Glenn Dane 'Cup from sustainably sourced maple, with oak gall & walnut botanical dye and local earth pigment finish'

Dimensions - Ø10cm x H9.5cm

Materials -  Sustainably sourced maple, with oak gall & walnut botanical dye and local earth pigment finish

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

Description 

Hollowed from sustainably sourced maple, this cup rests on a base, expanding outward into a rounded form. Finished with oak gall and walnut botanical dyes alongside local earth pigments, the surface carries a range of soft creams, browns, and umbers applied in light washes. These tones settle into the wood’s grain and crevices, creating a dry textured surface with a subtle granular feel. The interior is finished in a chalk white pigment, offering a contrast to the exterior.

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..