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Staselwood Bonsai Studio
Join Date: Sep-2005
Location: Newark (Hanover), Ohio
Country: USA
Posts: 207
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Demos / Lectures
hmmm... where to begin...
the first demo i was asked to do was sit with 3 other club members all with the same type of juniper and style it... Purpose was to show the differences that people can see in a tree.
After seeing some other demos like you have all experienced "chop, chop, pot, pot". I thought that some different is needed. so I now always try and focus on some very specific. The last lecture i did was a two parter.
First Part... Virtual Styling. had a lap top, projector and a compltly wired large juniper. then I/we went thru and i showed them how they could do this on stubborn trees that they did not know how to approach.
Second Part... Transformation. Most attendees, were repeats from the virtual class to see it transformed.
The Two part class was very narrow in scope which allowed me to get in depth about only the concepts that i was focusing on. At the end i went into aftercare for a tree going thru such a serious bending transformation.
So to sum up my position, I think some demos that are "ahh" inspiring have there place, when you have several new members that need to see the "magic" as someone said... . While some just need to be focused on a single subjuct that is geared to more knowledeable persons...
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