PIGLET CHAPTER 2

MACH5 said:
Yes it does! But I also think it recalls Walter Pall's trees.
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Didn't he coin the descriptor "fairy tale bonsai"? It's one of my favorite genres of styling, and I'd say Piglet fits the definition of that genre of bonsai to a tee.
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The Fairy Tale Bonsai Style

The Fairy Tale Bonsai Style (FTS) by Walter Pall www.walter-pall.de When the International Bonsai Academy was at Sebastijan Sandev...
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Dav4 said:
Didn't he coin the descriptor "fairy tale bonsai"? It's one of my favorite genres of styling, and I'd say Piglet fits the definition of that genre of bonsai to a tee.
walter-pall-bonsai.blogspot.com

The Fairy Tale Bonsai Style

The Fairy Tale Bonsai Style (FTS) by Walter Pall www.walter-pall.de When the International Bonsai Academy was at Sebastijan Sandev...
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Yes he did. But not sure Dave. I think this tree may not be "weird" enough to go under the Fairy Tale descriptor? 🧐

I actually think now that a more apt name for it should be the "Keebler Elf" trident. Just need to carve out a little door and done! 😂

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MACH5 said:
Yes he did. But not sure Dave. I think this tree may not be "weird" enough to go under the Fairy Tale descriptor? 🧐

I actually think now that a more apt name for it should be the "Keebler Elf" trident. Just need to carve out a little door and done! 😂

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Ooooh, I love Keebler Fudge Stripes almost as much as I love Piglet!
 
Wood said:
This feels like one of Maria Hadjic's trees. Can't wait to see it on display
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Yeah, its called the emperor and was on the trophy 2 years ago
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MACH5 said:
Yes it does! But I also think it recalls Walter Pall's trees.
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Marije has of course studied bonsai with WP for a long time!
 
Looking awesome Sergio. That is truly a monster. I was lucky enough to see it at Judy‘s place before it got passed on to Sergio. It just keeps getting better.
 
Sergio, it is a fantastic tree. I like how you styled the branches in an unorthodox way, it suits the material well. I wouldn't like to carry this beast in my garden, I feel the pain in my back over the screen.


Bonsai Nut said:
I think this thread is an excellent example of the importance of fine wiring on even the smallest branches.
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I agree with the wiring of the details, you hardly could achieve good results without it.
 
Per post #245 ... I see more of a Tim Burton-inspired tree in B/W ... TBH I like the pivot shot as-is 👌
 
That really looks great, Sergio. Trying to get an idea of size...can you give me an idea, maybe width of pot or height of tree or something? Probably in the thread somewhere but I haven't seen it.
 
coh said:
That really looks great, Sergio. Trying to get an idea of size...can you give me an idea, maybe width of pot or height of tree or something? Probably in the thread somewhere but I haven't seen it.
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Hi Chris. The pot it's in now is 28" across to give you some perspective. Certainly not the biggest trident I've seen but it has a lot of physical presence. Not only because of the very hefty trunk but also in volume from side to side as well as front to back.
 
leatherback said:
Yeah, its called the emperor and was on the trophy 2 years ago
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Marije has of course studied bonsai with WP for a long time!
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I have designed most of Marija's trees, especially the famous ones. I have worked with these trees for many years. The emperor was designed by me. Andrija, her long term parner has done most of the work
 
MACH5 said:
I finally caught up with this big girl. She was pruned back and wired some of the branches into position. In spring of last year I paired her up with a beautiful Taiwanese hand painted pot. I really like the pot! The blue-green hues of the pot compliment and bring out the orange tones of the bark. In working it I shifted her front by a few degrees clockwise hence the crooked pot in the photos. It will remain as is until I repot her again in the spring of 2025.

At this point I feel I have reached the general volume of the canopy. This year the focus will be in preserving the outline while continuing to develop the fine ramification. It may be show ready in another two years or so.

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One of the biggest scars (roughly over 3" in diameter) located right where all the sub-trunks converge is closing nicely after it was cleaned up and filled with two-part epoxy in the spring of 2023.

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Any updates?
 
Not to be nosey, 🤓
But to sell a tree like that, you must have your eye on a lil sumn sumn… sharing is caring Sergio!
 
Don Blackmond said:
Congrats. Best of both worlds. Tree and the cash.
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this tree is great inspiration for how a tree can work it's way from person to person each adding their own bits of development to the whole. I still love the tree and will always be happy I had a part for a few years, and you before me.
 
JudyB said:
this tree is great inspiration for how a tree can work it's way from person to person each adding their own bits of development to the whole. I still love the tree and will always be happy I had a part for a few years, and you before me.
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Designed by community. That's what most trees are or will be!
 
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