Sequentially hand turned from a single striking piece of English Yew wood, the colours and wild grain these sculptures display are all completely natural. When we stumbled upon this extraordinary piece of timber by accident in a woodyard and the idea to make a continuously matching set of vases from it was instant. We had thought of splitting these up to make them more affordable however, as the pieces of wood were together in the tree, so these pieces of art should be together in the future. Thus, we are selling them as the originally conceived set, a true one of a kind installation.

Our minimal shapes allow the beautiful and wild grain of this timber to show itself off to the fullest. Yew is always exciting to work with and in this instance natural the colours and grain are particularly striking. Although no doubt the tree this timber came from was younger, the oldest Yew tree in the UK is estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old, although some believe that could be up to 5,000 years.

Vases can be switched around and placed in different orders to create new and different overall patterns.

Lsted left to right in the first three images:

Vase One (Inkwell Neck) : height 11cm tall x 4cm wide core drilled with a 2.5cm radius to a depth of 5.5cm deep

Vase Two (Taper Neck) : height 12cm tall x 4cm wide 7cm deep core drilled with a 1.2cm radius to a depth of 7cm

Vase Three (Bobbin Neck) : height 12.5cm tall x 4cm wide 7cm deep core drilled with a 2.5cm radius to a depth of 7cm

Finished with a blend of plant oils and waxes to protect and enrich.

For dry / ornamental use only