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ANCHOR:
The presidential election, and Halloween are only days away, by capturing these two events in his creations, one talented artist is drawing plenty of admiration from the public. Lets take a closer look

STORY:
Mention the words Pumpkins and Politics, and youre not likely to invoke enthusiastic responses from people. But one artist who is certainly captivating onlookers with these two topics, is world renowned sculptor Hugh McMahon.

Hughs presidentially inspired, vegetable sculpting talent didnt just recently emerge:
[Hugh McMahon, Sculptor]:
The first one I did was Ronald Reagan, it gives away my age

With little more than a sharp knife and some Halloween enthusiasm, Hugh is able to faithfully transform your typical plain old pumpkin, into the face of well known politicians, and past presidents.

Hugh shares his wisdom for those intent on creating their own presidential Jack-O-Lantern:
[Hugh McMahon, Sculptor]:
Try to do it free hand, and try to capture the personality of the portrait

Hugh has many presidentially inspired pumpkin heads in his portfolio, some of them have been more difficult to depict than others:
[Hugh McMahon, Sculptor]:
I had a lot of trouble with Bill Clinton, for some reason, something about the shape of his head was difficult for me, but it worked out.

And for those youngsters looking to explore their pumpkin carving potential, please take Hughs cautionary advice:
[Hugh McMahon, Sculptor]:
Be careful if youre using sharp knives.., dont cut yourself

From Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights, this is Robert Apicella for NTD New York