Pathways carved by bugs, round wood, knots, patterns created by fungi, saw marks, live edge, wandering grain, and imperfections shape the work of Basil Tsimoyianis, the woodlander and forest farmer behind Rock Forest Woodcraft.
Basil’s work bridges craft and functionality to bring the forest into the home. Benches, stools, shelves, cutting boards, and coat hangers are some of the works most regularly available -- but no one piece is the same.
Everything is made on location at Rock Forest Farm, a 52-acre woodland, forest farm, and stewardship project in the beautiful Shawangunk Mountains.
It is through land and community relations that we find opportunities to sustainably collect trees and wood to mill, dry, process, and handcraft ourselves. The wood we use is from trees fallen as a result of storms, disease, residential and agriculture tree work, and land stewardship across the Shawangunk bioregion.
Wood forms, relief prints, and new work are created and presented as the seasons and availability allow.
“My goal is to have you experience not just the wood but the tree from which it came and the ecology that gave it character.”
– Basil Tsimoyianis