David Carpenter

See wood type being produced on the museum’s pantographs. Learn about the entire process of making wood type, from half round to finished piece. Then, see our one-of-a-kind, restored border stamping machine in action, producing decorative wood borders.

David Carpenter is a painter, draftsman, Illustrator, muralist, and educator. While he focuses primarily on works done with oil paint on panel, he also enjoys working with linoleum cuts and wood engraving, as well as digital drawing media. He earned his Master of Fine Arts, with a concentration in painting, from the New York Academy of Art. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in studio art, with a concentration in painting and drawing, from the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He currently teaches at St. Norbert College.