Live edge large 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. I have had my eye on it for quite some time now and a mixture of flattery and flat out bribery (in the form of his favourite tipple) was required to get him to part with it.
He has applied his 40+ years in woodturning in the creation of this bowl adding his own style to create a unique and eye-catching piece of wood art. He has left the burrs live edge intact and has created a raised lip on the bowl itself. Underneath Robert has left on most of the bark and due to the weight of the bowl has added 4 felt pads so as not to scratch any furniture. He has finished with Shellac and then a polyurethane lacquer 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 290mm Depth 70mm
Bowl length 176mm x width 176mm x depth 38mm
It weighs 1322 grams