Glenn Dane 'Cup from sustainably sourced maple, with iron oxide & stitch mending'

Dimensions - Ø9cm x H7cm

Materials - Sustainably sourced maple, with iron oxide & stitch mending

Care -  Dust lightly, keep dry and out of direct sunlight

Description 

Maple cup with a gently warped form, curving inward. The clean silhouette is emphasised with a dramatic crack, organically stretching around the form. Stitched along the bend, a dry iron oxide finish allows the wood grain to show through, soft tones of rusted orange, silvery grey and sooty black coat the piece. The dramatic contrast in simple silhouette and intricate surface patina, raw, broken edge and thoughtful stitched detail, bring attention to both artists intention and the intricacies of the natural materials they work with. 

About the Artist 

Glenn Dane works in Cambridgeshire, creating vessels and sculptural forms from locally and sustainably sourced wood. Using freshly cut green timber, he allows natural movement and distortion to shape each piece, preserving knots, fissures and grain as traces of growth. Cracks are stitched as acts of care, and surfaces are finished with hand-made dyes and pigments from foraged plants, seeds and earth. The works exist as abstract, three-dimensional landscapes that reimagine the countryside through form and colour.

Read more about Glenn's practice and view his full collection..