Look at that dome glow! Who says it's losing its luster? (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Cutting out those windows was the hardest part of the whole job. I had to cheat a little and drump the six-pane windows and go with four-panes instead. Sacrilige, I know. (AIMEE LAROCHELLE / For the Insider)
The clean slate. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Painter's tape works well in this application. Sometimes regular Scotch tape won't stick to the pumpkin. Duct tape can leave a sticky residue. (JON BODELL / Insider staff)
Tracing the outline of the State House dome with what is essentially a tiny, serrated pizza cutter. (AIMEE LAROCHELLE / For the Insider)
So Jon’s been doing this Insider thing for a couple months now, and he’s caught Concord fever. He’s gotten so into the city that he decided to carve Concord’s most iconic feature – the State House dome – into a pumpkin. Because you can’t have Halloween without government buildings!
