Sculptural warped disc by Glenn Dane, crafted from locally and responsibly sourced beech. The organic wood slice acts as a canvas for fluid mark-making and gestural drawing, echoing the irregular and undulating perimeter of the piece. Finished with locally foraged botanical inks made from oak gall, walnut and charcoal.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Responsibly sourced beech, botanical inks
Dimensions: W 22 x H 22 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 warped disc by Glenn Dane, crafted from locally and responsibly sourced beech. The organic wood slice acts as a canvas for fluid mark-making and gestural drawing, echoing the irregular and undulating perimeter of the piece. Finished with locally foraged botanical inks made from oak gall, walnut and charcoal.
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Date / Era: Contemporary
Material: Responsibly sourced beech, botanical inks
Dimensions: W 22 x H 22 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.
