Ray Villafane is an artist from Queens, New York, who has garnered international acclaim and a cult-like following for his jaw-dropping pumpkin carvings. Which one do you like?

The Zen-kin by Deane Arnold. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #rockbalancing #pumpkins #moa

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The rock balancer by Nikolay Torkhov. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #pumpkins #rockbalancing

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Balancing rocks with a pumpkin at the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree, AZ. Life is good:) Carving by Nikolay Torkhov. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree#rockbalancing

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Villafane Studios is still going strong in Ludwigsburg Germany. Ilya Filimontsev has been having a blast with the Hubbards. Visit the palace gardens each weekend of October for live carving demos.

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Stop on by Nickelodeon Universe in the heart of Mall of America this weekend. We will have live carving demos as well as a scarecrow on display. #villafanestudios#moa#pumpkincarving#pumpkins

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Back alley boxing is a favorite pastime amongst the pumpkins of Scarefree. Come visit Carefree AZ to experience a fall treat like no other. Scarecrows, pumpkin carvings and more. Admission is free. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #scarecrows#carefree#scarefree#crowcreek

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At night the pickled pumpkin carvings in Carefree, AZ take on a whole new look. Carving by Patrick Burke, Andy Bergholtz inspired witch design#villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #scarecrows

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Fun fan favorite design that we revisited last year. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree

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When you can blend the side of your carved faces gently into the shape of the actual pumpkin you get a pumpkin with a face as opposed to a face on a pumpkin. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree

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Pumpkin spam continues all month:)#villafanestudios ##pumpkins #carefree

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Badass pumpkin carving we did a few years ago for Ocean Park , Hong Hong. Sculpted by Andy Bergholtz.

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More pumpkin fun:)#villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #carefree

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Smelvin:) #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #smelvin

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We are going bananas for Halloween in Carefree, AZ. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #carefree #pumpkins

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I inserted an incense into the pumpkin cigar then light it for the added smoke. I rarely paint my carvings but I did enjoy adding color to this clown. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #clowns#lovinglife

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Detail view of Nikolay’s strong man pumpkin. This was for an event we do at Ludwigsburg Palace in Germany. #villafanestudios #pumpkins#pumpkincarving#hubbards#ludwigsburgpalace

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Nosferatu pickled pumpkin carving on display at Nickelodeon Universe.

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Some strange experiments are going on at the Spargelhof in Klaistow, Germany. #villafanestudios #pumpkincarving #pumpkins #spargelhofklaistow #kürbis

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Rotten pumpkin sculpture. I’m seriously thinking about selling this one of a kind piece of art to help fund my 1941 truck project. I’ve toyed with auctioning it off in the past but couldn’t do it., lol. It’s has set the tone for my studio for years. #villafanestudios #rottenpumpkinsculpture #

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Mastiff carving for the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden. Pumpkin by Sue Beatrice. #carefree #villafanestudios #enchantedpumpkingarden #juckerfarms #

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Monday Night Football will be featuring our Enchanted Garden in Carefree! Phoenix area residents need to get down there before the pumpkin carvings are all gone…just like the helmet head pumpkin below.#villafanestudios #carefree #enchantedpumpkingarden #espn

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Pumpkin carving tip # 420…Winter squash are great for carving tongues. #villafanestudios #hubbards #juckerfarms #ludwigsburgpalace #kürbis #carefree #spargelhofklaistow

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I’ll be carving and giving away a skull pumpkin at this years New York Botanical Garden carving event on October 25/26th in the Bronx. The finished carving will have a Day of the Dead vibe. Details to come. #villafanestudios #nybg #nybgfdi2015 #nybgfrida #pumpkingiveaway

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