Monday, September 1, 2008 Kyle Carpenter
Kyle Carpenter’s Studio
Kyle is a member of the Clayspace Co-op, located in the Wedge building in the River Arts District. He is one of six members working and exhibiting in the 1200 square foot space. Visit www.clayspace.org for more information.
Artist Statement
As a studio potter, I work diligently to make well-crafted wares for everyday people. It’s seemingly less about the “ritual of the table” and more about respecting a long tradition of craftsmen before me and discovering my own voice. As a contemporary potter, I often look to past traditions for inspiration. I’m interested in folk pottery of many origins. My native state of North Carolina, of course, offers a deep well of talented potters, both folk and contemporary, to look towards for inspiration.
Simplicity in form offers a broad surface for me to embellish with lines, patterns, and drawings. Before I was introduced to the ceramics arts, I did a fair amount of illustration before and during art school. The combination of three-dimensional forms and two-dimensional drawings was a natural fusion of both my love of drawing and pottery, art and craft. It is my intention to bring together clear and abstract markings to engage the viewer to look closely at how design relates to the form of the pot.
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| Kyle Carpenter (828 )279-3811 www.carpenterpottery.com www.carpenterpottery.blogspot.com carpenterpottery@bellsouth.net Mailing Address: Studio Address: |
UPCOMING EVENTS
“NC Potters Invitational,” Charlotte, NC, Mint Museum of Art, September 6, 2008
www.mintmuseum.org/pottersmarket
“Asheville in Atlanta,” Atlanta, GA, Acting as curator, Mudfire Gallery, October 2008
www.mudfire.com
“Form & Function: An Invitational,” Santa Barbara, CA, Westmont College, November 2008
www.westmont.edu
“O the Art of Giving,” New Orleans, LA, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Craft, November 2008
www.ogdenmuseum.org
“River Arts District Studio Stroll,” Asheville, NC, Clayspace Co-op, November 2008
www.riverdistrictartists.com or www.clayspace.org
“Winterfest,” Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Clayworks, November 2008
www.baltimoreclayworks.org
“Clayspace Co-op: 2nd Annual Holiday Sale,” Asheville, NC, Clayspace Co-op, December 2009
www.clayspace.org
“Ceramic Invitational,” Oak Park, Illinois, Terra Incognito, January 2009
www.terraincognitostudios.com
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