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

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Thanks to Chicago Collectors

Thanks to the collectors who purchased my miniature furniture this afternoon (including the chair pictured at the left in this photo) at the CityNews Cafe fundraising event for the organization Hands To Help, which aids homeless people on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Merry Christmas to All from Rudolph!

Rudolph, miniature rustic twig reindeer by George C. Clark (height: 6 inches)

Rudolph's eyes are black peppers, his nose a star anise seed.  He was purchased at my recent Art on Elston exhibition.

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Thanks to the Collectors who Purchased my work at This Past Weekend's Craft Sales

Large birchbark rustic Tang Dynasty rocking horse by George C. Clark (rocker length 7 inches)

...including this hollow birchbark Tang Dynasty rocking horse. 

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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

2 New Craft Shows Next Weekend

Rustic Twig Chairs and Agate-topped Table by George C. Clark (table height 5 inches)

I will be showing watercolors from my Traveler's Sketchbook Series as well as some brand new miniature rustic twig furniture at the ARTS ON ELSTON HOLIDAY GROUP SHOW next weekend.  Arts on Elston  is located at 3446 N. Albany in Chicago at the corner of Elston Avenue across the street from Chief O'Neill's Pub,  two blocks east of Kedzie and south of Addison.  Sale dates and times are Friday, November 30 from 6 to 10pm and Saturday, December 1 from 2 to 6pm.  There will be live music Friday evening and refreshments both days.  The work of 11 artists working in various media will be featured.

On Sunday, December 2 from 1 to 5pm my miniature rustic twig furniture will be shown along with custom jewelry and textile accessories in the ARTISTS GUILD HOLIDAY SALE at 3830 N. Lawndale in Chicago in the home of one of the jewelry-makers.  Refreshments will be served.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

Evanston Art Center Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO: Nov. 17 through Dec. 19, 2012

Miniature Rustic Driftwood Rocking Horse by George C. Clark

My miniature rustic twig furniture will be featured at the Evanston Art Center's Winter Arts & Crafts EXPO which will be open free from November 17 to December 19,  2012.  The Art Center is located on the shore of Lake Michigan at 2603 Sheridan Road in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago.  Gallery hours are 10am to 4pm Monday through Saturday and 12 noon to 4pm Sunday (closed Thanksgiving Day).  There will be a Preview Party Friday, November 16, from 6 to 9 pm.  Tickets to the Preview Party are $30 in advance and $35 at the door, and they can be purchased online at www.evanstonartcenter.org.

In addition to rocking horses like the one pictured above, there will be an assortment of  chairs, tables, settees and garden benches, all unique and handcrafted from Lake Michigan driftwood twigs, fibers, seed pods, shells and other natural materials.

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Sunday, September 2, 2012

New Miniature Rustic Cup at Greenleaf Art Center in Chicago Sunday, September 9 from 1 to 4pm

Miniature Rustic Twig Cup with Whipped Cream and a Cherry on Top by George C. Clark
 (height to top of cherry 3.5 inches}    AVAILABLE 

This miniature cup handcrafted from bark, twigs, seed pods, glue and paint is one of over 40 artist-made cups on exhibit and for sale at bargain prices at the opening of the Artists Breakfast Group CAFFEINE VI exhibition next Sunday, September 9, from 1 to 4pm.  Cups purchased at the opening can be taken home right away by buyers.  The paintings, graphics and sculptures in the show are for sale too, but they will have to stay in the gallery until the exhibition closes October 6.

CAFFEINE VI will be at the Greenleaf Art Center at 1806 W. Greenleaf Avenue in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.  Gallery hours are 11am to 4pm Monday through Friday, and 11am to 2pm Saturday and Sunday,  I will post one of the two small figure paintings I will have in CAFFEINE VI on my "Drawings and News" blog at georgecclarkdrawings.tumblr.com, but I should warn you that that blog is NOT SAFE FOR WORK.

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Monday, July 30, 2012

Thanks to Collectors Who Purchased My Furniture at Morton Arboretum Yesterday

George C. Clark at his Morton Arboretum Trunk Show, July 29, 2012

...including the driftwood settee pictured in the previous post.

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