Second Annual National Toko Kazari
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Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
Numer 12 is my fav.... What a wonderful display!!!!!
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Based on miss Vic's pick for best...I think looking at the scrolls closer will make this easier.
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
What species of tree is #11?
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Shishigawagi Caliponica.
sorry.....couldn't resist.
Boxwood
sorry.....couldn't resist.
Boxwood
Ang3lfir3
Omono
My preference is #2....
I believe the sphere of action in this display is probably the most well created of the 12 shown. I also feel that the scroll used is of the correct size and subject to really feel natural for what i believe is a mendacino cypress. The potting of the tree is excellent and the tree is of course amazing. The table is of a great height and size and is appropriate for the tree... I might have wanted something a little less heavy but i can't be sure. My personal taste would have been to maybe have a slightly more muted version of the scroll or something similar (i am making comments as if gaining access to these things was easy which i know it is not). The choice of a glazed blue-ish oval pot to highlight the wonderful greens of the accent is excellent and helps mimic the idea of the pond created by the use of the burl slap on which it sits.
For me this is the one display that had everything i needed to truly believe in the scene being set and believe that the artist was expressing an emotion of some place they were truly very familiar with.
there were some displays tha I personally would have changed in several ways to make them much more appealing to me.. for example I believe removing the scroll entirely from no 3 would have greatly improved it. I also believe that the scroll in no 9 was too small and had the artist used say a large Zen style waterfal or zen cliff face this would have been more appropriate....
Other things i noticed was that no 7 has a slab and a disk and maybe the artist was trying to really express their wabi-sabi feelings but i feel this may have gone too far... had the artist used rect slats instead of the disk i believe this would have truly improved the display....
ok im done for now..... REALLY great show!!!!!!
I believe the sphere of action in this display is probably the most well created of the 12 shown. I also feel that the scroll used is of the correct size and subject to really feel natural for what i believe is a mendacino cypress. The potting of the tree is excellent and the tree is of course amazing. The table is of a great height and size and is appropriate for the tree... I might have wanted something a little less heavy but i can't be sure. My personal taste would have been to maybe have a slightly more muted version of the scroll or something similar (i am making comments as if gaining access to these things was easy which i know it is not). The choice of a glazed blue-ish oval pot to highlight the wonderful greens of the accent is excellent and helps mimic the idea of the pond created by the use of the burl slap on which it sits.
For me this is the one display that had everything i needed to truly believe in the scene being set and believe that the artist was expressing an emotion of some place they were truly very familiar with.
there were some displays tha I personally would have changed in several ways to make them much more appealing to me.. for example I believe removing the scroll entirely from no 3 would have greatly improved it. I also believe that the scroll in no 9 was too small and had the artist used say a large Zen style waterfal or zen cliff face this would have been more appropriate....
Other things i noticed was that no 7 has a slab and a disk and maybe the artist was trying to really express their wabi-sabi feelings but i feel this may have gone too far... had the artist used rect slats instead of the disk i believe this would have truly improved the display....
ok im done for now..... REALLY great show!!!!!!
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
Sorry... missed that we were picking three....
Ok sooo I still pick #12 as my #1...
I love the fact that I feel like I am standing on a high hill and looking across water and other hills and trees further off... and the accent planting is very complimentary. Maybe it's too obvious... but I love it's literal feel.
#2 is my #2...
I think it might be the most technically perfect for my limited knowledge of display. The pot/stand for each is ideal... the cross reference of the pot to pot is ideal... the scroll is sublime... the tree scroll and accent all together work and have a lot of interest individually, and yet are subtle and refined all together.
#11 is my #3...
I think the scroll and grass are marvelous enough to be just a kusamono display. The tree completes the enviornment and grounds them.
Again... I think all of my picks may be too literal... but I'm a very literal kind of girl. I wish I understood the Kanji that was used in #3. I think it must mean something profound to the rest of the display... it's high position above the otherwise grounded and spreading display tells me I am missing some lofty and important idea. I would likely have rated it higher if I understood it, because it is a beautifully conceived display.
I appreciate the work you went through to do all this Al... you are a good man.
I hope my answers have returned some of your effort, however unrefined they might be.
Yours most kindly,
V
Ok sooo I still pick #12 as my #1...
I love the fact that I feel like I am standing on a high hill and looking across water and other hills and trees further off... and the accent planting is very complimentary. Maybe it's too obvious... but I love it's literal feel.
#2 is my #2...
I think it might be the most technically perfect for my limited knowledge of display. The pot/stand for each is ideal... the cross reference of the pot to pot is ideal... the scroll is sublime... the tree scroll and accent all together work and have a lot of interest individually, and yet are subtle and refined all together.
#11 is my #3...
I think the scroll and grass are marvelous enough to be just a kusamono display. The tree completes the enviornment and grounds them.
Again... I think all of my picks may be too literal... but I'm a very literal kind of girl. I wish I understood the Kanji that was used in #3. I think it must mean something profound to the rest of the display... it's high position above the otherwise grounded and spreading display tells me I am missing some lofty and important idea. I would likely have rated it higher if I understood it, because it is a beautifully conceived display.
I appreciate the work you went through to do all this Al... you are a good man.
I hope my answers have returned some of your effort, however unrefined they might be.
Yours most kindly,
V
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
I thought it must be... but I wasn't sure... and I love botanical over common any day.
V
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
I think this is a very nice set of observations... I even agree with a lot of it, except the bit about #3. I want to reserve judgement until I know the meaning of the script.
But if I were to critique the post I would say that a consistent use of caps would have improved this otherwise elegant response.
You still love me honey??? Right??????
Your loving wife,
V
Brian Underwood
Chumono
I think my ranking thus far would be #12, #2, #4. Can we get a closer picture of #4's scroll and suiseki? That may change my ranking, but either way those three are quite nice. #12 has a strong feeling of place, and the scroll and tree go very well together. #2 also has a great feeling of place, as well as season. I think the three elements compliment each other, though the accent plant may almost be redundant. #4 has a feeling of tranquility, though I can't make out all the details of the scroll.
The others I really liked were #7 and #9. #7 has an amazing tree, but I don't feel like the two slabs go together. If the tree had a stand it might work better. #9 the only thing that felt off was the size of the scroll. I liked the mountain background, but the scroll seemed a bit too small.
Man, I hope I didn't offend anyone. That was not at all my intention. Plus, I never know what the heck I'm talking about most of the time anyway! Great displays, I wish I could have attended! Thanks Al, and sorry about the ranking... another scroll pic may help. -=Brian=-
The others I really liked were #7 and #9. #7 has an amazing tree, but I don't feel like the two slabs go together. If the tree had a stand it might work better. #9 the only thing that felt off was the size of the scroll. I liked the mountain background, but the scroll seemed a bit too small.
Man, I hope I didn't offend anyone. That was not at all my intention. Plus, I never know what the heck I'm talking about most of the time anyway! Great displays, I wish I could have attended! Thanks Al, and sorry about the ranking... another scroll pic may help. -=Brian=-
Ang3lfir3
Omono
But if I were to critique the post I would say that a consistent use of caps would have improved this otherwise elegant response.
You still love me honey??? Right??????
Your loving wife,
V
YaR i StiLL lOvE you.... SO Th3Re!!!
Victrinia Ridgeway
Omono
Yamadori
Shohin
It says, "To Dream"
yenling83
Omono
I like 12, 10 and 7.
Not sure about the order.
Not sure about the order.
Ang3lfir3
Omono
Since I forgot to rank my #2 and #3 choices...
I would choose no 12 as my #2... the display is fabulous and the only reason i would choose no 2 over no 12 is that I happen to simply like the emotion in no 2 more.... that and no 12 feels too obvious not as possibly romantic (from a purely thought provoking sense)
my #3 would def have to be no 11.... this is a wonderful display as well the mimicing of the grass in the scross and accent works well for me... what i think doesn't exactly fit is the tree. I would have liked to have seen something maybe more in line with a Maple or Elm in this case... (yah im picky too bad)... as my wife mentioned the accent and the scroll alone could have made for a most amazing disply...... use of the (what looks to be) suiban and scroll table keeps the design elegant and the matching grass/bamboo looks nice.. this would be heightened by having the grass have a more right hand motion (leaning to the center) and potentially being just a slight bit more sparce (would be nice to see more definition is the blades )
I would choose no 12 as my #2... the display is fabulous and the only reason i would choose no 2 over no 12 is that I happen to simply like the emotion in no 2 more.... that and no 12 feels too obvious not as possibly romantic (from a purely thought provoking sense)
my #3 would def have to be no 11.... this is a wonderful display as well the mimicing of the grass in the scross and accent works well for me... what i think doesn't exactly fit is the tree. I would have liked to have seen something maybe more in line with a Maple or Elm in this case... (yah im picky too bad)... as my wife mentioned the accent and the scroll alone could have made for a most amazing disply...... use of the (what looks to be) suiban and scroll table keeps the design elegant and the matching grass/bamboo looks nice.. this would be heightened by having the grass have a more right hand motion (leaning to the center) and potentially being just a slight bit more sparce (would be nice to see more definition is the blades )
Ang3lfir3
Omono
HEY are you coming up here for the convention or what? no body tells me anything...
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