Clive Carves a Pumpkin for Jiggy TV

 

Check out  Clive being interviewed by Jiggy TV Host, Julia Rhodes.  Julia and Domenico Cutrupi, Director/Producer/Video Supervisor, did a fantastic job of putting this pumpkin carving video together!

 

And here’s a nice photo of Domenico, Julia and Clive just before the filming began.

And so it begins . . . Jiggy TV Halloween

Haven’t come up with a title for this carving yet.  Any suggestions?  I can see Clive improving every time he carves and I think this extreme pumpkin creature is his most awesome yet.

Clive created this carving for the folks at Jiggy TV.

Gearing Up for Halloween

And so it begins . . . pumpkin season is fast approaching.  In the meantime, Clive thought he’d try his hand at a squash first!

 

Watermelon Carving entitled “Sun Damage”

Clive slips in a few final watermelon carvings before pumpkin season begins. This one’s entitled “Sun Damage”.   This is what happens with too much exposure to the sun; a fervent desire to carve watermelons!

Samurai Warrior Watermelon Carving

Latest addition to the watermelon carvings, is the “Samurai Warrior” watermelon.

Watermelon and Pumpkin Carvings

Let’s do a quick recap of Clive’s carving in the past year or so since we started the site – he’s been on Global BC TV demonstrating his carving skills, at the Food & Sustenance Fair and carved with the big guys at Metrotown’s Monster Pumpkin show, to name a few of my fave moments.  To keep his name out there on the web, seems we have to do a lot of this blah, blahing, so forgive us if we’ve repeated ourselves a blog or two.  Anyway, hope you enjoy the site!

Here’s Clive newest extreme watermelon carving entitled ”Baboon Watermelon”

Watermelon Carving

Extreme Watermelons, Watermelons, Watermelon carving, Watermelon carvings, Watermelon Carvers?  Baboon Watermelon, Clive Cooper?  So many ways to search for Clive’s wonderful, whimsical carvings.

Metrotown Monster Pumpkin Carving

Clive did his thing at Metrotown Mall today with fellow carvers Bruce Waugh, Craig Mutch, David Billings, Fred Dobbs and other professional carvers.  Being fairly new to the game, this is the first time he has ever carved such a large pumpkin (about 160lbs) and in such a short time.  This event was aired on CTV News late this evening, and imagine there’s more footage yet to come - in time for Halloween, as there were plenty of news cameras focused on the carvers. Stay tuned!

There seems to be a lot of media web activity surrounding this event as well. Here’s what I’ve found so far:

CTV BC News:
http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca//gallery/html/bc_carving_contest_101030/photo_0.html

Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtnIYJoCbTU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz8g9EIx9cg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIL8eM344T4

Vancouver Sun:
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Monster+pumpkin+carvings+showcased+Metro+Vancouver+exhibit/3753093/story.html

Sandemon’s on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vancouver-BC/Sandemons-Sand-Sculpture-Company/158581770376

The Province:
http://www.theprovince.com/life/Send+your+pumpkin+photos/3729675/story.html

And, in China, Xinhau News Agency:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/culture/2010-10/31/c_13584447.htm

Pumpkin Carving Demo at Metrotown

From October 16th to 30th, Sandemons Sand Sculpture Company is hosting a pumpkin carving demonstration and display at “Metropolis” at Metrotown Courtyard, in Burnaby.  Notable carvers David Billings, Fred Dobbs, Bruce Waugh, Craig Mutch and Roger Chaisson will be carving Atlantic Giant Pumpkins ranging in size from 50 to 1000 lbs. On October 30th, Clive will join 10 additional carvers (TBA) at this event. 

For more information, go to:

http://www.sandemons.com/news.html

Pumpkin Carving at the Roundhouse

Amongst other things, Clive will be demonstrating his amazing carving skills in October at the Roundhouse, at their annual “Sustenance Feasting on Art & Cultural  Festival.”   For more information on this event, take a look at their downloadable program guide (page 12) at:
http://www.roundhouse.ca/

And here’s a 2009 example:

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