A Spooktacular VTS

Topic: Application of visual thinking to jack-o-lantern design
Date: October 30, 2009
Run by: Matt Adams
Notes by: Matt Adams
Attendees: Teija Springman, Bill Keaggy, Brooke IllaHuston, Patrick Dodson, Parker Lee, Marvin Gaviola, Lyra Pitzman, Charyl Looper, Tim May, Matt Adams, Nitya Wakhlu, Kerwin Carmbot

Libations: Kerwin's Spooky Witch's Brew (cider+ginger) spikable with rum or vodka
Ingredients: Pumpkins, carving tools, votive candles

Agenda:
Today, we took visual thinking to the pumpkin patch and carved up a storm.

4:00 - Icebreaker
Take a 3" x 5" notecard and write your name on one side. On the other side, draw a visual depiction of your first or most memorable trick-or-treating experience.






4:10 - Drawing

After we got familiar, everyone drew a piece of paper from a plastic jack-o-lantern. On the paper was one of three categories from which they were to create their pumpkin design from.

4:20 - Carving
People got to work carving creations in the Spooky, Funny and Custom categories.










5:30 - Presenting

Once everyone was done, the quintessential step of adding and lighting votive candles commenced.

5:40 - Voting
Everyone filled out their ballots for the best-in-show of each category.




5:50 - Awarding

2009 Best in Show winners:

Spooky category: Teija Spingman's, "Spooky"

Funny category: Brooke Huston's, "Bozo"

Custom category: Charyl Looper's, "Skelegord"

... and the Grand Prize winner: Marvin Gaviola with his "Underbiten Cyclops"







5:55- + / △
Coming soon.


More photos!