Leigh Taafe demo 05.04.'09

[FlyBri]

Hi FlyBri,

Visually I could not spot the difference between your photo and Lisa's last.

Gday Daiviet!

That just goes to show how subtle I am... But seriously, if you open Lisa's final photo, then click the 'next' and 'back' arrows (→ and ←) you should be able to flip back and forth between the images to see the differences.

Thanks.

Fly.

[anttal63]

nice work leigh you have achieved a good result! i look forward to the refinement

[mudlarkpottery]

Great photos and great demo. Thanks for posting.
Penny.

[aaron_tas]

hi leigh, awesome tree

love the transformation too, the way the long branch "pulls" the tree over works really well

i think i would leave it at the original angle, no offense brian...

[Leigh Taafe]

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[Leigh Taafe]

Lisa, firstly, thanks for taking the pictures. Second, thanks for taking the time to upload them to the forum for me.

Also, thanks for everyone's comments.

My plan is to tilt the tree a little, as Brian suggested, mainly to disguise the large left root a little more. I will adjust the foliage accordingly to suit the new angle.

From here I will refine the foliage (I will post a pic when it is done). Some branches need thinning out, others need shortening. Small branches need wiring and better placement.

I will think about the direction i wish to take with the carving. I will use the stub left from the branch I removed to create a jin and incorporate a shari down the trunk to include some of the old scars where the previous owner removed branches. This will be done in spring. I will post another pic once that is done.

Cheers,
Leigh.

[Grant Bowie]

Nice work Leigh. Looking forward to seeing it many times here in Canberra.

Grant

[LLK]

Thanks for the kind words.
I wouldn't have missed this demo for the world. Has anyone ever seen, or heard of, a public Hinoki demo, here or overseas? I haven't. This species is far from easy to work with, generally, and one doesn't see all that many bonsai specimens anywhere. So, top class work on a Hinoki this size and age is something unique.
With time, the natural, beautiful layering of the foliage should make this tree yet more outstanding.

I'll post some more pics of the Weston Creek Bnsai Group show when I've processed them, hoping you don't get tired of it all.

Lisa

[Elias]

Really nice tree that you have up with Leigh, very interesting material. Thanks for sharing.

Elias

[Bretts]

Some great work leigh. It shows some very intresting balance at the moment. If these tutorials keep up I might even learn to style Junipers

[Asus101]

I might even learn to style Junipers

I believe its a conifer, not a juniperus species.

Leigh one interesting thing I can see that hasn't been brought up, the live vein... will creating a shari where you plan cause issues for the current apex?

[Pup]

I might even learn to style Junipers

I believe its a conifer, not a juniperus species.

A decidufile would not know the difference. I am surprised you did

Leigh I think it has all been said, I will just add well done young man. But next time you are going to bend some thing like that. Get a car jack
Pup

[Bretts]

I believe its a conifer, not a juniperus species.

A decidufile would not know the difference. I am surprised you did

Hmm I thought a Juniper was a conifer maybe a decidufile does have a lot to learn

[Steven]

I wish I was there to see your workshop Leigh.
I love what you have done and where this tree is going. Sweet stock, great vision, nice big bend and a neat wire/tubing job too.
Well done mate!

A big thanks to Lisa for the photography and commentary. We really appreciate your time and effort!

Regards,
Steven

[Pup]

I believe its a conifer, not a juniperus species.

A decidufile would not know the difference. I am surprised you did

Hmm I thought a Juniper was a conifer maybe a decidufile does have a lot to learn

Juniperus is part of the conifer family, as is Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana Gracilis. Pup

Please note Asus