Albert Koorenhof Natural Edge Cacao Bowl with Pewa 5.5″H x 9.75″D $695

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Albert Koorenhof Natural Edge Cacao Bowl with Pewa 5.5″H x 9.75″D $695

About the Artist

Albert was born in the Netherlands to a tropical agriculturist from Indonesia, which was a Dutch colony at that time, and a mother from Holland.
They moved to Indonesia when Albert was two months old.
With the Indonesian Revolution from 1945 to 1949 they had to move back to the Netherlands and decided to emigrate to the US. After settling in Duluth, Minnesota his father accepted a job at the Dole Plantation and the family moved to Hawai’i. Living on O’ahu, Maui and Molokai, Albert finally attended and graduated from the Mid-Pacific Institute.

He’s really grateful that he had the chance to live on several islands here in Hawai’i and got to learn so many things about the people and the culture.

His interest in woodturning started when he went on hikes with his father and a friend who was a woodturner, collecting large pieces of local woods and watching him turning them into beautiful bowls.

After he retired, he set up his own woodturning studio and is now following his life long passion.

Here we are offering select pieces of his wonderful woodwork.

Cacao

Cacaos are evergreen trees that usually grow to about 13 to 26 feet (4 to 8 meters) tall, although they sometimes reach heights of 39 feet (12 meters). Large, glossy leaves are typically about the size of an adult’s outstretched hand, but they grow larger in areas of dark shade and smaller in sun-drenched areas. Adult leaves can move horizontally and vertically 90 degrees to catch sunlight and protect younger leaves from the elements.

 

The dimensions listed in the ‘additional information’ table includes packing for shipment.

Albert Koorenhof Natural Edge Cacao Bowl with Pewa 5.5″H x 9.75″D $695