Dorian Fourie
Chumono
Hi All.
In February 2019, I was invited to my bonsai club to do a demo and I had decided to make a rock slab for my Serissa.
Due to the overwhelming response to that demo, I was asked to do another one at our quarterly regional bonsai association meeting where all the regions clubs get together. This took place last week.
So over the last few months, I started to think about what I would like to do. I decided to do a rock slab for my Hinoki Cypress planting that I got as a gift from my wife a few years ago. The pot that it came in is absolutely hideous and I have been looking out for a new pot for a few years and never found something suitable.
I have always loved the feel of the planting with the 3 trees on the left separated from the 2 trees on the right with rocks on either side. I have always loved Penjing and Saikei in bonsai and I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to do something and test myself on what I could produce.
So I got stuck in a headed off to my secret spot to do some rock collecting. It was a fun morning out with my boy as we scoured the area and got some real great specimens to use.
Out came my trusty angle grinder and I got stuck in cutting off edges of the rocks so that I would have enough pieces to add into slab. From my last demo, I also still had a very large piece of slat lying around which was perfect to use as it actually matched the colour of the rocks very closely.
I put the trees onto the top of the slab to ensure the size of the slat was correct (it was) but I would have do a cut on the slab to make it smaller.
In February 2019, I was invited to my bonsai club to do a demo and I had decided to make a rock slab for my Serissa.
Making a Rock Slab for my Serissa
Hi All This Saturday I have been requested to do a demo at my club and I decided to show everyone the benefit of adding rocks into your bonsai to assist in improving the overall look and the best rocks to use for ROR. I am also going to be showing them the rock slab that I made for my...
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Due to the overwhelming response to that demo, I was asked to do another one at our quarterly regional bonsai association meeting where all the regions clubs get together. This took place last week.
So over the last few months, I started to think about what I would like to do. I decided to do a rock slab for my Hinoki Cypress planting that I got as a gift from my wife a few years ago. The pot that it came in is absolutely hideous and I have been looking out for a new pot for a few years and never found something suitable.
I have always loved the feel of the planting with the 3 trees on the left separated from the 2 trees on the right with rocks on either side. I have always loved Penjing and Saikei in bonsai and I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to do something and test myself on what I could produce.
So I got stuck in a headed off to my secret spot to do some rock collecting. It was a fun morning out with my boy as we scoured the area and got some real great specimens to use.
Out came my trusty angle grinder and I got stuck in cutting off edges of the rocks so that I would have enough pieces to add into slab. From my last demo, I also still had a very large piece of slat lying around which was perfect to use as it actually matched the colour of the rocks very closely.
I put the trees onto the top of the slab to ensure the size of the slat was correct (it was) but I would have do a cut on the slab to make it smaller.