In 2012, Ray Villafane created the product of vine arms and legs as you see today to embellish his pumpkin carvings and bring them "alive.” Prior to that, he was an art teacher.
Ray has carved pumpkins at the White House.
Ray holds a Guinness World Record Pumpkin and a place in Ripley's Believe it or Not for his pumpkin creations.
Ray’s exposure to the world with his pumpkin carving began on the Food Network's "Challenge" show series where he swept all rounds winning the show. It wound up being the highest-rated "Challenge" Show that the network had seen, spawning the series "Halloween Wars" where Ray was also a competitor on Season One. Ray returned over a decade later to the Food Network as a judge when they decided to revive the Pumpkin Challenge Series, bringing his experience full circle.
Now, as the owner of Villafane Studios, he spends his time finding and creating the artistic “magic” you see on a day-to-day basis.
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