Villafane is a toy sculptor by trade working with companies such as Bowan Designs, DC Direct, McFarlane Toys, and Sideshow Toys. In his spare time he likes to carve pumpkins and in 2008, Villafane won the Food Network Pumpkin Carving Contest’s top prize of $10,000. His work has been featured in numerous publications as well as having pieces shown at the New York Art Directors Club, Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, Spaces Gallery, and Jordan River Arts Gallery.
Villafane works and lives in Northern Michigan with his wife and six children. To see more of his pumpkin sculptures and other work, visit his site http://www.villafanestudios.com/
