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Originally Posted by rockm
Vic has found one of the least noticed paths to learning bonsai--finding a mentor and then working for them. I have seen a few folks do this at bonsai nurseries.
One worked for free at one bonsai nursery I go to weeding, trimming and doing work that the owners couldn't get to or were avoiding doing. .
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That's exactly what I did for about 3 1/2 yrs in mid-80's. I found that after 8 yrs of doing bonsai by myself, and with a club, that I was getting NOWHERE!!
I think most newbies fail to recognize this scenario however. Most newbies just don't realize that they don't know...how much they don't know!
We worked on the teachers stuff for a few hours and then my stuff for a few hours, but I enjoyed working on his stuff more than mine!
He had a few people who paid him to work on their trees. I couldn't afford this and didn't want it that way anyhow. So, he said to come out and we'd work on his...then mine!
I try to do that with a couple friends here now, one in particular who devotes some time..
D.