tmmason10
Omono
Wow, great shohin display and JBP. Really high quality bonsai, congratulations on your awards.
Santa Anita Bonsai Show May 26-28 2012
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Attila Soos
Omono
Looking at Peter's award-winning black pine, it's worth mentioning one simple fact about these trees: simplicity. Bonsai doesn't have to be complicated, to be powerful. It just needs character, combined with highy quality technique.
In this case, we are talking about five or six branches (excluding the apex), and a more-or-less straight trunk. That's all. Very simple.
The technique is needed when developing the foliage pads. In Peter's case, the pads are perfect. The size of needles, the ramification, and shape of the pads. All are so perfect, that a Swiss watch could learn from it.
But the branches are just the icing. The soul and the power of the tree comes from the trunk and the nebari. And the main ingredient here is time. There is nothing that will substitute the time needed to develop character. No technique in the world will be able to create what time does to a pine bonsai.
This is why, creating pine bonsai is team-work. The person who starts developing young material, usually won't live to see it finished (I am talking about the age of average bonsaist, who is in his 40s or 50s). If you are 20, then you may be lucky. If you want to finish a pine bonsai, you have to be the second or third generation, working on that tree.
Just a small detail, that I thought it's worth mentioning...
In this case, we are talking about five or six branches (excluding the apex), and a more-or-less straight trunk. That's all. Very simple.
The technique is needed when developing the foliage pads. In Peter's case, the pads are perfect. The size of needles, the ramification, and shape of the pads. All are so perfect, that a Swiss watch could learn from it.
But the branches are just the icing. The soul and the power of the tree comes from the trunk and the nebari. And the main ingredient here is time. There is nothing that will substitute the time needed to develop character. No technique in the world will be able to create what time does to a pine bonsai.
This is why, creating pine bonsai is team-work. The person who starts developing young material, usually won't live to see it finished (I am talking about the age of average bonsaist, who is in his 40s or 50s). If you are 20, then you may be lucky. If you want to finish a pine bonsai, you have to be the second or third generation, working on that tree.
Just a small detail, that I thought it's worth mentioning...
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Ron Dennis
Shohin
Congrats on your wins. Really a beautiful presentation.
I like your shohin display stand very much. May I ask where you found this?
october
Masterpiece
That pine is absolutely stunning.. To me, the trees proportions are indicative of the essence of bonsai. I am not talking about the species, but the actualy size and look of the tree. I have always loved the mid sized(chuhin)and shohin bonsai. How many times do we see magnificent pine bonsai in japan and they are like 3 feet plus tall. This tree has incredible character and all at around 1 foot...Just a spectacular tree and equally spectacular work and craftsmanship.
Thanks for showing it.
Rob
Thanks for showing it.
Rob
maria kapra
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Getting ready for Descanso Bonsai Bonsai Show on June 16-17 2012... Im bringing in my Shohin Display and juniper to be judged by them... Wish me luck!!!
Which one do you prefer?
Which one do you prefer?
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Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Congratulations on the awards, excellent shohin display and beautiful black pine...great pot too!
Think I like the 4th display image (EDIT: now it's the 3rd photo, "gf 045x.jpg"), but maybe try it with the black pine from "gf 060a" on the top?
Think I like the 4th display image (EDIT: now it's the 3rd photo, "gf 045x.jpg"), but maybe try it with the black pine from "gf 060a" on the top?
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tmmason10
Omono
I'm very green to this display thing, but I have heard that in general all of pots should be different colors. On the fourth display the accent plants pot and the elms(can't tell from the picture) pot are too close. I also like the other black pine on top. I think I'll vote for the third image because I love the color on the maple, and the stand points in the right direction. They are really all nice and I admire your handiwork with the trees, they are beautiful.
By the way, would it be cheating to use the same entry you just used to win your awards? Ha
By the way, would it be cheating to use the same entry you just used to win your awards? Ha
dick benbow
Omono
I like image 3 as well but for different reasons. different syles of pots appropriate to the trees housed within, have much more to do than a variety of colors but both have their place in display. Also a mixture of textured bark and smooth, deciduous and evergreen for the subjects themselves. the color of the maple would seem to indicate fall but the flowers, over rule the thought. It's a difficult subject to learn. So much of what I miss in a chatline lesson with pictures, is the feedback from the artist on what they tried to express. sometimes that helps us bridge some of the gaps. 
