{"product_id":"dark-branch-bundle-clear-resin-block-31cm","title":"Dark Branch Bundle Clear Resin Block - 31cm","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bundle of branches stands upright inside this clear resin block. The branches run the full height and are cut off flush with the top, so the plane of the block is broken by eight or nine pale ovals of end grain. Their bark is near black and split, and where it has lifted the wood beneath shows rust orange. Between the branches the resin is colourless and the gaps read all the way through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eBranches Stood Upright, Their Cut Ends Forming the Top\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe whole object turns on one decision: the branches stand on end rather than lying down. That puts the end grain uppermost, and end grain is the most detailed face a piece of timber has. Each oval shows its rings, its pith and often a split running off centre, and because the branches are of different thickness the ovals vary from the size of a coin to the size of a plum. Around them the bark is left exactly as it came off the tree, black and coarsely fissured, with the orange heartwood showing through every break. The four sides of the block therefore read as a dense vertical thicket, while the top reads as a map. Nothing is dyed. The rust colour is the wood's own, and it varies from branch to branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 31cm this is a shelf and console piece rather than a floor one. It sits on a mantel, a sideboard, a broad windowsill or a stack of books, and it wants to be somewhere it can be looked down into, because the top is the face that rewards attention. A lamp set behind it throws the branch shadows out through the clear sides. On a pale surface the block's own edges disappear and the bundle appears to stand unsupported. Indoors only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Many Branches, and How Thick the Clear Around Them\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllow 3–4 weeks for a standard piece and 5–6 weeks for a bespoke commission. Two things are chosen at order. The count and calibre of the branches, which sets how dense the thicket reads and how much of the top is end grain rather than clear: a tighter bundle of thinner stock gives many small ovals, a loose group of heavy stock gives four or five broad ones. And the clear margin at the sides, which decides whether the bundle looks contained or merely surrounded. Species comes from what the studio holds seasoned, and it sets the bark colour, which runs from this near black through to a silver grey. Plan size and height are both made to order, and the stock is agreed with the customer before work starts. One crate takes the whole block, nothing needs assembling, and at this size one person can carry it. Our main studios are in the UK (Birmingham) and Dubai, with additional global workshops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUpright branches in a squared clear case read as geometry for our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/abstract-sculptures\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, as gathered wood for our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/organic-sculptures\"\u003eorganic sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e, and as clear casting for our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/resin-sculptures\"\u003eresin sculptures\u003c\/a\u003e.\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\u003e31cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHigh-Clarity Cast Resin with Natural Branch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Giant Sculptures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53965155139931,"sku":"J034","price":3105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/3383\/2027\/files\/J034.jpg?v=1791377714","url":"https:\/\/giant-sculptures.com\/products\/dark-branch-bundle-clear-resin-block-31cm","provider":"Giant Sculptures","version":"1.0","type":"link"}