Totem Jacks with Spirit

Another take on our stacked Jack-o’-lantern carvings, inspired by the wonderfully strange characters of The Nightmare Before Christmas.

This time, I decided to break up the procession of pumpkin faces with a wood spirit carved into the middle. It’s an unexpected addition that gives the totem a personality all its own. After all, there’s no rule that says every face on a Halloween decoration has to be a pumpkin.

Carved from spalted dogwood and finished with linseed oil, this totem stands 53 inches tall and measures 10 inches wide.

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