Urushi Beaker
These are a new collection of ‘elf cups’ made from a mature beech tree that grew in Denbighshire and fell in a recent storm. The shapes are inspired by the Scarlet Elf Cup fungi which grow in winter on mossy woodland floor logs, found in particular abundance at Coed-y-Felin nature reserve, not far from the gallery. The cups are finished on the interior with Japanese Urushi lacquer, produced from their native ‘lacquer tree’. The sap is extracted and purified. When applied to wood and carefully cured at a precise humidity and temperature the sap cures into a very hardwearing surface that is resistant to hot water and alcohol.
Approx Dimensions 7.5 x 8
The Whittlings
These are a new collection of ‘elf cups’ made from a mature beech tree that grew in Denbighshire and fell in a recent storm. The shapes are inspired by the Scarlet Elf Cup fungi which grow in winter on mossy woodland floor logs, found in particular abundance at Coed-y-Felin nature reserve, not far from the gallery. The cups are finished on the interior with Japanese Urushi lacquer, produced from their native ‘lacquer tree’. The sap is extracted and purified. When applied to wood and carefully cured at a precise humidity and temperature the sap cures into a very hardwearing surface that is resistant to hot water and alcohol.
Approx Dimensions 7.5 x 8
The Whittlings
These are a new collection of ‘elf cups’ made from a mature beech tree that grew in Denbighshire and fell in a recent storm. The shapes are inspired by the Scarlet Elf Cup fungi which grow in winter on mossy woodland floor logs, found in particular abundance at Coed-y-Felin nature reserve, not far from the gallery. The cups are finished on the interior with Japanese Urushi lacquer, produced from their native ‘lacquer tree’. The sap is extracted and purified. When applied to wood and carefully cured at a precise humidity and temperature the sap cures into a very hardwearing surface that is resistant to hot water and alcohol.
Approx Dimensions 7.5 x 8
The Whittlings