Rune of Courage
In the weeks following the election I have been overwhelmed with fear for the future. I’ve had a difficult time finding words to describe how I feel, or d...
Author: Lisa Laughy
Flow Back: The Return of the Atlantic Salmon
I recently completed a carving called Flow Back, inspired by the return of the wild Atlantic salmon to the Connecticut River. I read (this article) about how, a...
Tree-of-Life Cross
I recently created a small carving of a Celtic Cross at the request of a friend. I had the end section left over from the board I used to create the Dragestil m...
Viking Dragon Guardian
The Viking Dragon Guardian wood carving is now available for sale in the Ninth Wave Designs Etsy store. Hand carved in beautiful mahogany wood, I completed this...
Dragestil
The Dragestil wood carving that I featured in my previous blog post was started in November of 2015 and I worked on it over time between other carving projects,...
Living With Craft
I am very happy to be participating for the first time in the Annual Craftsmen’s Fair held by the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in Sunapee, NH. This is the ...
Triple Raven Tele-Style Guitar Update
I am very pleased to share this picture of the front and back of the fully assembled Triple Raven Tele-style guitar. It is so exciting for me to see the finishe...
Telling You a New and Different Story
I recently came across this video interview of one of my teachers from college days, and now a far away (and not forgotten) friend: Emily Zabransky. This is a d...
Old Woman of the Night
This carving started because I wanted to express something about owls, snowy owls specifically. I started with a small image of an owl I had created many years ...