The "uncanny" chair.

Chairs come in all shapes and sizes and are made of every conceivable material known to mankind. Some are designed to never be sat on, and others are designed for us to sit on all day. Some are designed for a specific task, or function, while others just focus on form. And of course, there is that ubiquitous white plastic chair that we find all over the world.

While we all have our favorite chair, there is something special about a rocking chair. A rocking chair is one of those peaceful places that you can go to be alone, to dream, or to get lost in a good book, or in the case of Cracker Barrel Restaurant, make your thirty minute wait for a table more palatable.

We found this rocking chair at our local flea market resting in the middle of a plate. What caught our eye at first was the seat, one end of a tin can. Then we realized someone used the rest of the otherwise useless can to add form by cutting and curling small strips of tin to make the arms, back, legs, and rockers of the chair. It was too large for a dollhouse and too small for a doll, but someone put in a lot of hours shaping it into a chair that had meaning to them.