Laura Carson is an award-winning artist, sculptor, Doll Artisan and
Woodcraft Artist. She is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist whose creative
journey began with pencil drawing at age ten. Her lifelong passion for art
eventually led her to porcelain, clay, sculpture, and woodcraft. In the early
1990s, Carson became a skilled porcelain doll maker and later expanded into
sculpting original clay figures. Her sculpture of a Black male angel received
an Award of Excellence from the Arts Club of Washington in Washington, D.C. Her
dolls and sculptures have been exhibited and sold throughout Washington, D.C.,
Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, with many pieces finding
homes around the world. In 2016, renowned storyteller Mama Linda Goss,
co-founder of the National Association of Black Storytellers, commissioned
Carson to create 25 porcelain African dolls for a fundraising event. Since
2009, Carson and her husband, Bernard, have also handcrafted hundreds of
African-inspired canes, walking sticks, and staffs. Their work celebrates
creativity, craftsmanship, African American culture, and the enduring beauty of
handmade art.