Thought you might like some of these carvings

Artist Ray Villafane began carving pumpkins on a lark for his art students in a small rural school district in Michigan. The hobby changed his life as

he gained a viral following online and unlocked his genuine love of sculpting. Here are images of pumpkin carvings Villafane created over

the past five years.

Got my eye on you

who let me outta here?

Would you open this zipper?

Rough day

President Barack Obama

Please don't pull on that tab

Say 'aaaahhhhh'!

Predator pumpkin

Motorized Medusa

It’s Alive

Native American portrait

Brainiac

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?

Unlocking a vision

Foods with moods

Biting his tongue

David Letterman

The fear inside