 for today: Cristal Rose Stevens.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

CRS: I am a diverse artist - Renaissance face painting, music, stiltwalking, and custom sewing, to name a few other trades.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #10 -- Peggy Diaco

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It's Halloween Eve. What better occasion then, to offer up not one but two Meet the Carver entries. First up, Peggy Diaco.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

PD: I love Blaze so much I drive here from the Pocono mountains in Pennsylvania every year to help.

BB: Now that is dedication. W [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #9 -- Vernon 'Vern' Ford

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It's rainy, windy, unpleasant, to the point where Historic Hudson Valley has canceled Blaze for this evening. What better time then to cheer everyone up by posting a Meet the Carvers entry featuring the man, the myth, the pumpkin carving legend: Vernon "Vern" Ford.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #8 -- Inge Schroeder

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There are many more carvers to meet...next up on the carving block, Inge Schroeder.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

IS: I am a retired nurse enjoying my second career.

BB: Excellent. What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2008?

IS: Mostly simple faces and other fun stu [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #7 -- Barbara Green

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Heading into Halloween week, it's time to say hello to our next carver, Barbara Green, who joins us for the first time.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

BG: In addition to carving pumpkins, I am a Buddhist Priest.

BB: Very cool. What kind of carvings are you working on [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #6 -- Janice Shields

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As promised, here is your bonus Meet the Carvers entry in honor of Blaze starting up again tonight and running every night now through Halloween. Take it away, Janice Shields.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

JS: I work as an "interpreter" here at Van Cortlandt Manor...Oops, that's [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #5 -- Millie Feraca

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Blazeblogger (that's me, apparently having watched too many political debates of late) is so amped that Blaze starts again this evening that Blazeblogger is bringing you today not one but TWO installments of Meet the Carvers. First up, Millie Feraca.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

MF: I&# [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #4 -- Ray Ranellone

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Another newish carver goes under the knife for our Meet the Carvers series. Please put your cyber hands together for Ray Ranellone.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

RR: I'm an engineer. TI-83 4 Life!

BB: Wow, I wish I knew what that meant. What kind of carvings are you working on for [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #3 -- Christina Ruiz

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Meet the Carvers enthusiasts will no doubt remember that both Sybil and Tom -- our inaugural entries this year -- got profiled last year as well. But, we have some new faces working the knives, too. Making her debut in the Meet the Carvers series is Christina Ruiz.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yours [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #2 -- Sybil Grieco

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You like carvers. We like carvers. Carvers like carvers, too. That's why we are continuing our Meet the Carvers series 08. Next up, Sybil Grieco.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

TH: I'm a designer of fashion dolls.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2008?< [...]

Meet the Carvers '08 #1 -- Tom Hunt

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Perhaps the most oft-asked question visitors to the Blaze have is "Who in the heck did all of this carving?!?" Well, in the spirit of explaining just who in the heck, we are launching an all-new Meet the Carvers series for Blaze '08. Our inaugural interviewee: Tom Hunt.

BB: Tell us something non-pumpkin related about yourself.

Meet the Carvers #12: Faith Butterfield

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Last but not least in our Meet the Carvers series, we chat with Faith Butterfield.

BB: What's your day job?
FB: I'm a museum interpreter at Van Cortlandt Manor and also a costume maker.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
FB: Snakes, spiders, dinosaurs, the Dead Sea, Celtic knots and flowers.

B [...]

Meet the Carvers #11: Kate Kennard

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As the Meet the Carvers series draws to a close (one left for this year), we catch up with Kate Kennard.

BB: What's your day job?
KK: Museum interpreter right here at Van Cortlandt Manor.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
KK: Spiders and Celtic knots for retail.

BB: Are you working on any other Bla [...]

Meet the Carvers #10: Peggy Diaco

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Yes, there are more installments in the Meet the Carvers series - three at least - even though the Blaze is extinguished for '07. Next up, Peggy Diaco.

BB: What's your day job?
PD: Chillin' out and living off the fat of the land in Pennsylvania.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
PD: Funny f [...]

Meet the Carvers #9: Cristal Rose Stevens

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Blaze carver Cristal Rose Stevens tells the blog about all things pumpkin, including her very good friend, Alfred.

BB: What's your day job?
CS: I'm an art student at SUNY Purchase, musician, chef, stilt-walker, and freestyle rapper.
BB: A Jill of all trades.
CS: Absolutely. And I've worked at Van Cortlandt Manor since I wa [...]

Meet the Carvers #8: Vernon "Vern" Ford

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Vernon "Vern" Ford has spent several evenings doing carving demonstrations at Blaze. He took some time off to participate in our MtC series.

BB: What's your day job?
VF: I'm a graphic designer, real estate sales agent, and writer of short stories and poetry.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
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Meet the Carvers #7: Renatta Minnerly

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Renatta Minnerly took some time to share her thoughts about all things pumpkin for our MtC series.

BB: What's your day job?

RM: I'm retired, so I get to do whatever I want.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?

RM: Skeletons, bats, heads, and hands.

BB: Are you wo [...]

Meet the Carvers #6: Inge Taub

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Our next carver is Inge Taub.

BB: What's your day job?
IT: I'm a retired nurse, and now I'm an interpreter at Van Cortlandt Manor.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
IT: Faces for the labyrinth

BB: Are you working on any other Blaze-related items?
IT: I am helping with [...]