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Wood Carving/Wood Carving Process

Icon of the Great Bear

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Lisa Laughy

This original wood carving is inspired by the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. I designed this piece to reflect a feeling of reverence for the sacredne...

Wood Carving

Pearl of Great Price

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

Carved from butternut wood, the design for this piece is from a small drawing I did a number of years ago of my dog, named Pearl.  The title of this blog post, ...

Wood Carving

Irish Hare Wood Carving

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Lisa Laughy

I recently completed a carving in butternut wood of an Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus). According to the Hare Preservation Trust: “The Irish hare . ...

Wood Carving

The Bowl of Remembering

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Lisa Laughy

I recently finished a project that involved carving the first of what I hope will be many hand carved wooden bowls. I developed an interest in carving wooden bo...

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