Kyle Carpenter

Born: 1976, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Kyle Carpenter?s work is wheel-thrown and salt-fired. He uses brushwork decoration to adorn his pottery with natural images, often of reeds, grasses and birds, inspired by his native state of North Carolina. ...
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    Kyle Carpenter?s work is wheel-thrown and salt-fired. He uses brushwork decoration to adorn his pottery with natural images, often of reeds, grasses and birds, inspired by his native state of North Carolina. Influences include North Carolina folk pottery, the Japanese mingei arts and crafts movement and his training as an illustrator.

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    Apprenticeships & Residencies
    Primary Work Experience
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    Technical, Sales, Highwater Clays, Asheville, North Carolina

    2000
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    2001

    Pottery Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, North Carolina

    2002
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    Ceramics Teacher, Asheville High School, Asheville, North Carolina

    2007
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    Present Studio Member, Clayspace Co-op, Asheville, North Carolina

    2002
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    Present Studio Potter, Carpenter Pottery, Asheville, North Carolina

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    Public Collections

    Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

    rosenfieldcollection.com

    Bibliography

    Hemachandra, Ray. 500 Vases: Contemporary Explorations of a Timeless Form. New York: Lark Crafts, a division of Sterling Pub, 2010.

    Katz, Jan. "Shards: Report from New Orleans," Studio Potter (2006).

    "The Gallery," Clay Times (July / August 2003).

    "Upfront," Ceramics Monthly (April 2004).

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    Asheville, North Carolina

    Southern Highland Craft Guild

    Center for Craft Creativity and Design

    Citation: Kyle Carpenter, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/kyle-barry-carpenter

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