Lorrie Whittington

Illustrator - Designer - Maker

Pumpkin Fun at Slindon

Pumpkin Festival in Slindon

I love all those orange and yellow hues… I shot all of these images under heavy skies at the legendary Pumpkin Festival in Slindon, put on each year by the Upton family, continuing the tradition of Ralph Upton, the original ‘Pumpkin Man’. Sadly, this year due to the heavy rain they lost 90% of their crop, which not only affected business, but made it difficult to put on the usual fabulous display.  However, the community rallied around and donated pumpkins including a  fabulous wicker Pumpkin made by local artisans, Mark and Rebecca Ford of Two Circles Design. Despite there not being the usual majestic display, we still had a lovely time, and bought some gorgeous pumpkins and themed pottery from Slindon Pottery, all made by Janet Upton.  For more information about what goes on in lovely Slindon, visit the website or check out The Forge.

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The Pumpkin Man

Bit after the fact I know, but who cares. Just prior to Halloween we took Orla to see the Pumpkin Man in Slindon. The Pumpkin Man is now rather famous far and wide, with people travelling from all over the country to see the him, his amazing Pumpkin display and to buy one of his many varieties of pumpkin. It gets a bit hectic around his small cottage as he lives down a rather narrow lane, in a little village, so we did not linger long.

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Creative + Passionate + Inspired

Lorrie Whittington is an illustrator, designer-maker, free spirit, chocolate eating geek, living in the heart of the Sussex countryside on the south coast of Britain. She draws, paints, reads a lot, makes things with clay, likes scf-fi and hangs out with her daughter.