Sunday D and I went to a bonsai show (some time I'll have to write about how I very recently became an enthusiastic bonsai practitioner - sort of - more of an amateur freshwoman student really - it's all D's fault!), and it was really fun! We had a great time looking at bonsai, rocks, accent plants, and scrolls and going through the vendor area. We came home with tiny plants, pots, and a few photos (very few - turns out photos were not allowed).
Fortunately, I had taken only one photo of a tree, and I had taken it because D loves ginkos, has several in training, and was interested in the way this one is styled:
Both of us were surprised this was in the show - it's not particularly; well, it isn't . . . um, it hasn't . . . (sudden fit of coughing) . . . But ginkos are not noted as graceful trees, but this picture will be helpful for D when he starts to wire his specimens. I think it will help him figure out what he doesn't want to do!
Then I took a photo of this scroll; I had never seen one mounted like this and thought D could make one for the scrolls he has. I took lessons in how to make the usual fabric/scroll, but trust me, I don't ever want to do that. It didn't speak to me at all.
And of course, I had to crop the scroll so the art work could be seen more clearly. I fell in love with it!
Bet you can see why!
So you're joining David in the bonsai scene. What took so long? I think they're beautiful and I'm sure you'll learn a lot and have fun doing it.
ReplyDeleteI have a question for you and David. When the ginko leaves turn yellow in the fall, do all the leaves fall on the same day. That has been the habit of my massive ginko in my backyard. Everyone of those gorgeous lemon lime leaves fall on the same day. It does produce a magnificent carpet of yellow on my grass and driveway.
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