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The Wild Wood New Hampshire Collection

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Lisa Laughy

I’m very excited to announce the launch of Wild Wood New Hampshire – a collection of wood carvings that explore and celebrate the wildlife that we s...

Creative Thoughts/Wood Carving

Green Man as Memento Mori for a Dying Planet

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Lisa Laughy

As a woodcarver it seems almost inevitable that one will eventually carve a Green Man. When I was first learning how to carve I subscribed to the video carving ...

Wood Carving/Wood Carving Process

Sciath Fia Bairr: Stag Shield

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Lisa Laughy

In 2017 I spent several months working on a carving of a stag wreathed in runes. It was inspired in part by a painting I did several years ago called Crainn na ...

Wood Carving/Wood Carving Process/Wood Carving Videos

Acanthish Column

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Lisa Laughy

One of my favorite projects that I had the opportunity to work on in 2017 was a carved walnut column for a friend’s house in Canterbury, NH. He provided m...

Wood Carving

Tower and Stars: Carving A Family Shield

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Lisa Laughy

I recently completed a commissioned carving of a large shield with a family emblem consisting of a tower with three stars. It is one of the larger sized commiss...

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

Form Plaque Project Update

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Lisa Laughy

The beginning of June each year brings about the deadline for completing my ongoing commission carving form plaques, and this year I completed plaque number 22 ...

Wood Carving/Wood Carving Process

Elemental Celtic Cross

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

Earlier this year I completed a carving in mahogany wood of an equal-armed Celtic cross – photos of the carving process are shown in the gallery below. Th...

Wood Carving/Wood Carving Process/Wood Carving Videos

Abegglen Detail Knife: Carving Demonstration Videos

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

Bellow are two short videos demonstrating the use of the medium sized Abegglen Detail Knife while carving in butternut wood. I used this versatile carving tool ...

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, ...

Wild Wood New Hampshire Collection

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