Miniature Rustic Twig Furniture by George C. Clark: September 2011

I make my furniture from twigs and Lake Michigan driftwood, shells, stones, bark, seed pods and other natural materials. The challenge is to fabricate objects that require a certain form and symmetry, like chairs, for example, out of materials that are by nature randomly and organically shaped. I seek out the gnarliest twigs and pieces of driftwood, the curved, forked or twisted ones, because they make the most interesting furniture. No two of my chairs are ever alike in construction, although they are all identical in function. They embody the spirit of rustic design by using found or natural materials instead of manufactured ones, and at the same time evoke the many folk tales and legends of the little people of the forest. I have a lot of fun making them.

The little tables' tops are 5 inches above the surface they are standing on, and the chairs are scaled in proportion to that size.

You can email me at gcc@georgecclark.com

Friday, September 30, 2011

Rustic Birchbark, Twig, and Seashell Cup at Old Town Triangle Gallery in Chicago During October

4.5 inch high Rustic Birchbark, Twig, and Seashell Cup by George C. Clark SOLD

Artists exhibiting in the Caffeine V show at the Old Town Triangle Art Gallery at 1763 N. North Park Avenue in Chicago are each contributing a unique artist-made cup to be sold at bargain prices as a fund-raising event for the sponsoring Artists Breakfast Group. This is my contribution, a four and a half inch high cup made of birchbark, Lake Michigan driftwood, and seashells I picked up at Cocoa Beach, Florida last year. The exhibition runs from October 3 to November 2, 2011. Gallery hours are 10am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 10am to noon on Saturday. There will be an Artists Reception on Sunday, October 9, from 2 to 5pm. Unlike the art on the gallery's walls, the cups will be sold on a cash and carry basis and purchasers can take their cups home with them at the time of the sale.