Artist: Kristin Alley Carver
Title: That Your Burdens May Be Light
Medium: Multi Block Linocut on Gasenshi Echizen Paper
Dimensions: 14”x 5 1/2”
Price: $350
About the artist:
Raised in Ogden, Utah, Kristin Alley Carver spent much of her time outdoors. Both mother and father medical professionals, she was intent on a degree in Nursing. However, she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art from Utah State University after one art class turned into many. Pottery, painting, then finally landing in the Printmaking Department. Later, adding a Special Education Certificate to her credentials. Her time teaching Junior High was formative in instilling a love of understanding human behavior. After struggling to start a family, Kristin eventually became the mother of one daughter and three boys. For a time, she believed creativity was the sacrifice required on the altar of motherhood. Burying the identity of artist until a college mentor invited her to be involved printmaking project. Creation is now part of her spiritual practice and her husband and children are her biggest cheerleaders. Many times, she has found pieces from her studio trash taped to one of their walls. Creation reminds her that someone flawed can do divine things. Kristin feels her life’s work is to find divine in the ordinary. Continually experimenting with different mediums, relief printmaking remains her home.
