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Here's the 2007 Avatar themed pumpkin for the Distant Horizon Carving Contest. For my entry this year, I didn't want to just replicate the same style I did last year with the multi-level Blue Spirit... I wanted to try something totally different. In fact, it was something I had never attempted before. I don't think it was as successful as what I had envisioned in my mind, but everyone seems to like it so I won't complain too much.

Basically I didn't just want to make a face on a single pumpkin... I wanted to form several pumpkins into a 3-D sculpture of a character. I chose Appa since he's already round & lumpy and therefore practically a series of pumpkins to start with.

I started off with 2 standard pumpkins, 2 cherry pumpkins, and 6 smaller pumpkin gourds for the feet.

I didn't have as much free time as I've had in years past for carving so I did the rest of the face and body parts free hand instead of printing out a template this year. So, yes, I know that's why it looks a little rough.

I chopped "Legs" out of the side of the main body and attached them to toothpicks to sit just above the small gourd feet. And of course I saved a couple of stems for the horns!

I eventually had to settle on using a battery powered lantern under the main body. The tail you'll notice isn't glowing because no matter what I put under it for light, the darn thing kept smoking & burning! So I decided no tail glow was better than a burnt-down house. ;)

Like I said, this was a new experiment for me and I'm not totally happy with it but I have to say, I was blown away by how many kids who saw it knew what it was!

"That's Appa!" They'd scream or, "Ava-Tar!" Or the funniest one of all was a little girl who gave a jaded comment of, "Oh, yeah. My Dad watches that show."
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Despite it's failings, it was still fun to make and it was also great to get to know that more people than just us nutty internet dweebs are watching the show!

EDIT: 1-28-08 (Yes I changed the image composition, yes I do like this one better ;))
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~ebuzzy Dec 1, 2011
:omg: thats so epic!

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m¥åw O~O

one day I hope to say that I liked The Underland Chronicles before liking The Underland Chronicles was popular was popular! :3


you watch this vid, you make me VEREH HAPPEH: [link] (not made by me XD)
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~kataangwaterair Nov 21, 2011
this is amazinly cool. good job!!! i would have never thought of doing that. AWESOME
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~CartoonfanKatieM Oct 29, 2011
YAY FOR APPA!!!!!!!!!
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Mood: Wow! ~bewarethe13 Sep 30, 2011  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Oh my GOD!!! This is incredible!!! Love it!!!
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~OmicronChildofAthena Sep 21, 2011
Umm...my head just exploded from how entirely amazing this is. Everything in your gallery is super amazing awesomeness. Especially this.

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Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap, running, running, running—Caboose
I would just like everyone to know that I suck... and that I'm a girl...and that I like ribbons in my hair, and I want to kiss all the boys.—Grif
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Mood: Stunned ~SuddenDeathByFangirl Feb 22, 2011
:O This is amazing!

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If you are reading this, I toast to you, your life and your beliefs. I have respect for you, unles you disrespect me, or my beloved. Fuck Nazis.

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~VickyLynn Jan 18, 2011  Student Traditional Artist
Wow. Incredible detail :) Lol, appa's got an avatar glow too! NOW I get why they say "Avatar state! Yip, yip!" Ttly makes sense now ^,^

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~doggielover49 Dec 19, 2010
most effort ever ever seen

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=birchdryadgirl Dec 16, 2010  Hobbyist Photographer
:rofl: my dad watches that show!! i looooove it!!

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Mood: Love ~CosmikKitty Oct 24, 2010
Thank you for making this <3
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