Lessons!

I have been teaching an intro to carving class every monday with a friend's mother. It's a great learning experience for me and for my student. I will be getting into more lessons hopefully for my mom and a group of her friends, then the public.

I just wanted to show what you would work towards on the first lesson. Starting with a basic crown, advanced crown and finally strawberry roses in a pineapple base. The second lesson is basic flower carving into melons.

Pumpkins Pumpkins Pumpkins!

PRE-CARVED PUMPKINS! Inquire about having a professionally carved pumpkin on your doorstep, table or at any fall event! There is only a limited number of pumpkins I, Thomas Cushing Jr., can produce so please reserve your pumpkins before they are all gone. Email tj.cushing@gmail.com with some contact info and what event your pumpkin is for. This way we can work together to find out what kind of pumpkin best suits your needs. Be as creative as you want, I can do anything from cute to gruesome. Pricing varies on the amount of detail. (an exampe of a high detail pumpkin can be seen below) 

Tis' the season, to be freightful, gastly, ghoulish, [Oktoberfest if you live in the KW region ;) ], and anything horrifying. But fall is a season of rich colors including reds, yellows and oranges. Squash and gourds are harvested. Don't forget pumpkin's, the king of the gourds. So with a slash and stabbing of a knife the creature is formed. From the depths of the darkness the king of the pumpkin world arises... and looks something like this! HaHa :)

Photos By Will Jivcoff Click Here To Visit His Website

 

Happy Holidays

On December 19th I teamed up with an ex co-worker Earl Guthrie, owner of a newer local catering company, Meals With Panache, and did some fruit displays for a Holiday Party he was throwing. The food was amazing. Stuff like jerk chicken, ribs, meatballs, veg trays, cheese and crackers, and a smoked king fish. Earl out did himself this time. I had tons of fun working with him and his wife all day prepping and setting up for the party. We had at least 50 guests no doubt, and no one left hungry. Unlike most events I work for, this time I got to go to the party that my fruit was at and Party is certainly what I did!! Lets just say I felt a little rough when I woke up and had go to work for 9am. None the least it was a great success. I did two mirrors for this function and unfortunately only got photos of one of the two. The center peice for the hot food table. The other was a smaller table downstairs with only cold foods on it. Merry Christmas to all!

  

My Portfolio

Hello, I thought I would just dump a ton of photos on you. This is my portfolio this far. Keep in mind that this is just a small fraction of fruit I've created. This should show the progression from early on until now. I've gotten way better than when I started and I am constantly learning more techniques.

^^ Andy Warhol function ^^

^^ Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol Print^^