About the Artist

Award winning New Hampshire artist Laury Nichols, fashions whimsical woodland animal characters and other custom woodcarving projects from her workshop set back in a forest surrounded field in rural Chichester, NH.

Recent awards include Best of Class and the prestigious Best of Show at New England Woodcarvers Spirit of Wood Exhibition, the Public Choice Award and Special Award of Merit League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Living with Crafts Exhibition. Her carving of Socks the Cat was in the Clinton White House, and pictured in Newsweek magazine.

Laury's work has been featured in many publications. The most recent national publication being the "Insight" section of Craft Report Aug., 2003.

An L.Nichols Christmas ornament is in the permanent collection of the New Hampshire Historical Society. Laury was part of the design team, and contributed carvings, for the innovative "Enchanted Forest" installation, now a permanent part of the rotunda of intensive care wing of the University of Maryland teaching hospital, Baltimore, MD.

After more than 30 years as a wood carver, this self-taught artist still loves the Wood Carving Process.

Laury Nichols and her award winning Mr. Fox visiting George Calef at Calef's Fine Foods, Barrington, NH.

Sly Mr. Fox is made of laminated 2 inch planks of furniture grade, kiln dried basswood. Fox stand on an apple wood base. His head turns, top hat opens to reveal a secret hiding place, and his chest pocket is actually a front for a dovetailed drawer. A removable working walnut pocket watch tucks in his right pocket.

More about Mr. Fox, and Laury, will be coming as the site develops.