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Originally Posted by bonsaial1
...this friend of mine will not own or loses interest in anything that has been previously styled by someone else. This person feels that if the raw stock was not initially styled by him, it is never really his.
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Al, I respectfully submit that your friend is very egocentric. The beauty of a tree is inherent to the tree - not the creator or the tree. If everyone felt this way about bonsai, there would be no old specimens handed down from previous generations.
There is great pleasure in designing a beautiful bonsai but that feeling, in my opinion, should be the outward enjoyment of the tree - not the inward self-centered fullfillment of the designer of the tree.
If you had a magnificient bonsai on your bench, would it be less magnificient if you did not create it? Can you not enjoy the beauty of another's artistry? Would you cast it from your collection?
It's all about the tree.
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Originally Posted by bonsaial1
... This person feels that if the raw stock was not initially styled by him, it is never really his. In the workshop, he will take suggestions and opinions but the work must be all his. I can appreciate this very much. I think this is a noble feat.
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... it is never really his? More egocentrism? We are all just caretakers.
Noble? Why not do what is best for the tree (and not for inward satisfaction)? ... In early instruction, it may be better for the tree if the master showed the student thru demonstration... then later instruction, the instructor would provide guidance...
It's all about the tree.
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Originally Posted by bonsaial1
... Workshops are a place to learn technique and basics. I feel that artistic vision must be revealed from within. This is a practice that should manifest itself in the tree and the vision thereof.
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I agree. It is a personal journey between man and tree. The end product is the tree... It's all about the tree!
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Originally Posted by bonsaial1
I hope to make bonsai one day that someone will be able to say Al Keppler styled this tree.
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Why is it about Al Keppler? It is wonderful to strive for your own style but why not strive for a wonderful tree?
It's all about the tree!
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Originally Posted by bonsaial1
Yes I would love to make a bonsai that looks like something Kimura made. But would I love to make a bonsai that looks like Kimura made it?
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It's all about the tree...