Carpenter Craig
Carpenter Craig
Carpenter Craig is a Canadian artist creating unique artwork using reclaimed barn wood.
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How would you describe your business?
Hi My name is Craig Forget and I am a Canadian reclaimed wood artist that lives in Essex, Ontario, Canada.
I feel that I am part of the large art movement that has been growing in the Windsor and Detroit area, it is great to be part of this movement. It is also great to be able to express myself through art. I am in it for the long haul, I believe in producing the most unique art pieces with the most unique wood that I can find. I always feel that it is the old, reclaimed wood that makes my pieces unique.
I have been influenced by woodworking from a very young age and recently I have found my true passion for building unique artwork and furniture out of reclaimed barn wood. What I love about the materials that I work with is that you never know what types of wood you are going to find in the local barns that range from 80 to 200 years of age. You could say I am like a kid in a candy store.
What makes my artwork and furniture so unique is that I am always on the hunt for unique types of wood that will create an impressive piece. I especially enjoy working with wood that is bursting with character. There are no faux finishes in the world that can duplicate the colours and textures that Mother Nature creates, 95% to 100% of the colours you see on my art pieces have not been stained what you see is the natural colour of the wood. When wood is aged for 80 to 100 years, it turns naturally dark in colour. The darker brown natural woods were those aged within a barn, while grey boards have been weathered outside. When you are buying one of my pieces, you are also buying a piece of Pioneer history, when power tools were almost non-existent.
What was the inspiration to open your business?
Because I wanted build and sell art full time.
What’s your bestselling product and why do you think it’s popular?
It is very difficult to say because I sell a little bit of everything. My work is so popular because you do not need to be an art collector to love my work and the fact that I use old reclaimed wood from barns and homes in my area and repurpose it to have a second life, people connect with this.
What’s your favourite piece of art you’ve created lately?
I love the geometric tree art because it very unique to me and it nature inspired which resonates with what I am about.
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