Alicia

Well I am only just starting my third year in bonsai so at this point I am certainly not an artist yet as I am still learning the theory behind bonsai. As of now as much as many will cringe at this bonsai is not my number one activity. I have several interests that I have been doing much longer than bonsai the main one being dressage. Even with dressage though I have competed in the past sucessfully at the moment that is not where my aspirations lie. I have people come to me constantly for help for both them and their horse. They wish to improve to compete but for me the joy is in the practice. I can get feed back any time by having a peer come over to watch me ride and look for weaknesses.

That is how I feel about bonsai too. For me my interests/obsessions are self fulfilling. Do I consider my self an artist ? In general yes, in bonsai no... not yet. I am sure I will be but that is because of the way I live. Art is created when you put your soul into what you do. Art is not art simply because it is displayed. It is how it is created.

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