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
Showing posts with label Independence Park Fine Craft Fair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Independence Park Fine Craft Fair. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Thanks to Everyone Who Came to the Independence Park Fine Craft Fair Sunday

At the Independence Park Fine Craft Fair, Sunday, May 1, 2011
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Driftwood MUTANT BUNNY at Independence Park Fine Craft Fair

This rustic driftwood Mutant Bunny will be on display and for sale tomorrow at the Independence Park Fine Craft Fair.  See the previous post for details.  He stands 8 inches high to the tip of his ear, has a crystalline "desert rose" tail, and wears a monogrammed stone medallion around his neck.

8 inch high driftwood Mutant Bunny by George C. Clark

Miniature rustic twig chairs by George C. Clark
And here are some brand new miniature rustic chairs that will also be shown.  Stop by and see me and 30 other artists and craftspeople if you are in the Chicago area.
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Come see me at INDEPENDENCE PARK in Chicago Sunday, May 1st

I will be showing and selling my newest collection of miniature rustic twig furniture at the Fine Craft Fair held Sunday, May 1 from 12:30 to 4:00pm in the Independence Park Field House at 3945 N. Springfield on the Northwest Side of Chicago (located just south of Irving Park Road one block east of Pulaski Road).  I will have a couple of new "critters" in the show, and I will post pictures of a driftwood Mutant Bunny as soon as I get him photographed.
Thirty Chicago area artists and craftspeople will be showing work in many media including jewelry, glass, fiber arts, and ceramics.
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