Today is the January 1st 2016. Happy New Year! I wanted to make at least an entry to my blog to mark the beginning of a fresh new year. It’s traditional that most people make new a year’s resolutions and set goals to improve themselves for the new year. Congratulations for those who haveContinue reading “2 Life Lessons Learned from Bonsai to Help you this Year”
Author Archives: tony bonsaiko
Friendship: Serendipity of Bonsai
According to WordPress 2015 stat, this is the most read article on this blog. Therefore it’s worth reblogging.
Collected Hemlocks – Mother and Daughter
I was trying to come up with a catchy title for this blog and could not come up with a good one. The mother and daughter, although a little cheesy, seemed to be appropriate for this pair of trees. This was the pair of trees I worked on in Spring of this year with myContinue reading “Collected Hemlocks – Mother and Daughter”
Wild Azalea
These photos of a very large azalea keeps coming up on my laptop’s photo library, so I thought I’d share the story. The photos were taken on May 28, 2012 just before it went to a bonsai auction. The flowers were timed perfectly for the auction which was roughly about a week from that date. I boughtContinue reading “Wild Azalea”
Restyling a Pinus Contorta
I wrote about this tree earlier this year https://wordpress.com/post/81919794/15/. I’ve also been wanting to restyle this tree as the top has become visually heavy for the size of trunk it has. This is a Pinus Contorta (Lodge Pole pine or Shore Pine). I’ve envisioned this tree as a “bunjin” or literati style which should have a sparse topContinue reading “Restyling a Pinus Contorta”
The Bonsai Kid
I don’t usually reblog but this one is very good.
Collaborating with Nature – Search for Relevance of Bonsai Art and Self
About a week from today, one of my bonsai trees will be on display at the Portland Art Museum for The Artisans Cup (an Exhibition of American Bonsai) http://www.theartisanscup.com/. Needless to say, I’m very excited about this event. There are 3 main reasons for my excitement: 1) Most obvious reason…my tree will be on display 2) IContinue reading “Collaborating with Nature – Search for Relevance of Bonsai Art and Self”
IMAGINE THIS – GREEN CUBE
Around 2002 I had a surge of ideas that came to me while working as a project manager for a large mechanical company. We installed building HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) for buildings and their controls. At the time it was winter and I was very much into bonsai and want to continue toContinue reading “IMAGINE THIS – GREEN CUBE”
A Lot to Learn about Bonsai
I’m reblogging Michael Hagaedorn’s post on junipers as a reminder of juniper care for my own collection. I had a personal experience of the pinching errors that Michael talks about. I posted earlier of my shimpaku juniper I call “infity”. I shaped this tree as if it was immortal and got a little carried away. Continue reading “A Lot to Learn about Bonsai”
Whale Watching Turned Bonsai Sight Seeing
What does a bonsai fanatic do during a whale watching expedition? Look for trees….of course. Yes seeing Orca whales at Salish Seas are a rare site and they are beautiful but for a bonsai person like me, I had more fun taking pictures of trees along the weather worn rock cliffs by the water. Here areContinue reading “Whale Watching Turned Bonsai Sight Seeing”