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Natives as Bonsai project

Posted: September 20th, 2013, 4:13 pm
by GavinG
Yes, it's happening. Slowly. I've taken thousands of photos, here are some.

Australian National Botanic Gardens today. Spring is official.

So why do we look a at a tree, and pass by hundreds of others? What makes a tree interesting to look at? And by extension, what makes a bonsai interesting to look at?

Flowers?
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Leaves? Colours? Contrasts?
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Shapes?
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Textures?
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Grace?
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Shapes?
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It all comes back to form, for me.
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I'm beginning to think that bonsai is making all these things happen together, in a super-concentrated form. Everything should be interesting.

Acacias make mad shapes sometimes.
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Thanks for reading.

Gavin

Re: Natives as Bonsai project

Posted: September 20th, 2013, 4:47 pm
by Jason
GavinG wrote:Yes, it's happening
Cannot wait for this! Very exciting :)

Thankyou for sharing, some inspiring photos there :)

Re: Natives as Bonsai project

Posted: September 20th, 2013, 11:36 pm
by lackhand
Great photos Gavin, thanks for sharing. When do we get to see the rest of the project?

Re: Natives as Bonsai project

Posted: September 21st, 2013, 2:35 pm
by GavinG
The introduction and the Eucs section are at their Last Revise, then off to Stephen to get their pixels sorted. Don't hold your breath waiting.

Gavin