28 | October
•
2014
Carving
Out a
Following
Chopping things
up with the Fruit
Carving Ninja
arts
BY COURTNEY PHILLIPS
"EVERYONE HAS SEEN ice sculptures
and cake, but when I show up, the camera
phones come out," said Patrick O'Brien, a
local fruit artist. Better known around Fay-
etteville as e Fruit Carving Ninja, Patrick
can transform into art "any vegetable that
will hold its shape when cut." His carvings
require three to five hours of work and the
results are oen so intricate that elements
tend to escape a first or even second glance.
Photography
by
Jen
Tarbox
