After retiring from a career in tourism in 1981, Evelyn Hurford found that she had a passion for carving after attending a short course in carving miniature wild fowl. She has since devoted much of her time to refining her wood carving skills. Evelyn draws her inspiration from nature, and carves a variety of decorative song birds and wild fowl.

Over the past several years, Evelyn has taken seminars with internationally recognized instructors such as Glen Mc Murdo, Jim Sprankle, Bob Lavender and Bruce Leper.

Evelyn has attended many Ontario wood carving competitions to date resulting in an impressive display of ribbons that adorn her small workshop in Belleville, Ontario, CANADA. In April of 2004 she was pleased to add to her collection, a first place and an honourable mention received from the Ward World Championship Carving Exposition in Ocean City, Maryland.

Evelyn has helped several people along the way, develop an interest and hone their skills in carving, and has been a ‘mentor’ to a few aspiring artists. Evelyn currently belongs to the Quinte Woodcarving club in Belleville, and continues to devote many hours a week to her creative hobby.