Sculptural wood vessel by Glenn Dane, combining bold carved geometry with the rugged character of natural bark. Hand-turned and carved facets contrast with the raw bark, while a warm reddish-brown palette accentuates the topography of the surface. Made from sustainably sourced silver birch and finished with botanical dyes and earth pigment.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Sustainably sourced silver birch, botanical dyes, earth pigment
Dimensions: W 20 x D x H 19 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.
Sculptural wood vessel by Glenn Dane, combining bold carved geometry with the rugged character of natural bark. Hand-turned and carved facets contrast with the raw bark, while a warm reddish-brown palette accentuates the topography of the surface. Made from sustainably sourced silver birch and finished with botanical dyes and earth pigment.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Sustainably sourced silver birch, botanical dyes, earth pigment
Dimensions: W 20 x D x H 19 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.
