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I have to agree that "flaws" are a fact of life. Everybody and everything has them. Sometimes it is the flaw that shows the character (jin and shari are representative of something dead on a live tree.....wabi-sabi). I usually like deadwood on bonsai, it is dramatic, but it isn't always appropriate.

I see flaws as having limits to adding character though. Let's say there is a finger "snapping" contest. One guy has a small part of the tip of a middle finger missing from a woodworking accident, but because of that, he can snap his fingers extremely loud. The other contestant has no opposing digits (thumbs). Who do you think will win?

Sorry, I'm having a strange morning. For some reason that made sense to me.

I'm off for some caffeine.

John

10-May-2005	#6
John Dixon Air Assault All The Way. Join Date: Mar-2004 Location: Huntersville, NC (near Charlotte) Country: USA USDA Zone: 7-8 AHS Heat Zone: 7 Posts: 1,702	I have to agree that "flaws" are a fact of life. Everybody and everything has them. Sometimes it is the flaw that shows the character (jin and shari are representative of something dead on a live tree.....wabi-sabi). I usually like deadwood on bonsai, it is dramatic, but it isn't always appropriate. I see flaws as having limits to adding character though. Let's say there is a finger "snapping" contest. One guy has a small part of the tip of a middle finger missing from a woodworking accident, but because of that, he can snap his fingers extremely loud. The other contestant has no opposing digits (thumbs). Who do you think will win? Sorry, I'm having a strange morning. For some reason that made sense to me. I'm off for some caffeine. John __________________ John Dixon Si vis pacem parabellum Stay off the trails of others, that's where the booby-traps are.