BonsaiDawg
Yamadori
Acquired 3 years ago from Loren Buxton...repotted into this Iker pot 2 years ago....love the color and texture of it but thinking its a bit too masculine and chunky......better in oval???
Shohin Hornbeam
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Chumono
Really like that base and the colors.
Love the color and texture. Roy Minerai makes nice Shohin ovals in yellows, you might check with him.
BonsaiDawg
Yamadori
got it, thanks
Leo in N E Illinois
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that pot is a good color for that trunk. Nice.
Shape is okay too
Oval might be better.
Shape is okay too
Oval might be better.
MrWunderful
Omono
I would go oval too. But that glaze is perfect!
BTW saw this on the forum q and a
BTW saw this on the forum q and a
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Im not sure you have to go with oval honestly.
I agree that the color and texture of the pot complements the tree nicely. I love Iker pots, he makes really nice ones.
It is a chunky trunk that doesnt feel so feminine to me so the rectangle pot might fit it better than a round one.
You could test it if you found a picture of an oval pot and did some photoshop magic to get a vert of the tree in an oval vs the square pot.
Might give you a better idea of the "vibe" the oval pot would give it vs the rectangle one.
I agree that the color and texture of the pot complements the tree nicely. I love Iker pots, he makes really nice ones.
It is a chunky trunk that doesnt feel so feminine to me so the rectangle pot might fit it better than a round one.
You could test it if you found a picture of an oval pot and did some photoshop magic to get a vert of the tree in an oval vs the square pot.
Might give you a better idea of the "vibe" the oval pot would give it vs the rectangle one.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
The pot and leaves works.
But the color of the moss and trunk ruins the comfort level.
No moss and it works again.
No leaves and it works again.
The lower trunk, especially with that man's face, is quite masculine.
But for that wide powerful reason, that pot should have a bit of an outward flare.
The straight edges are a masculine feature, but this tree has so much base, it seems it could cave the pot walls inward. Mostly because it is a bit too visually confined.
A femmy rectangle could work.
Maybe a real masculine oval.
But for me.... This combo has a high rating of...."not allowing you to see anything better looking at it"....not because it's good or bad....some trees just have a high level of that.
Where, a move to a "better" pot is mandatory just because, and THEN you will be able to see what will work work.
I appreciate this study. Very subtle mind fucks going on in this image.
Sorce
But the color of the moss and trunk ruins the comfort level.
No moss and it works again.
No leaves and it works again.
The lower trunk, especially with that man's face, is quite masculine.
But for that wide powerful reason, that pot should have a bit of an outward flare.
The straight edges are a masculine feature, but this tree has so much base, it seems it could cave the pot walls inward. Mostly because it is a bit too visually confined.
A femmy rectangle could work.
Maybe a real masculine oval.
But for me.... This combo has a high rating of...."not allowing you to see anything better looking at it"....not because it's good or bad....some trees just have a high level of that.
Where, a move to a "better" pot is mandatory just because, and THEN you will be able to see what will work work.
I appreciate this study. Very subtle mind fucks going on in this image.
Sorce
Bolero
Omono
Really unique and very nice Shohin Bonsai however it could use a Larger Spaghetti style bowl/pot with Brownish Moss and Ground Cover..…. I would cut remove part of Bottom Right branch to give some Geometric Uniformity & ground cover up those two eye look features at base of trunk...
BonsaiDawg
Yamadori
LOL, well said, "Very subtle mind fucks," (with this one) is right!
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