Pre-Mothers Day Craft Show at Chicago's Independence Park Fieldhouse Saturday May 7, 2016

Miniature rustic twig and seashell chair by George C. Clark (height 9.5 inches)

Miniature rustic twig side chair with acorn finial by George C. Clark (height 7 inches)

Pictured above are two pieces of the miniature rustic twig furniture I will be showing at the Pre-Mothers Day Fine Craft Fair at Chicago's Independence Park Fieldhouse, 3945 N. Springfield Avenue, from noon to 4:00pm on Saturday, May 7, 2016.  This one day sale will feature many handcrafted items, including jewelry, glass, ceramics and textiles.  Independence Park is located on the south side of Irving Park Road between Hamlin and Springfield Avenues.  I hope you will stop by if you are in Chicagoland Saturday.

Thank You Evanston Shoppers, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to All!

Miniature rustic twig Rocking Rudolph by George C. Clark
(Rocker length 8 inches)

My heartiest "Thanks!" to the collectors who bought my miniature rustic twig furniture at Evanston Art Center's 2015 Winter Arts + Crafts Expo, and to all the folks at the Art Center, especially Paula, who also purchased this Rocking Rudolph. 

Evanston Art Center Winter Arts & Craft Expo 2015

Miniature rustic twig armchair by George C. Clark
(Height: about 8 inches)

Rustic driftwood twig shore bird by George C. Clark
(Height: about 5 inches)

I just delivered this year's batch of miniature rustic twig furniture to EAC for the:

EVANSTON ART CENTER

WINTER ARTS AND CRAFTS EXPO 2015

November 21 to December 20

Open free every day 10am to 4pm

1717 Central Street, Evanston, IL 60201

 www.evanstonartcenter.org

Come out and see the Art Center's new building and buy original arts and craft in many media by dozens of local artists.  I will be in the gallery Wednesday, December 16 from 10am to noon.

Congratulations to Mary Ann Heidemann

Punk Rocking Unicorn by Mary Ann Heidemann (rocker length 8 inches)

Mary Ann Heidemann's Punk Rocking Unicorn won First Place at the Presque Isle, Maine, County Fair.  Way to go, Mary Ann!  Well done!

Critters Now At Longbranch Gallery, Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Devil Dog, driftwood twig sculpture by George C. Clark

Miniature rustic twig rocking horse by George C. Clark
(rocker length 8 inches)

These pieces, which were briefly at the Illinois Artisans Shop in Chicago before it abruptly closed, are now at the Longbranch Gallery, 203 Commerce Street, Mineral Point, Wisconsin.

My Miniature Rustic Twig Rocking Horse Workshop at Shake Rag Alley Last Weekend

Every July the Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, hosts a 4-day WOODLANDERS GATHERING featuring classes and workshops in the rustic arts, including everything from blacksmithing to jewelry making using natural materials like stone, fibers, shells, and wood.  I have been teaching workshops in miniature rustic twig furniture there for several years now, and last Saturday we made miniature driftwood twig rocking horses.  Here are some photos from the workshop taken by me and my wife Pat.  That's me in the Hawaiian shirt.

More Bad News: Chicago Illinois Artisans Shop Now Closed

When you are committed to a policy of saving money by busting public employee unions, gutting the state's education systems, cutting funds for hungry children and crippled workers, it just wouldn't be right to waste tax dollars on culture, so Governor Rauner has closed the Illinois State Museums and their adjuncts, the Illinois Artisans Shops.  Does anyone want to buy that mastodon skeleton from the closed museum in Springfield?  Think what a great centerpiece it would make at meetings of Rauner's $100,000 Wine Club!