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"If you hired a carpenter to build you a garage, would you consider it a failure if it was not 'artistic'? Of course not. If you were able to create a very nice JBP bonsai in the next 40-50 years, but one that looked like hundreds of other pines that you might see in Bonsai Today, would you consider it a failure because it did not possess the cutting-edge, one of a kind style of Kimura?"

Carpentry, plumbing and electrical functional craft with art. There is a line, but it is not distinct. Also Carpentry, plumbing and electrical craft serve a function. Bonsai does not. Bonsai is used for nothing but emotional stimulation. It serves no other purpose than that..

14-May-2006	#9
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"If you hired a carpenter to build you a garage, would you consider it a failure if it was not 'artistic'? Of course not. If you were able to create a very nice JBP bonsai in the next 40-50 years, but one that looked like hundreds of other pines that you might see in Bonsai Today, would you consider it a failure because it did not possess the cutting-edge, one of a kind style of Kimura?" Carpentry, plumbing and electrical functional craft with art. There is a line, but it is not distinct. Also Carpentry, plumbing and electrical craft serve a function. Bonsai does not. Bonsai is used for nothing but emotional stimulation. It serves no other purpose than that..