MEET 
FORREST
CRAMER

Artistic threads  have been woven throughout my life since I was very young, finding outlets in drawing, photography, culinary arts and woodworking.  TODAY I find myself constantly looking for new creative expressions in the journey.

My background in woodworking has been diverse, from violin making to antique furniture restoration and reproduction, THEN EXPANDING TO MODERN DESIGNS.  MY WORK HAS FOUND EXPRESSION IN hand carving and inlay WORK, IN BENTWOOD AND COMPLEX JOINERY, AND IN STEEL AND BRASS.  I AM COMFORTABLE DESIGNING AND BUILDING PIECES RANGING from VINTAGE ELEGANCE to modern art.

This extensive EXPERIENCE allows me to design pieces that are not locked into a single style or time period, but are timeless in their appeal. 

THERE IS A TENSION THAT EXISTS
BETWEEN MATHEMATICAL PRECISION AND ORDER,
AND THE FLUIDITY OF LIFE IN MOTION.

THE RIGIDITY OF TIMBER
AGAINST THE MOVEMENT OF THE FLAME THAT TRANSFORMS IT
OR THE TOOL THAT SHAPES IT.

THE COLD, ENDURING, IMMOVABILITY OF METAL
SET FREE BY THE WILDNESS OF WOOD GRAIN.

THAT IS THE TENSION THAT I STRIVE TO DESIGN IN.

DISCIPLINED, RESTRAINED,
FREE.

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