Halloween may be over but the memory of an impressive Yellowknife jack-o-lantern lives on.
Artist Dean Robertson – known for his taxidermy work – has been creating unique jack-o-lanterns every Halloween, with each year’s creation more fantastic than the last.
“I just started trying to bring the pumpkins out more three-dimensional,” he said.
This year’s edition was a werewolf made from six large pumpkins.
“Took me a while to figure out this one here but just really wanted to do something … with more emotion,” he said. “You can really feel almost like the pain that the werewolf is going through.”
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In previous years, Robertson has carved a great horned owl, moose, caribou, Medusa, an eagle catching a fish, a short-eared owl, a big centipede and a giant scorpion.
He said his pumpkin creations have drawn a lot of positive reactions, with some parents heading to his home on Halloween night just to see what he has come up with.
“It’s the reaction from people that really … keeps me going,” he said.
“I just enjoy sharing these things with people. If I can lift someone’s spirits or have a positive impact on a person’s day then I do it.”
