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Originally Posted by rockm
If you watch American Idol on TV, you will sometimes notice the contestants who sing the most severly off-key sometimes protest the loudest...
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Very astute observation and amazingly true.
Ralph,
You outline your travels in bonsai quite well and one thing I noticed was a progression from nothing toward better bonsai and a hope to continue improving.
This is what we all strive toward, to improve our skills and create better bonsai. But what is at the end of the road what does the learning and efforts lead to? Why artistic bonsai of course. It is the failure to admit that this is the end goal that separates the two camps.
Notice also that there are no people that I know of that has reached this level who claims it is only a hobby or craft and they should be allowed to display sticks in pots without critique. In fact, it is the people who have not yet created decent, artistic, well designed bonsai that screams "hobby" the loudest. I wonder if it is only a way to avoid simply saying "I am not at that level yet."
Great thread Al, keep on going forward.
Will
Oh and in case you're wondering, I am not at that level yet.