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

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Pre-Mothers Day Craft Show at Chicago's Independence Park Fieldhouse Saturday May 7, 2016

Miniature rustic twig and seashell chair by George C. Clark (height 9.5 inches)

Miniature rustic twig side chair with acorn finial by George C. Clark (height 7 inches)

Pictured above are two pieces of the miniature rustic twig furniture I will be showing at the Pre-Mothers Day Fine Craft Fair at Chicago's Independence Park Fieldhouse, 3945 N. Springfield Avenue, from noon to 4:00pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016.  This one day sale will feature many handcrafted items, including jewelry, glass, ceramics and textiles.  Independence Park is located on the south side of Irving Park Road between Hamlin and Springfield Avenues.  I hope you will stop by if you are in Chicagoland Saturday.