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 Mutant Bunny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mutant Bunny. Show all posts

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Thanks!

Driftwood twig Mutant Bunny by George C. Clark

Thanks to all the folks who came out in a snowstorm last night to the ARTS GALA (see previous post), including the collector who bought my Mutant Bunny for her daughter.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

MUTANT BUNNY now showing at Longbranch Gallery in Mineral Point, Wisconsin

My Mutant Bunny Is currently on exhibit at the Longbranch Gallery, 203 Commerce Street in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
8 inch high rustic driftwood Mutant Bunny by George C. Clark


Thank you to the ladies who participated in my Miniature Rustic Twig Chair Workshop Sunday at the 10th annual Woodlanders Gathering at Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Mineral Point, Wisconsin.  Thanks also to the great instructors in whose workshops my wife Pat and I participated this year: Roald, Little John, John S., John W., Lindy, Dan and Roland.  A special thanks to Sandy and Judy, who organized the whole event, and a final thank you to the Andersons, who bought my Rustic Flotilla painting at the Tor Faegre Scholarship fundraising auction.  What a great four day weekend!   
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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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