Had the pleasure of working down in the Kingdom of Mourne last week. Some snow about on the peaks and some great scenery.
And also this old deciduous tree along the roadside near Castlewellan.
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Winter Image: Trident Maple
Sequoia Sempervirens Update
Did a little more work on my Sequoia Sempervirens last weekend. An odd choice of tree to work on especially in the UK, but I have enjoyed growing this from a 6 inch nursery tree to this. Been trying to pick up a few tips from the West Coast Americans on their traits as bonsai with varying advice being given in return.
2011
First styling
Some carving in September with Peter Snarts assistance and advice.
and now…
Trying to get the rising branches to behave. They have a natural tendency to pop up. Here you can see the first branch wired.
This was done before raffia and taping up in an effort to set it more permanently in position. A groove was cut along the length of the branch for the initial 6 inches and then sealed with paste, raffia’ed and taped. I did this on a few of the heavier branches.
This was the tree after wiring and thinning out. I’m learning a lot about this species as I go along. A fun journey. It continues to grow when most other species have stopped. I now see what branches are likely to be thrown and how to work with this, hard to explain. Give this tree another 3 years and I reckon I’ll have a pretty decent image, but then I love tall trees.
Magic Ceramics
I’ve just posted a sales page for accent pots by Magic Ceramics. Magic, or to be true to his real name ‘MACIEJ’ Targosinski is a great bloke who I met through the Leinster Bonsai Club.
He has a passion for bonsai especially mame but has turned his hand to ceramics. I asked him to make some more accent pots and well, things got out of hand 🙂 So here we are now with myself helping him promote his accent pots via my blog. He has a great range of ideas and sizes with glazes galore! He has another batch coming before Christmas which I can’t wait to see.
I’m not making money out of this partnership although I do get my pick of the pots which is a nice perk 😉 I think that it’s important to support new and local talent and Maciej certainly fits the bill.
If you are interested in any of the pots please note the reference number and enquire via my ‘Contact Me’ tab at the top of the page.
Avon Tyrrell Bonsai Workshop 2014 Video
Great video here that captures the moments from this years Avon Tyrrell Bonsai Workshop back in October.
If you are interested in next years workshop running October 16th to 18th then give Dean a shout via email: avontyrrell.bonsai@gmail.com
Ryan’s Back
It’s not looking good for me making it over to the Ryan Neil workshops at Willowbog Bonsai in April. I’m truly gutted about it.
I can’t see Ryan making it to the UK too often and this is a missed opportunity. Having done a workshop back in 2013 I know just what I’m going to be missing.
Here’s a taster from 2013, the videos from the demo day.
Video – Alcobendas 2014
One to One – San Jose Juniper
This little San Jose Juniper got a refining on Saturday at a one to one session. A few more issues to address next year but it’s coming along nicely for it’s owner.
Before
After
Winter Image – Korean Hornbeam
My Korean Hornbeam was very slow to drop leaves this Autumn. This was it on the 15th November!
This was it this weekend just past it’s best colour.
After a clean up for Winter.
New Bonsai eejit Logo
If you remember a few months back I asked if anyone was up to the task of helping me revamp my logo. To my rescue came Jurgen Robyns from Makisada Ceramics.
I asked that the logo be pretty much the same idea as the current one but with more detail and and few extras like a better tree and a pair of scissors in hand. Jurgen was a star and came up with the image below. He even took a few progression shots for me.
What is it about these talents artists, is one discipline not enough, not only can he draw but he makes stunning pots as well! More about them later as he’s a few special ones in progress at the moment that I want to share with you when they are completed.
For now, you’ll have to make do with my logo. It’ll take a while for me to get rid of the old one from everywhere I use it!!
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Bonsai Eejit 