The giant pumpkin has an exterior which has a large surface area. It took a lot of fibreglass-reinforced concrete to cover it all. The sculpting crew purposely carved in a lot of texture to make blending the base colours and glazes more effective. The big question we have now is how many people can comfortably squeeze inside for the ultimate selfie?
View from the inside
Guests seldom see the inside of our features but we finished the inside of the giant pumpkin to allow guests to gather inside for a photo. Today, the crew worked hard to sculpt the entire pumpkin on both the outside and interior. It was a large area and took a little more than thirteen mixer loads of concrete. This will all be allowed to cure until next week when the painting begins on this final piece. I’ll post a picture of the outside tomorrow. Stay tuned…
Meshed up
Hand tying galvanized mesh to our armatures is a tough job that few on our crew truly enjoy. The more complex the structure the harder it is to do a good job in getting the mesh onto the frame, nice and tight and neat. We know the reward of our efforts is that the tougher the project, the better it will look when we are complete. The giant pumpkin photo op has many complex curves and plenty of corners. Much of the project is overhead and it is definitely larger than most but the good news is this piece is almost completely meshed. How quick we can finish in the morning will determine if there are enough hours to tackle the sculpting tomorrow as this piece would be best sculpted in one go to ensure there are no unsightly seams. Stay tuned…
