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, November 15, 2018

2018 WinterArts & Crafts Expo at Evanston Art Center Nov. 17 to Dec. 22

Miniature Rustic Twig Rocking Horse by George C. Clark (rocker length 8 inches)

It is time for the 2018 WINTER ARTS & CRAFTS EXPO AT EVANSTON ART CENTER, 1717 Central Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201.  20+ examples of my miniature rustic twig furniture will be for sale, including the new rocking horse above.  The sale will be open free to the public every day except Thanksgiving Day from Saturday, November 17 through Saturday, December 22.  Hours are 9am to 9pm Monday through Friday and 9am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.

There will be a PREVIEW PARTY on Friday, November 16 from 6 to 9pm,  Admission to the party will be $35 in advance and $45 at the door.

There will be a SILENT AUCTION including one of my little chairs starting on November 16 and closing at 4pm on November 18.

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