Live edge large carved double bowl in Australian Coolibah Burr, wood turning, wood carving, exotic burl bowl, treen

Every time for the last 10 years or so i have been dropping subtle hints to my good friend and mentor Robert the Spruce that he won’t fit into his house one day due to the unbelievable amount of his wood turning/carving on every single bit of available space. Finally he has given me some of his work to “find a new home”. Each piece has been made by his experienced hands and, just like me, he knows the origin of each piece of wood.
This bowl is made from some stunning Australian Coolibah Burr. A member of the Eucalyptus family, Coolibah is a very hard and heavy wood. Predominantly from Eastern Australia, colour-wise the heart wood is a deep red with a vibrant red iridescence. In contrast the outer sapwood is a light creamy brown. In this piece both heart and sapwood and an amazing burr grain pattern. It is not very common for Robert to use anything other than local hardwoods but i can see why he chose this piece.
He has applied his 40+ years in woodworking in the creation of this bowl adding his own style to create a unique and eye-catching piece of wood art. Robert had used a combination of carving and rotary tools to carve the two bowls into this extremely hard Australian burr. He has left the live edge intact to keep the organic feel of this piece. It is one of the most eye-catching and unique pieces i have ever seen. He has finished with Shellac and then many coats of food safe Danish Oil for a hardwearing finish with a deep satin sheen. I can not express how much this woods colours really pop! As with all his pieces he has added is Spruce tree makers mark, in this case to the underside of the bowl.
The bowl measures:
Total length 293mm Depth 45mm
Larger bowl length 175mm x width 100mm x depth 20mm
Smaller bowl length 140mm x width 90mm x depth 20mm
It weighs 1418 grams