Team shohin display

[Chuah]

I am seeing exactly what Adair is trying to say. If you put a shohin between 2 larger trees, it will get lost visually every time. I'm getting more into shohin because I'm getting older and big trees are getting harder to tote around. But everyone has their opinion, if you want to try it, go for it.

Rick

The irony is as we get older, we go more into shohin but our motor skills also go downhill. It becomes harder to get our fingers inside the tree for wiring, though a bent nose plier helps somewhat. Our eye sights also deteriorate, I have a bifocal and snipped wrong fine branches a few times. Until I get a cataract surgery years down the line, have to live with a somewhat blurry world. Actually, it is that that bad, everything look better when you don't see the details.

 

[Smoke]

The irony is as we get older, we go more into shohin but our motor skills also go downhill. It becomes harder to get our fingers inside the tree for wiring, though a bent nose plier helps somewhat. Our eye sights also deteriorate, I have a bifocal and snipped wrong fine branches a few times. Until I get a cataract surgery years down the line, have to live with a somewhat blurry world. Actually, it is that that bad, everything look better when you don't see the details.

Your details look just fine....

 

[Chuah]

I like trees. Big, small, and in-between.

Part of the motivation here is to collaborate with my friends - this gives me a way to do that.

Scott

There you go Scott, and I love the beers, Shiner or Dos Equis.

 

[Solange]

The whole display was 18"x 24". Every element is mame size. The wood grain shows up clearly in the photo but not that obvious in the actual display. I would probably paint the inside backdrop in cream color to add contrast and reduce the shine.



Solange, I wrote a blog on how I come out with this display. I tried out different arrangements and settled on this one, a great learning experience for me. Was glad it got third in last year's LSBF "Literati"show, a miniature vs. all the tall and large literati.
https://bonsaipenjing.wordpress.com/2015/10/16/preparing-a-small-bonsai-display-for-show/

Cheers! I enjoyed your display. My comment wasn't meant as a judgement on your display, more of a philosophical wondering in general as to what seems the most common practice. Definitely read your blog post before. As i said - I admired it

 

[Chuah]

Cheers! I enjoyed your display. My comment wasn't meant as a judgement on your display, more of a philosophical wondering in general as to what seems the most common practice. Definitely read your blog post before. As i said - I admired it

Solange, thanks for liking it. Sorry if my reply read like you making a judgement, I did not mean that. There are different schools and philosophical thoughts about display. For example, the Keido School would not place a mountain shape viewing stone below a bonsai since mountain is supposed to be very very large compared to bonsai. Some people also think the display constitutes four elements, a taboo in bonsai, which turns out to be not true when it comes to display. Ultimately, what looks appealing is more important than counting numbers. In my opinion, the subtle message a display conveys, whether it is seasonal, ethereal or any other aspects, as long as it connects with the viewer, I think that is a successful display.

 

[markyscott]

Ok - here's we ended up.



Scott

 

[markyscott]

Here are pictures of the individual trees in the display.



Scott

 

[JudyB]

Thanks for the photos, looks like it came off well. Can you tell us the species please?

 

[markyscott]

Thanks Judy. Thy are 1) ficus salicaria, 2) Kishu shimpaku, 3) Satsuki azalea, 4) Chinese elm, 5) Nea buxifolia, 6) Chinese elm

Sxott

 

[Adair M]

The tree on the top should be centered.

And I would put the "off stand" tree on a proper stand, not a jitta. Jitta are for accent plants.