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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”

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”

5 Reasons BONSAI will benefit your HEALTH

When I was working for a company, I found ways to incorporate my hobby into my work place.  In the spring, I would bring my bonsai to work to display at my desk.  Co workers would come by and admire it.   I even found a way to do a class at work with the guise of relievingContinue reading “5 Reasons BONSAI will benefit your HEALTH”