Kamani Ku’oho by Pat Kramer 7.5″x 5.5″ $325 (Sold)

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Kamani Ku’oho by Pat Kramer 7.5″x 5.5″ $325

Pat Kramer

 

 

Ku’oho is the Hawaiian term for a medium-sized wooden bowl.

From the artist:

“Pat Kramer is a woodturner emphasizing bowls, boxes and hollow vessels. His pieces are exhibited in a number of galleries and range from traditional Hawaiian forms to contemporary studio work. He has a background in pottery, boat building, furniture making, constructed boxes, and engineering.

Pat has worked with wood since 1958, and returned to a passion for making bowls and vessels in 1986. The sculptural possibilities of woodturning have been his present focus with wood.

The truth is, while this is probably what you would expect to hear in an artist’s statement, the story, as often is the case for most of us, is a bit more involved.

When I was about 9 years old, I got my first job building architectural scale models. I couldn’t believe that these people were paying me money to do this. I learned a lot about topography, making little sponge trees and how to plant little surprises into a clients scale model.

Apprentice

Later I went on to apprentice (slave, gopher and maid) to a wood sculptor. It was a summertime job and I was 11. I apprenticed and in return got to enroll in other art classes for free. It was a good trade and led me to ceramics and sculpture in clay. I then apprenticed to a ceramic instructor and as well to a mold maker. Back then we had a guy who would come around every month or so and make molds for pouring ceramic pieces. He would take the pile of strange and eclectic artifacts that had collected for the month and make plaster molds of them. They could then be reproduced by pouring clay slip into them. This was another fun job and it eventually led to teaching ceramics to younger kids (I was 13 by then). It was another trade for art classes.

Working with wood was accelerated by my uncle, who had a passion for marquetry. It was fascinating stuff, and an introduction to the fantastic woods that were out in the world.

Boat builder

By the time I entered high school, I was apprenticing to a boat builder. This man didn’t say much…. ever. He had exceptional skill in his craft and I pretty much had to pay attention and keep redoing things to learn from him. One day he came to me and, while plopping a set of plans in my hands, said, “Build this”. That’s pretty much all he said. I looked at the plans and thought, “how bad could it be”, building a 27-foot sloop, I mean. It was way over my head. I was also at that age with too much time and enthusiasm to know better. But I did learn a lot from that experience and remained pretty much penniless throughout the build. I think there is really something wrong with a teenager saving up for silicon bronze boat nails.

Furniture making and woodturning

Furniture making came next and, like so many other people, I discovered that there is never enough room, tooling, or time to make furniture. I needed something that could be finished in my lifetime. Boxes were the ticket. I loved wooden containers, all kinds of containers. Jewelry boxes were fun and kept evolving into organic shapes. But after a few hundred dovetails and a thousand containers later, the need for precision joints and precise angles was gone. I pursued woodturning as a way to do containers that were more about the shape than the method of fabrication. I still do a lot of containers, and these days focus more on the shape and feel of the piece rather than the functionality. The quality of work is very important to me so technique is always a factor.”

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Kamani

Kamani is the Hawaiian name for Calophyllum inophyllum which is a member of the mangosteen family and was introduced to Hawaii by Polynesian settlers. The red and white colors of Kamani wood turns reddish brown as the wood ages.

The size listed in the actual size; size on the additional information tab includes information when packed for shipping.

Kamani Ku’oho by Pat Kramer 7.5″x 5.5″ $325

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Weight 9.5 lbs
Dimensions 13.5 × 11.5 × 11.5 in