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This reminds me alot of the sort of plantings I am seeing in the Japanese magazines. I think of these as "Lifestyle" ideas. In many of the Japanese magazines about bonsai and Ikebana, there are these abstract "bonsai" around the home. On the counter in the kitchen, on a table in the hallway, on a shelf in a bathroom.

They border on kitsch, bonsai, and Ikebana all rolled into one. I think alot of that has to do with the form of the tree planted on the crecent. The tall shape of the plant along with the extended horizontal curve of the crecent adds tension.

This may be a plus or a negative. The plus side means you have hit abstract bonsai/Ikebana very well. The negative side says that as bonsai, it misses the mark as literati, or formal upright multi trunked. I think if going for the latter, I would try a slab and get away from the wide horizontal crescent. It would make a killer accent tray with about three to five killer plants.

One man's opinion. Cheers, Al

31-Jan-2006	#2
bonsaial1 Bonsai Doer Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Fresno, CA Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 13SH Posts: 5,612	This reminds me alot of the sort of plantings I am seeing in the Japanese magazines. I think of these as "Lifestyle" ideas. In many of the Japanese magazines about bonsai and Ikebana, there are these abstract "bonsai" around the home. On the counter in the kitchen, on a table in the hallway, on a shelf in a bathroom. They border on kitsch, bonsai, and Ikebana all rolled into one. I think alot of that has to do with the form of the tree planted on the crecent. The tall shape of the plant along with the extended horizontal curve of the crecent adds tension. This may be a plus or a negative. The plus side means you have hit abstract bonsai/Ikebana very well. The negative side says that as bonsai, it misses the mark as literati, or formal upright multi trunked. I think if going for the latter, I would try a slab and get away from the wide horizontal crescent. It would make a killer accent tray with about three to five killer plants. One man's opinion. Cheers, Al __________________ If you can't be a player...be an athletic supporter!