900lb Pumpkin Carving At The Bronx Zoo

This massive 900lb pumpkin carving at the Bronx Zoo was designed and carved by Pumpkin Sculpt USA to help bring attention to the organization 96 Elephants 96elephants.org which is dedicated to bringing attention to the fact that 96 African Elephants are killed each day for their ivory and to supporting legislation to help save them. Pumpkin carving is an ephemeral art form which only lasts a few days, helping to remind people that once the elephants are gone, they are gone for good. Only timely action will help save them.

This piece was carved by professional sculptors Sue Beatrice, Andy Gertler, Jenn Cook and Julia Jankowski of pumpkinsculptusa.com

Sue Beatrice is a professional sculptor in many mediums. She has created original designs and prototypes for companies such as Disney, The Danbury Mint, Waterford Crystal, Hasbro Toys, Warner Bros., Nickelodeon, Frankford Candy & Chocolates, Roseart, Crayola, Jim Henson Corporation, and many, more. Sue's personal art has taken her to creating magical works of art using antique pocket watches. You can view her work here:www.facebook.com/allnaturalarts.

Andy Gertler is a professional sculptor who specializes in the ephemeral arts. He has traveled the world, working with a variety of different elements including, sand, ice, snow and most recently, pumpkins. Andy own's and operates Sand Sculpt USA, a professional sand sculpture company working with a wide range of different clients, including, Martha Stewart, Cablevision, Atlantis Resort Bahamas, Armani Exchange and Yahoo! and many more.... Andy worked for two years as a host of Travel Channel's reality TV show "Sand Masters". He won a Silver and Bronze medal from the The World Ice Art Championships and won a Guinness World Record last year for creating the largest marshmallow mosaic created in Time Square NYC.

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Pumpkin Sculpt USA is owned and operated by Sue Beatrice (Food Network's Halloween Wars and SyFy's Carvers) and Andy Gertler (Travel Channel's Sand Masters). We are performance artists who have carved out a niche' where we transform pumpkins into fine art. Pumpkin sculpting is a dynamic and spontaneous medium that allows us the freedom to create large display scenes for events and festivals.

While the team sketches out their concept there is a lot of creative decisions made on the fly.

Finding a pumpkin large enough for a carving like this is the first step.

Once the pumpkins are placed in position the carving begins.

From start to finish this carving took us 18 hours to complete.

Once the skin is removed the real detail comes into play.

Chef Frankenbunny - The diabolical nemesis of carrots everywhere!

All carved out of one pumpkin!!