Kevin Lui Kukui Umeke with Pyrography 4″H x 7.5″D $265 (Sold)

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Kevin Lui Kukui Umeke with Pyrography 4″H x 7.5″D $265

About the Artist

After retiring from a 30+ year career in optometry focused heavily on geriatric patient care, Kevin Lui longed to keep busy by doing something with his hands. He set his sights on woodturning after completing an introductory course at the Honolulu Museum of Art in 2017. 

From that experience, Kevin joined the Honolulu Woodturners club to further his knowledge by primarily meeting people with a whole lot more skill and expertise than him! Also augmenting his understanding of woodturning has been courses he has taken on the mainland. It has impressively broadened his concept of what is possible. Kevin now specializes in hollow form (enclosed) vessels often fashioned with touches of the unexpected. 

Sharing his creations is Kevin’s way of sharing his passion for wood. He encourages you to take pleasure in the smell, the feel, and the appearance of wood. All unique and wonderful!

Kukui

The kukui (Aleurites moluccana) is a tree with an American history restricted to the state of Hawaii, yet it is an unusual tree that fires the imagination of all who visit this island state. The amazing kukui symbolizes Hawaii in important ways. For many, its picturesque form is synonymous with the image of the Hawaiian forest. This most common of Hawaii’s forest trees can grow to 80 feet tall. Its light-colored leaves, covered with a silvery powder, also distinguish the kukui, as do the tree’s large, sometimes twisted trunks and branches. But whether it is because of the tree’s striking form, its eight-inch, maple-shaped leaves, its white flowers, or the whisper of its long and colorful history, the kukui remains a beautiful living symbol of Hawaii.

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

 

Kevin Lui Kukui Umeke with Pyrography 4″H x 7.5″D $265