Attila

Lets see who has a vested interest to put the ownership before the beauty of the tree.
The talented bonsai artist?
No, that can't be. If you are good, people will know about you and your work. It doesn't matter who exibits your trees. Yourself or someone else. You don't care.

So, who's left?
That's right, THE BONSAI POLITICIANS. The wannabes. People with big egos but not much work to show for (I do NOT count anyone from the Forum into this category, please).

If I bought a tree yesterday and exhibit it today, I will not lie about the artist. To anyone who asks I will tell that the artist is John Naka and I am the proud owner for one day. So John can be proud of himself and I can be proud of both the tree and John.
Am I supposed to be ashamed that I own the tree?
It's nothin wrong with buying works of art. It's only wrong if I lie about it.

And aren't we supposed to encourage the demand for good trees? Imagine a product with plenty of supply and no demand.
That's called a worthless product.

Thanks for the great thread Andy.

Attila
Los Angeles