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

Sunday, November 13, 2016

Evanston Art Center Winter Arts + Crafts Expo Nov. 19 to Dec. 21, 2016

Driftwood Twig Rocking Rudolph by George C. Clark   (rocker length 8 inches)

This Rocking Rudolph will be one of over 20 items I will have on display for sale at:

Evanston Art Center Winter Arts + Crafts Expo
November 19 to December 21, 2016
1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Hours:    Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm    Friday-Sunday 9am-4pm

There will be a PREVIEW PARTY Nov. 18 from 6 to 9pm
Admission $35 in advance, $45 at the door
Buy tickets in advance online at www.evanstonartcenter.org