As a decedent of Oregon's Aurora Colony (1800's German-Swiss craftspeople) - much of Carrie's work is influenced by time spent on her family's nineteen century farm. Since she can remember, von Kiel has been fascinated with the raw simplicity of folk design, silhouettes, and repeating quilt patterns - often incorporating these tried and true principles into her own modern work.

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With almost two decades in graphic design, Carrie works from the intersection of inkwork and digital rendering. Additionally she draws inspiration not only from folk design, but also from the simplicity of Plakatsil poster art and mid-century pop - with her overall esthetic characterized by graphic distillation and an evocative palette. 

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With Carrie's work on canvas she uses her studio as a print laboratory - employing hand-pulled silkscreen printing methods to create original works. Contrastingly this process results in variable printing and multi-layered inking, which highlights the handcraft and celebrates imperfections inherent in the manual process.

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​Carrie has exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest and her artwork is held in private collections as well as by Fortune 500 companies. She is additionally available for commissions and public art installations.

 

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