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16-Jun-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
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Candy's Spring Show
Inspired by Treebeard's Summer Show, I present a small spring bonsai show.
Picture #1 - Semi-cascade Black Pine, Pinus thunbergii, with a history. Trunk diameter 3" Trunk height 4.5"h x 17"l x 12"w Pot dimension 4"h x 10"w - Tokoname Picture #2 - Japanese Maple Forest Picture #3 - Mugo pine, Pinus mugo, semicascade? Alien Egg Pot size: 10 inches in diameter - Nick Lenz Composition size: 28 inches in length x 18 inches wide x 16 inches high. Picture #4 - Informal upright, Chinese Hackberry, Celtis Sinensis, that has been BonsaiTalked before. Nick Lenz pot Trunk diameter 12" Trunk height 40" |
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16-Jun-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
 
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That's a nice foursome! I like the alien egg pot, a bit surprising as I am a bit traditional when it comes to pot choices. I like the hackberry too...would have to see the pot in person before I commit to it though! ;-)
Addendum: I just saw better views of the last pot in your Journal (better lighting) and I do like it. I agree with your comments in the journal that it could be a bit longer...it is bigger than it looks pictured here! Last edited by JohnQuinn : 16-Jun-2005 at 11:20 PM. |
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16-Jun-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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John - I have no doubt that you would REALLY like the Nick Lenz pot (the one with the Hackberry). It is a quality piece of clayware. However, I do understand your uncertainty pertaining to a photo of pottery. A pot can communicate so much through touch and feel and personal seeing than through a photograph. -Candy |
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16-Jun-2005
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I absolutely love that Hackberry, fantastic. The pot is an improvement over the old one but I would really like to see that antique Chinese pot married to a tree, I like that pot. Re-potted that egg yet? You should do a pictorial of that process for us. Great trees, Will |
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16-Jun-2005
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American Bonsai Fanatic
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Candy,
You're trees are lovely. You have a good eye, and from working with you, its very obvious that you sincerly respect the trees you take care of. Thanks for the great pics! Anthony* |
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16-Jun-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
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Funny thing, everyone who sees the Alien Egg wants to know how to repot it. Guess I will have to do a photo essay on the repot. Quote:
Thanks for your kind comments. -Candy |
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17-Jun-2005
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Attila Soos
Join Date: Jan-2002
Location: Los Angeles, California
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The nebari of the hackberry reminds me of the foot of a dinosaur. I keep searching for the rest of its body.
Love those trees. |
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17-Jun-2005
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Attila Soos
Join Date: Jan-2002
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What I find so appealing in Nick’s work is that his trees have many different visual meanings, thus engaging the eye and the mind at different levels. You can take the image, flip it, and come up with something carrying a different context.
The closest thing his art reminds me is the Chinese art of objects found in nature, such as root carvings and scholar’s rocks. I am not sure whether he was inspired by this art form, or if he is even aware of it. With scholar’s rocks and root carvings, you could look at an object as a natural landscape, a mythical creature, or an interesting and randomly shaped object, all in the same time. Depending on what your mind is focused on. The forms of these objects take on a metaphysical dimension due to this unique character. Lately, I am finding myself to value this attribute more and more in bonsai. It has to do with random events giving the tree a unique form, impossible to duplicate by man. Your first black pine and the hackberry has some of the character I am talking about. |
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