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| Prunus Mahaleb yamadori |
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| Prunus Mahaleb yamadori - other side |
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| Prunus Mahaleb yamadori closer view of the trunk and base |
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| Closer view of the trunk from the other side |
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Prunus Mahaleb - Yamadori
This Prunus Mahaleb is one of the trees that joined my collection this year. It is a very interesting tree with lots of different design possibilities, just the way I like it.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Pinus Mugo Yamadori
This season some new trees joined my collection. One of them is this Pinus Mugo, for now it looks healthy and in good condition so I will take really good care of the tree to assure it stays this way.
Some of the other trees will be posted in the next days.
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| Pinus Mugo Yamadori |
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| Details of the natural dead wood |
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| Some additional details |
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| Styling by nature |
Some of the other trees will be posted in the next days.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Before and after package
In the last months I worked on some Junipers and finally I found the time to write a post. First chronologically the most fresh styling. This Juniper started his bonsai career three years ago as a collected urban yamadori. In these three years many bonsai artists left their mark on this tree. The first styling was done in a school session with Ivo Saporiti and Mauro Fregara, then in the next school session I worked on this tree under guidelines of Enrico Savini and at the end with our bonsai group of Tora. We discussed several ideas and different aspects that created the today's image of the tree.
At its beginning the Juniper looked quite different and if we continue at a similar pace I think it will eventually become a nice, decent tree.
Before that Tomaz Rozina trusted me his Juniper for a styling. I realy enjoyed working on this tree with the greatest pleasure. It’s a very small and interesting Juniper so within hours the first makeover was complete and I think that the little Juniper has a nice future as a good, small, dramatic tree. Tomaz thanks for letting me work on the tree.
Chronologically before that I was able to get a small Juniper from Rajko. The tree was devoted for his classes with students, but since Rajko is a good guy and I had to practice for the NTC I could work on the tree. Next to the tree I got the evaluation of my work, comments t of the transformation, his critical guidance and advices for improvement. Great. In the end it got even better bcs. the tree got a new owner, my Vesna.
These trees all together fit in a period before and after these years EBA and NTC competition and as the trees improved and changed before and after, the relations whit bonsai friends improved in this before and after period.
In some way all of our club members helped me with my preparations for NTC. Tomaž devoted lot of his time for my preparation, generously shared his knowledge, I was present at all his demonstrations, where I could practice and learn... Rajko deprive one of his student for a tree and gave me a lot of useful tips and knowledge, Blaž resigned his working table, .... Matej brought an arsenal of bonsai magazines.... Janez lent literature and openly commented on each styling I made ... Tomaž resigned his juniper and allowed me to shape it, .... many members of the Slovenian bonsai club and other bonsai friends left his mark on this season in their own way ....we all developed in our own way as did out trees and all this together means a lot to me. It will mean a lot after as it did before.
That's it, simply and honest!
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| Juniperus Chinesis - 2012-06 |
At its beginning the Juniper looked quite different and if we continue at a similar pace I think it will eventually become a nice, decent tree.
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| Juniperus Chinesis - 2009 - 11 |
Before that Tomaz Rozina trusted me his Juniper for a styling. I realy enjoyed working on this tree with the greatest pleasure. It’s a very small and interesting Juniper so within hours the first makeover was complete and I think that the little Juniper has a nice future as a good, small, dramatic tree. Tomaz thanks for letting me work on the tree.
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Tomažs Juniper before the stlying
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| Tomažs Juniper after the styling |
Chronologically before that I was able to get a small Juniper from Rajko. The tree was devoted for his classes with students, but since Rajko is a good guy and I had to practice for the NTC I could work on the tree. Next to the tree I got the evaluation of my work, comments t of the transformation, his critical guidance and advices for improvement. Great. In the end it got even better bcs. the tree got a new owner, my Vesna.
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| Juniper before styling |
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| Juniper after styling |
These trees all together fit in a period before and after these years EBA and NTC competition and as the trees improved and changed before and after, the relations whit bonsai friends improved in this before and after period.
In some way all of our club members helped me with my preparations for NTC. Tomaž devoted lot of his time for my preparation, generously shared his knowledge, I was present at all his demonstrations, where I could practice and learn... Rajko deprive one of his student for a tree and gave me a lot of useful tips and knowledge, Blaž resigned his working table, .... Matej brought an arsenal of bonsai magazines.... Janez lent literature and openly commented on each styling I made ... Tomaž resigned his juniper and allowed me to shape it, .... many members of the Slovenian bonsai club and other bonsai friends left his mark on this season in their own way ....we all developed in our own way as did out trees and all this together means a lot to me. It will mean a lot after as it did before.
That's it, simply and honest!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
EBA 2012
The European Convention, which was organized by the Slovenian bonsai club is over. The feelings are mixed, but at the end of the day it is important to pick up the positive things, learn something from that, make common conclusion and move on.
The event as such was successful in all aspects. More than 1,000 visitors came to the exhibition with 90 trees from 11 European countries. The majority of the visitors and participants went home satisfied. The demonstrators worked for two days almost full time on stage and shared their knowledge with the public. They created some really amazing trees, which will eventually become good bonsai.
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| Prva nagrada EBA 2012 - Juniperus Itoigawa by Gino Costa |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Juniperus Itoigawa by Nik Rozman |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Pinus Parviflora by David Busai |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Chamaecyparis Malus by Ruud Simons |
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| EBA 2012 Award of Merit - Fagus Sylvatica by |
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| Celtis Sinesis by Rajko Podgornik Reš |
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| Pinus Pentaphylla by Tomaž Hafner |
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| Juniperus Chinesis Itoigawa by Tomaž Kovšca |
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| Fagus Sylvatica by Aleš Zavodnik |
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| Rhododendron Indicium by Nik Rozman |
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| Juniperus Procumbens Nana by Roland Petek |
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| Chamaecyparis Pisifera Bulevard by Roland Petek |
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| Ginkgo Biloba by Tomaž Hafner |
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| Pinus Parviflora Kokonoe by Sandor Papp |
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| Olea Europeaea by Andrea Brasini |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Giorgio Castagneri |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Luigi Maggioni |
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| Creategus by Tony Tickle |
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| Juniperus Itoigawa by Gardini Ettore |
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| Quercus Ilex by Fabrizio Petruzzello |
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| Pinus Thunbergii by Mario Pavone |
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| Juniperus Itoigawa by Andreay Koos & Eve Koosne Lelkes |
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| Olea Europaea by Luca Bragazzi |
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| Pinus Sylvestris by Baudouin Delorgeril |
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| Pinus Sylvestris by Baudouin Delorgeril |
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| Juniperus Formosana by Josef Valuch |
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| Fagus Sylvatica by Vaclav Novak |
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| Pinus Syvestris by Jan Bučil |
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| Taxus Cuspidata by Walter Schreiner |
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| Pinus Mugo by Herbert Aigner |
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| Larix Decidua by Karl Thier |
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| Juniperus Chinensis - Clemens Marso |
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| Pinus Perviflora by Jeffrevan de Pol |
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| Rhododendron Indiciium by Casper Den Ouden |
All in one it was good. In two days I intensely experienced expectations, joy, tension, nervousness, disappointment, sadness, fun, joy, excitement and tiredness but in the end only satisfaction remained. My main conclusion at the end of this event is as follows. At the end of such days only one thing matters - Bonsai. Everything else is not important; everything else is juts irrelevant ballast and a barrier for what it’s all about: "How to create good bonsai, make true friendships and have fun."
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Friday, May 4, 2012
EBA 2012 - final countdown
The final countdown for the 28. EBA&ESA Convention and international bonsai exhibition has begun. From 11.05 till 13.05.2012 the Slovenian bonsai club is organizing in Ljubljana (Hotel Mons) one of the most important and prestigious exhibitions of bonsai in Europe.
About 100 bonsai from across Europe will be exhibited at the show. In the accompanying program Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Kevin Willson (United Kingdom) and Tony Tickle (United Kingdom) will make demonstrations. On Saturday there will also be the European New Talent Contest with participants from 16 European countries. Last but not least, next to the exhibition it will of course also be possible to get everything a bonsai enthusiast needs. Different sellers will offer trees, pots, substrate, tools, wire and all other bonsai equipment.
As a part of the event promotion, members of the Slovenian bonsai club are exhibiting our trees in the reception of Hotel Mons. So today my Juniperus Chinesis was moved from my garden to the hotel and for a couple of days he will be the EBA exhibition promoter.
From 12.05 to 13.05.2012 everybody is welcome at the European bonsai exhibition in Hotel Mons. Hope to see you there. More info: www.eba2012.si/en
About 100 bonsai from across Europe will be exhibited at the show. In the accompanying program Salvatore Liporace (Italy), Kevin Willson (United Kingdom) and Tony Tickle (United Kingdom) will make demonstrations. On Saturday there will also be the European New Talent Contest with participants from 16 European countries. Last but not least, next to the exhibition it will of course also be possible to get everything a bonsai enthusiast needs. Different sellers will offer trees, pots, substrate, tools, wire and all other bonsai equipment.
As a part of the event promotion, members of the Slovenian bonsai club are exhibiting our trees in the reception of Hotel Mons. So today my Juniperus Chinesis was moved from my garden to the hotel and for a couple of days he will be the EBA exhibition promoter.
From 12.05 to 13.05.2012 everybody is welcome at the European bonsai exhibition in Hotel Mons. Hope to see you there. More info: www.eba2012.si/en
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