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Kyle Carpenter. Salt-fire potter. Asheville, North Carolina.
Biography. Kyle Carpenter was born and raised in the Raleigh, NC area. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000. Also in 2000, Kyle married and settled down in west Asheville. In 2002, Kyle Carpenter built a salt-kiln and made a studio at his home. Since then, he has been working as a studio potter, selling his wares at craft fairs and galleries. "Simplicity in form offers a broad surface for me to embellish with lines, patterns, and drawings." 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.
The “mingei” arts and crafts movement, of Japan, has offered
an overwhelming influence to so many potters throughout history,
including myself. I want to
continue the long tradition of making beautiful wares for everyday
people.
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.
Gallery
representation.
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