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Originally Posted by Vance Wood
In the end it does not matter where you find your trees or how much money you spend on your trees, it depends on the vision you see in your trees. A $500 dollar tree with no vision is worth far less than a $50 dollar tree with a future that touches you in your imagination. So in my way of thinking there are two path takers, those who think big bucks mean great results, and those who look for the potential of great results regardless of the source. One can be hindered by the lack of ability to come up with the price to pay for it, the other can be hindered by the inability to see what is there, neither is mutually inclusive or exclusive. The barrier is not money the barrier is personal vision.
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I remember way back in 2001 or 02 a first exchange with Andy Rutledge. He went on to say later in the thread about stock that a true artist is able to achieve something artistic from nearly everything. Price is not an issue. Never should be.
I wonder why there is a need for establishments like Oregon Bonsai or Golden Arrow Bonsai. Perveyors of overpriced crap....I think not! Are they for everyone?.... certainly not
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Originally Posted by Grampz
And the nice thing about commenting on an editorial such as this is, I too have no burning desire to have anyone see things my way...I only wish to point out that we are not all in this for the same reasons, nor working from the same bank account...
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A few years ago Carl Bergstrom and I had some great discussions in chat about building a part of this forum that would be secluded from those that didn't see bonsai in a more elitist light. A place where people could talk about bonsai and those that wished to come there felt much the same way. We decided that bonsaiTALK being a more community minded place was probably out of the question for a snob sub forum. Carl went on to form Art of Bonsai. In those early days I was part of the organizing party. I soon became disenchanted with what was to be the ongoing message from Art of Bonsai. The focus was not going to be on nuts and bolts of making bonsai, but rather a place to engage intellectual discussion on the artistic aspects of bonsai. I didn't want to talk about bonsai I wanted to do bonsai and I wanted to learn it from those more experienced than me.
I feel there is a better way....just exhibit some respectable artistic bonsai. Nothing more.
In my small way I have introduced in a politically correct way as possible that I am not trying to reach the part of the bonsai community with no bank account. They are not really part of this equation. I don't know any other way to be more clear on that...sorry.
Cheers, Al