Historic Hudson Valley - Meet the Carvers #3: Sybil Grieco

Meet the Carvers #3: Sybil Grieco

Posted: Oct 09 2007

Posted by BlazeBlogger in Meet the Carvers

And for the third installment of our MtC series, we have Sybil Grieco.

BB: What's your day job?
SG: I'm a museum educator at Van Cortlandt Manor.

BB: What kind of carvings are you working on for Blaze 2007?
SG: Everything and nothing.

BB: Are you working on any other Blaze-related items?
SG: I do set-up and teardown of pumpkins. Also, I'm the Lighting Diva for the real pumpkins, and I scoop.

BB: What are your preferred carving tools and methods?
SG: Little saws.

BB: Got any carving tips for a novice?
SG: Start off with easy designs and don't be so critical of yourself!

BB: What's your favorite pumpkin-based food?
SG: Pumpkin pie.

BB: What's your favorite Halloween movie?
SG: Nightmare on Elm Street.

BB: Toasted pumpkin seeds: Salt or no salt?
SG: NO SALT.

BB: What makes pumpkins so special?
SG: You can carve fun things on them, but still eat them!

BB: If I were a carved pumpkin, I'd be...
SG: Hitching a ride on the back of a witch's broomstick.

BB: Thank you, Sybil!

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written by Anne Zimmerman, January 21, 2009 @ 02:42 PM

sybil please call or email me soon. Anne amszim@aol.com or 941-2303

Witches on YouTube
written by Elphaba, November 01, 2007 @ 04:25 PM

These talented witches are on YouTube! This one is from last year. Sybil is the little one with the dark hair. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyV1h56EMyA. There is also another one where she eats Flying Monkey Hearts.

Sybil at Legend
written by BlazeBlogger, November 01, 2007 @ 02:10 PM

Ann: I'll be coming into some Legend images and video soon. I will definitely look for Sybil material. Watch the Blog for postings!

-BB

Witches at Legend
written by Ann, November 01, 2007 @ 02:06 PM

We loved the witches at Legend Night. Which one was Sybil? We didn't see the monkey part of the show. It was so crowded around the witches and difficult to get close enough to see what they were doing. Does Blazeblogger (or in this case, LegendBlogger) have photos or a YouTube video? The witches are definitely the big draw for Legend. They are a great group of actresses and worth the entire price of admission. This was our first year to see the witch show. Hope to get closer next year.

Which witch?
written by Hannah, October 27, 2007 @ 03:25 PM

I think I saw this carver at Legend last night. She was a witch. Great energy and very convincing. You're too pretty to be a real witch. On the way back home last night, the kids were talking about the monkey hearts in the jar. Great job by the entire coven.

HOW TO LIGHT UP A PUMPKIN EVENT
written by CB, October 26, 2007 @ 11:49 PM

Sybil makes sure 60,000 pounds of carved pumpkins shine bright in the night. Your hard work is very appreciated. Thanks.

Hey! Aren't you that cute witch...
written by Easy broom rider, October 11, 2007 @ 05:40 PM

... that belches up monkey hearts at Legend? You can hitch to my broom stick!

Ms. Grieco Rocks!!!!
written by Sally, October 09, 2007 @ 10:18 PM

So that's who does all the background work. Ms. Grieco is truly amazing in her ability to do so much for the joy of others. Will she be available in the BIG tent to demo carving? I'd love to meet her. smilies/wink.gif

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