Spherical bottle vase hand-turned from storm-fallen beech by Glenn Dane. The full, bulbous body rises into a narrow column-like neck, with white chalk clay fluidly applied over a deeply blackened ebonised surface. A vertical crack has been stabilised with a small stitched repair, celebrating rather than concealing the natural imperfection. Finished with tea, iron, dye and wood shavings.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Storm-fallen beech, chalk clay, tea, iron, dye, wood shavings
Dimensions: W 16 x D x H 14 cm
Signed: Unsigned
Condition: Excellent
Originally from Belfast, Glenn Dane lives and works in Cambridgeshire, UK, where he creates vessels and sculptural forms from locally sourced, sustainably harvested wood.
Dane works with freshly cut, green wood, allowing the natural drying process to influence the final form. As the timber settles, it can warp, crack and twist unpredictably, with knots, fissures, growth marks and variations in grain retained as integral features of each piece.
His practice is an instinctive collaboration with the material, allowing the character and movement of the timber to guide the work. Cracks may be carefully stitched as visible acts of repair, embracing fragility and imperfection rather than concealing them. Surfaces are finished using handmade dyes, inks and pigments derived from foraged plants, seeds and earth, creating richly textured sculptural forms that reflect the natural landscape from which the materials originate.
Spherical bottle vase hand-turned from storm-fallen beech by Glenn Dane. The full, bulbous body rises into a narrow column-like neck, with white chalk clay fluidly applied over a deeply blackened ebonised surface. A vertical crack has been stabilised with a small stitched repair, celebrating rather than concealing the natural imperfection. Finished with tea, iron, dye and wood shavings.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Storm-fallen beech, chalk clay, tea, iron, dye, wood shavings
Dimensions: W 16 x D x H 14 cm
Signed: Unsigned
Condition: Excellent
Originally from Belfast, Glenn Dane lives and works in Cambridgeshire, UK, where he creates vessels and sculptural forms from locally sourced, sustainably harvested wood.
Dane works with freshly cut, green wood, allowing the natural drying process to influence the final form. As the timber settles, it can warp, crack and twist unpredictably, with knots, fissures, growth marks and variations in grain retained as integral features of each piece.
His practice is an instinctive collaboration with the material, allowing the character and movement of the timber to guide the work. Cracks may be carefully stitched as visible acts of repair, embracing fragility and imperfection rather than concealing them. Surfaces are finished using handmade dyes, inks and pigments derived from foraged plants, seeds and earth, creating richly textured sculptural forms that reflect the natural landscape from which the materials originate.
