Jamie Jones, 41, who lives in Chester, honed his skill by practising on 30 to 40 pumpkins each year 'until his fingers bled'
Jamie Jones, a 41 year old professional pumpkin carver from Chester, has revealed that his Halloween side hustle brings in up to £20,000 annually for just two weeks' work. Jamie, who lives with his wife Gemma and their two daughters, discovered his passion for pumpkin carving at the age of 30 and honed his skills by practising on 30 to 40 pumpkins each year "until his fingers bled".
Over the years, Jamie’s designs have grown more intricate, inspired by the American TV show Halloween Wars – where teams of cake sculptors, sugar artists, and pumpkin carvers compete to create the ultimate Halloween displays."I’ll print that out and use transfer paper or draw over it, and then the tools I’m using are lino cutters primarily in a few different sizes and hand wood carving chisels, and micro chisels, which have very fine points.
On a personal note, Jamie admits: "My wife is suffering – I couldn’t do it without her, because they take so long to carve, she has to pick up more childcare." He has also brought on board four fellow carvers from a Facebook group dedicated to the craft. The intricacy of the designs means they can take anywhere from seven to 27 hours to complete.
However, not all creations meet his standards. "I was really unhappy with the Trump one that I did; I think it looked like a weird hybrid of Trump and Kim Jong Un, so that’s probably my least favourite, I definitely want to get better at that."
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