Bonsai Bloggers

I always like to post a few other bonsai blogs from time to time to show what else is on offer if you look for it. It’s especially good if you can find active blogs with regular quality posts. Here are a few that are active at the moment.

Danny Use at Gingko is posting some great stuff at the moment and pretty much on a daily basis. I especially love his posts showing trees developing over a number of years. If you haven’t checked it out yet, go back through the older postings. Just click on the image below to visit.

 

Next up is a blog from Tomas Kovsca, in Slovenia. Language shouldn’t be a barrier to bonsai. I use Google Chrome as a browser to translate text within a post. It’s not perfect, but good enough to follow the meaning of a post topic. Again click on the image below to link to this blog.

 

I just have to promote Mr Warren again by way of encouraging him to keep up the postings from Japan and elsewhere on his worldwide trips. He’s a very unassuming chap who does little in the way of self promotion. His work speaks for itself, so perhaps promotion isn’t required!  I personally hold him in high regard, just don’t bloody tell him I said it 🙂 Click image below to view link.

Next up is Dylan Fawcett’s very educational blog Bonsai Prelude. Some great posts with plenty of reading too.

 

The first bonsai blog I ever followed Kingii, in Spanish but a very active blog with some stunning trees being produced. This is why Spanish Bonsai is ahead of the game in Europe. Also the El Tim or The Team linked closely with Kingii is worth following.

 

One of my favourites is Bjorn’s Bjorvala Bonsai with regular posts from Japan and not to mention the Video Series Bonsai Art of Japan. well worth a follow.

 

I have to finish off with Peter Snarts Willowbog Chat blog. I have a vested interest in it as I helped Peter get it set up but Peter has embraced the blogging concept and is always adding good quality and informative posts. Well worth subscribing too for the regular updates.

 

That should keep you going for a while 🙂 All images above are links. I have come across a few new start up blogs lately. Once I see the posts pick up, I’ll share them here too. Share the love people 🙂 If you like what you see, why not follow the blog by signing up for notifications by rss, email etc. This will act as encouragement for all and we’ll see even more posts.

 

 

 

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Ryan Neil Willowbog Demo Parts 1 – 4

Part 4 is now available to view on Youtube. For ease of use, I have added all 4 parts here.

Be sure to read the credits, my thanks to those listed there, but also to everyone who attended the workshop that made it such a good day. My bill for pushing you out of the snow is in the post 🙂

 

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Ryan Neil Willowbog Demo Part 3

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Ryan Neil Willowbog Demo Part 2

Hope you all enjoyed the craic in part one, or should that be CRACK!

Here’s part 2, part 3 tonight when I get home from work.

If you are Not, you should be!

If you are not currently following Peter Warren’s blog posts from the Green club and Kokufu Ten, then you should be.

with his usual pithy comments he has been showing us some interesting bonsai both in the exhibition and also on the sales tables at the club.

Here is a selection of the photos he been posting.

Ryan Neil Willowbog Bonsai Demo Video Part 1

I sat down yesterday morning to try and edit the demo day video with Ryan at Willowbog into something shorter without missing out the interesting bits. That proved to be a hard task! Ryan keeps up the commentary, questions, and stories pretty much the whole way thorough! I have therefore got Four parts to share with you totalling 3 1/2 hours of footage! I’ll share as I get them uploaded.

This is a lot of viewing and I know that many will not want to be bothered wading through it, however, others have asked to see the complete session. Down the line I might upload some of the individual learning moments or pearls of wisdom given by Ryan.

I had a nightmare with the video camera and was missing the first few hours of footage but thankfully Phil the fingers had it recorded on our backup/closeup camera and I have edited both together.

Boxie’s Benches

On our trip over to Willowbog and also on our way back we popped into Mike’s place for a look around his trees. Mike is an old mate from bonsai days past and after a break from the hobby for a few years, he jumped back in with both feet.

You’ll have seen Mike in the photos of the Sunday workshop. Hard to miss, a long haired biker covered in tattoos. Here’s some of the photos I snapped on the way out and the way home.

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Ryan Neil Pine Lecture Part 2

2 of 2. Now making a start on editing the demo footage. Not easy as Ryan keeps the information flow going throughout!

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Ryan Neil Pine Lecture Part 1

You will have seen Ryan talking about Pines elsewhere on Youtube but I think this one is slightly more detailed and well worth a watch.