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Dickory Dock Clock," one of which was sold through
Sotheby's and another of which is in the Indianapolis Children's Museum. "How to Build Furniture," a table with one shorter leg resting on a book and "Peel Here," a table that appears to peel back revealing a checkerboard, are other works. Cress has also animated other chairs through his "Self Portrait," chairs: chairs that are animated and appear to be building themselves.
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Chippendale-style chair that is animated, including legs that have claws holding the traditional balls at the bottom of the chair in place. One of the claws has lost its ball, leading to the name "Oops!". Other features of the chair include eyes and a slanted chair frame and legs. Cress made 10 of the "Oops!" chairs, all but one of which have been sold.
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more modern pieces like country tables and desks. Cress works with mahogany, walnut, and cherry woods. His animated works include "The
Decorator," "Alladin's Lamp," "Hickory Dickory Dock Clock," "Self-Portrait," and "Clock Face." Cress crafts each piece of furniture by hand in his shop without sketching the furniture before he begins working on it.
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Cress' chair "Oops!" is the most famous of his animated furniture and the ninth one Cress created was displayed in the
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum and is now in the museum's permanent American Furniture collection. "Oops!", made in 1991 is featured in the permanent collection of Yale. "Oops!"
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Cress collaborated with painter Mark Young to create "The
Decorator," a realist oil painting that extends outwards physically through hand crafted furniture. From the painting, a chair's arm, created by Jake Cress, reaches out and places a flower into a vase that rests on a table built by Cress. The
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who is known for his interpretations of classical 18th century furniture. He considers himself to be a cabinet maker and not an artist. He also builds normal classical furniture, miniature furniture, and carves boxes, as well as decorative pieces. He also restores furniture. Additionally, he builds
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The first piece of animated furniture that Cress created was "Crippled Table," named by a friend of Cress' who had a leg damaged by childhood Polio. The table has one leg replaced by a carved crutch. His other pieces include a clock based on the "Hickory Dock," nursery rhyme, called the "Hickory
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Cress' home, which includes his furniture gallery and he and his wife's bed and breakfast, is furnished with his furniture, some of which is for sale. Cress continues to work in his shop in
Fincastle, Virginia. He is no longer an actor in the community.
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In 2011, Cress had an exhibition featuring his work in
Abingdon, Virginia at the William King Museum. The exhibition was titled "Mischief-Making: Contemporary Craftsman Jake Cress," and included a carving workshop.
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table stands under the painting. The chairs featured in the painting are Cress' animated chairs. "The
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