Glad to see this. Mauro is actually even better in a workshop than in his demos.
(Not meant to hijack, just accentuate the last post) Monday I observed Mauro at work in a workshop with many trees for six hours. Mauro had chalk talks to emphasize key points, basic design, steps to work a tree, regional wiring tactics etc.
Maura’s straightforward step by step approach really was a hit. That evening he worked on one juniper. His talk track was more random, playing to the audience. Good show, yet not as impactful imho
Afterwards, perhaps the best part was done later when he took a large nursery pine and showed how to do the preliminary work to move the tree into pre bonsai status. The said to waiting for response for another year in the nursery container to style
Finally to keep the tree in the nursery container until just before final refinement…. and gave a number of good reasons to wait putting the tree in a bonsai pot until then.
This advice is counter to many other professionals and hobbyists. I rather like his recommendations.
Cheers
DSD sends
