Hi, I’m Wendy!
I’ve been carving shaded pumpkins (and watermelons) for almost two decades. I didn’t invent shaded carving, but after lots of trial and error (and many, many hours) I did figure out Carve by Numbers: a method that uses a pattern you apply to the pumpkin and carve directly through, with every area clearly marked so you know exactly where to carve and how deep. You won’t need to be an artist or experienced carver to pull this off.
It cuts out the growing pains I went through, so you can skip straight to the fun part. You might even surprise yourself with what you can do.
My very first shaded carving was a watermelon, for my daughter’s 13th birthday. You can see the foundation of the process starting, but it’s still pretty basic (and a little unintentionally scary)
June 2007
October 2007
The next one I did was for my nephew’s 1st birthday. Even though this was just a few months later, you can start to see some more detail and experimenting with different techniques. I was working on getting a likeness down, and was still able to capture some of the snarky baby energy.
September 2009
My first attempt at carving my own face. So weird looking at your own face for this long.
Fast Forward to Today
I’ve turned everything I’ve learned since that first watermelon into Carve by Numbers, and I’m building the online course so you can learn it too.
