{"product_id":"clear-blonde-sapwood-log-resin-sculpture-43cm","title":"Clear Blonde Sapwood Log Resin Sculpture - 43cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe timber face of this block is very nearly white, a blonde sapwood with only the faintest warmth in it, set between broad bands of rough black bark. The block is rectangular rather than square, so the blonde face is the wide one and the bark bands are seen almost edge on from the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Near-White Sapwood Face Between Black Bark\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a high-contrast block and it reads from across a room. The sapwood is pale enough to look bleached and the bark either side of it is almost black, so the face divides into three bands with no middle tone anywhere between them. There is very little figure in the sapwood, a faint straight grain and one or two small knots, which is what keeps it reading as a flat pale field rather than a pattern. The bark is thick and deeply broken, and because the block is rectangular the two bands are foreshortened from the front and read as dark edges rather than as faces. A high-clarity casting resin keeps a face this pale reading white rather than green.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 43cm, and rectangular rather than square, it sits flat against a wall rather than standing free. It works in a hall, along a landing or at the end of a bed, and the wide flat top takes a tray or a lamp comfortably. The near-white face is what lifts a dark corner and it needs no pale wall behind it. It suits limestone, linen and pale oak, and it keeps a dark room light. Indoor use only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKeeping a Pale Timber Pale\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard build is 3–4 weeks and the bespoke build 5–6. A sapwood this pale is a demanding surface to live with, and it is worth being straight about. Exposed sapwood takes a mark more readily than heartwood, and it will warm in strong daylight. A clear matt sealer can be specified over the sapwood at order, which slows the warming at the cost of a very slight change in tone; it is the option most customers take. The rectangular plan is made in other proportions to order, and a squarer block gives the bark bands more presence. The crate holds it standing, and the bark bands are the edges to keep clear of a doorframe, since bark chips where resin only scuffs. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNear-white sapwood in a rectangular cast block fits our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e for its line, our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e for its timber, and our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e for the clear body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"spec_table\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e43cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear Resin with Solid Timber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53958012404059,"sku":"J010","price":4657.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J010.jpg?v=1791373650","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/clear-blonde-sapwood-log-resin-sculpture-43cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}