Ruan Xiyue, an artisan of Lanzhou gourd carving, carves a gourd at a studio in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 11, 2024.[Xinhua/Ma Sha] LANZHOU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — Under the soft glow ...

Every October, people can’t resist the pull of the pumpkin. Carvers go to work on their hand-picked gourds, eager to transform them into something spectacularly scary, or just plain spectacular. Of ...

Nothing says fall like being elbows-deep in the squishy, stringy guts of a gourd. While the time-honored tradition of slicing and dicing an oversized squash is beloved from coast to coast, not ...

As Halloween draws near, pumpkins are beginning to appear on doorsteps, some carved in the classic jack-o-lantern style, others with intricate designs. B.C. pumpkin carver and artist Clive Cooper has ...