Steven Carpenter

Steven Carpenter

Originally from northern Illinois, Steven Alden Carpenter has lived in Maine for twenty-five years. He became an artist at an early age, but did not discover sculpture until later in life. Before becoming a sculptor, he worked as a freelance illustrator and as a textile designer. Then, combining his artistic sensibilities with his enjoyment of physical activity, he created a stone-scaping and garden design business, which he has pursued for over twenty-five years. During the years of working with stone he learned how to see and to think in three dimensions, observing how light affects textures and