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

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

'Tis the Season... for the EVANSTON ART CENTER WINTER ARTS & CRAFTS EXPO

Rocking Rudolph, miniature rustic twig deer by George C. Clark (rocker length 8 inches)

My miniature rustic twig furniture including rocking horses and the Rocking Rudolph pictured above will be featured at the Evanston Art Center Winter Arts & Crafts Expo, open free daily (except Thanksgiving Day) from November 23 to December 22, 2013 at 2603 Sheridan Road in Evanston, Illinois on the shore of Lake Michigan.  Gallery hours are 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday, and 12 noon to 4pm Sunday.