As a decedent of Oregon's Aurora Colony (pioneer craftspeople) - Carrie has been fascinated with graphic distillation, and the universal language of design since she can remember. ​With over a 15 years as a graphic designer, von Kiel works from the intersection of commercial art and fine art - while exploring the tension between ink work and digital rendering.

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With Carrie's graphic design and print work, she is inspired by the flattened style, limited palette, and clean lines of Bauhaus Plakatstil posters and Mid-Century Pop Art - often re-imaging traditional silhouettes and pictograms.

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While in her printmaking, Carrie utilizes silkscreen, block printing, and hand inking approaches to create one of a kind work - as she embraces the variations and inconsistencies that arise during the handmade printing process.​​​​​