Spherical wood vessel by Glenn Dane, crafted from locally sourced ash. The contemporary, moon-like form features a hollowed interior and clean circular aperture, with a heavily tactile outer surface finished in a local chalk clay pigment mixture. The ash-white finish recalls the porous surface of weathered stone.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Locally sourced ash, local chalk clay pigment
Dimensions: W 15 x D x H 15 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 wood vessel by Glenn Dane, crafted from locally sourced ash. The contemporary, moon-like form features a hollowed interior and clean circular aperture, with a heavily tactile outer surface finished in a local chalk clay pigment mixture. The ash-white finish recalls the porous surface of weathered stone.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Locally sourced ash, local chalk clay pigment
Dimensions: W 15 x D x H 15 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.
