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89th Annual League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Lisa Laughy

This year I will be participating in the League of NH Craftsmen’s Fair in two ways. First – I am very pleased to have my Sleeping Bear Triptych wood...

News/Wood Carving

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...

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/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

Leaping Fox Carving Study: Demonstration Videos

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

I created three videos to demonstrate the carving and painting process involved in the making of the Leaping Fox carving study. These brief videos show the tool...

Wood Carving

Leaping Fox Carving Study

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

Earlier this summer I completed a small carving as a study for a larger project I hope to work on sometime over the winter – a red fox captured mid-leap, ...

Wood Carving

International Day of Celtic Art

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Lisa Laughy

Celebrating the first International Day of Celtic Art with this #regram of one of my more traditional Celtic Art wood carvings, the Tree of Life Celtic Cross. ...

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