bonsaial1

There was an interesting thread about this very thing on the IBC a couple months back. Someone had asked the very same thing. Walter Pall, who makes no bones about having an opinion on everything, said that this is in a style known as " The driftwood style". The emphasis is on the driftwood, while the foliage softens the edges. I think you will notice that the book was written fairly recently, but the trees had been styled in some cases back in the late 80's. I think Kimura has recieved a lot of flak for his deadwood creations and has even been credited with the "Juniper Demo Syndrome". Meaning: make a tree in a demo at a convention as fast as you can, and if you have an unruley branch just peel it and make jin out of it. I think the trend for deciduos trees is coming back stronger than ever. Mostly due in part to Walter Pall. Mr. Kimura has been moving away from so much deadwood in a lot of his more recent endeavors. I like most of the stuff he does now.

Regards, Bonsaial