Comments for Bonsai Tonight

Comment on Bonsai stamps by Jonas Dupuich

Jonas Dupuich — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:43:35 +0000

Thanks for the note Chris! I don’t know if the artist has acknowledged sources for any of the images on the stamps. It would be fun to see the other trees if he did.

Comment on Bonsai stamps by Chris Cochrane

Chris Cochrane — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:27:59 +0000

Love your bonsai, Jonas. Thanks for sharing. It displays the beauty of nebari stretching the trunk base in one direction while compressed on the opposite side.

For me, the stamp looks more like a formal upright. I leaned the stamp to view the trunk vertically because of the painting’s near symmetrical root stretch.

Has the artist acknowledged the original trees? As an icon for bonsai recognition in North America, your tree would be especially prized alongside the stamp image in an American bonsai museum. I hope you would consider it. The subtle attention to detail of your tree is deeply inspiring.

Comment on Sakufu-ten – the bonsai professional’s exhibit by Kora Dalager

Kora Dalager — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:47:44 +0000

Akiyama is also the son in law of Kunio Kobayashi. this is not the 1. time Akiyama has won the Sakufu-ten prize.

Comment on Bay Area Bonsai Associates 30th Anniversary Exhibit by chaddadbonsai

chaddadbonsai — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:34:58 +0000

The technical stylistic used in each of the plants are perfect. It really is a wonderful exhibition.
And the cool thing is the dominance of native plants of the United States.
Congratulations for anniversary.

Comment on Pines and junipers at Meifu-ten by Marty

Marty — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:14:36 +0000

Great pictures and very nice to see what are considered to be good to very good hobbyist trees in Japan. A bit closer to many of the trees we are developing than those fully developed by the pros.

Comment on Meifu-ten – Nagoya’s bonsai exhibit by jeremiah lee

jeremiah lee — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:56:22 +0000

Great pictures and beautiful trees!!! I really love that Seigen, it’s got some unique qualities that I really like. Geez Peter sure loves that Independent Sweatshirt:)

Comment on Meifu-ten – Nagoya’s bonsai exhibit by lightswimming

lightswimming — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:33:25 +0000

love the pics

Comment on Bay Area Bonsai Associates 30th Anniversary Exhibit by Donald Burr Meeker

Donald Burr Meeker — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:35:18 +0000

I greatly appreciate your website, it is new to me. The pictures and related text are exceptionally well done.
On the Redwood questions I have often felt the same, sorry to say I haven’t seen the aforementioned Jay McDonald tree. I’ll make the effort. I have an old friend in Oakland who has, what my eye says, an excellent redwood bonsai, tall and expressing the nature of the tree unusually well. I’ll try to get a couple of pictures and forward to you for your consideration. Meanwhile congratulations on a job very well done. Donald B. Meeker

Comment on Sakufu-ten – the bonsai professional’s exhibit by Janet Roth

Janet Roth — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:38:03 +0000

@paul: a few thousand yen wouldn’t buy you much !

Comment on Sakufu-ten – the bonsai professional’s exhibit by Paul Stokes

Paul Stokes — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:28 +0000

Boy, what I wouldn’t give for a few thousand yen and the ability to bring the trees home.