Ericc James Cram enter’d the world in a hospital hallway in Machias,
ME. Father’s youngest of three and number 4 of Mother’s litter of six,
it was said he was born smiling. Raised with seals in Maine and
hurricanes in the Carolinas, Cram settled and grew to fruition in a
fluctuating family of many (pets included), in Springfield, VT. A
lover of art + song since infancy, there was much for young Cram to
learn from dolls ‘n’ dress-up, as a rampant use of imagination
persisted thru the majority of his childhood. Too big for small town
Southern Vermont, he moved in with his father in St Louis to finish
high school (immediately after GIA rock’d his 15 year-old world).
Writing plays, singing in choirs, and collecting many a classroom
doodle were the highlights of his teenage experience. Since being
liberated by the acquisition of a high school diploma, Cram has
discovered the Pacific Northwest via veggie oil-fueled shortbus,
arranged and executed a two-month solo art tour of Western Europe, and
settled into an ever-forming, self-entertaining, expression-rich
community in Burlington, VT. With a lifelong commitment to making art
and sharing music, thru alter-ego Imaginary, this recently-inducted RA
will continue to spend his days exploring friendly, neighborhood
archetypes, and dredging thru darkness, to deliver the light.