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
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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Another Thank You...

Miniature rustic chairs and table by George C. Clark (table height 5 inches)

...to the collectors of my work who came to the multi-artist show and sale at ARTS ON ELSTON Gallery yesterday and today.   

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

See Them Then at WISE WOMEN GALLERY AND GIFTS (2011-2012)

Agate-topped twig table and driftwood armchair with bark backrest by George C. Clark

Driftwood twig armchair with shell decorations by George C. Clark

Driftwood twig sling chair with hand-felted wool seat by George C. Clark

High-backed driftwood chair with knotty backrest by George C. Clark

High-backed driftwood chair with seashells by George C. Clark
The miniature furniture pieces I have previously posted on this blog are all ones that were already sold.  Here for a change are some that are available and currently on exhibit at WISE WOMEN GALLERY AND GIFTS at 91 south Rand Road (north of Route 22 in Lakeview Plaza), Lale Zurich, Illinois

Stop by and say "hi" to Sue or Becky and see fine arts and crafts by 29 artists.

 PLEASE NOTE: This gallery closed in 2012.  My deepest thanks to Sue for showing my work and all the sales that resulted.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A Table and More Chairs

Miniature driftwood high-backed chair and agate-topped table by George C. Clark

Miniature twig high-backed armchair by George C. Clark

Miniature driftwood side chair by George C. Clark

High-backed driftwood chair for Abe Martin by George C. Clark


Abe Martin cartoons from 1911 by Kin Hubbard
I named that last chair after the newspaper comics character created a hundred years ago by Kin Hubbard of Indianapolis.  I could just picture old Abe on a chair like that down in Brown County.
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