Miniature Rustic Twig Furniture by George C. Clark: November 2014

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

Monday, November 17, 2014

2014 Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO at Evanston Art Center

Miniature Rustic Twig Chairs by George C. Clark

Pictured are two chairs from the new batch of my miniature rustic twig furniture I delivered this morning to Evanston Art Center. They will be featured in the 2014

Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO Nov. 22 to Dec. 22 at

Evanston Art Center

2603 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201

Open Free Mondays to Saturdays 10am to 4pm,

Sundays Noon to 4pm, Closed on Thanksgiving Day.

There will be a PREVIEW PARTY on Friday, November 21 from 6 to 9pm. Tickets to the Preview Party are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Buy tickets online at www.evanstonartcenter.org.

Update December 29
Picked up the unsold pieces today. I've been doing this show for years, and this has been the best one yet. Over half my inventory sold, including both the chairs pictured above! My thanks to all my collectors and to Paula and the staff and volunteers at Evanston Art Center.