Before & After Bonsai – a ‘Grandiose’ Transformation

Before and after. The tree is a Lawson’s cypress (Chaemacyparis Louïsiana ‘Elwoodii’). Here’s the caption copied directly from Michel Delen, our source for these photos… “Chaemacyparis Louïsiana ‘Elwoodii’ AFTER Grandioos Noelanders Marc.” I’m impressed. The date on the before is Feb 8th of this year and the date on the after is March 22nd (two days ago). Given just how little time elapsed, it’s an remarkable transformation. All the photos in this post are from Michel Delen’s timeline. – You might assume from the caption and the photo below that the artist is Marc Noelanders. It’s unclear who the tree belongs … Continue reading Before & After Bonsai – a ‘Grandiose’ Transformation

Brilliance at the Omiya Bonsai Museum

This photo was taken indoors at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in Saitama Japan. The same tree photographed outside is just below I’ve been thinking about a series on the Omiya Bonsai Museum. Brilliant red or reddish Japanese maples seem like a good place to start. All the images shown here are from the Museum’s facebook photos. Varieties are not listed. HAVE YOU TRIED OUR ROSHI TOOLS? Roshi Bonsai Tools are manufactured to the highest standards and are famous for precision, durability, beauty and reasonable prices Spring is on its way a good time to upgrade your tool selection – Another maple, … Continue reading Brilliance at the Omiya Bonsai Museum

Whoops!

No sooner did I send out the notice about the winner of our $100 Mystery Bonsai Contest, than I got an email from Robert Steven saying he was mistaken when he identified the bonsai number 6 artist. In Robert’s own words: “it belong to Wayan Arthana from Bali….” I wonder if it’s one of those trees that has changed hands a lot, and thus the confusion (I have now seen it attributed to four different people). None of this changes our winner(s). I’m going to stick with Joe Rauscher (and Ferry Freriks in second place). So the only thing that … Continue reading Whoops!

We Have A Winner

This is the tree that gave people the most trouble. You can blame facebook if you’d like (unattributed and mis-attributed bonsai abound in that crazy free-for-all world). We have Robert Steven to thanks for setting us straight on this one. It’s a Pemphis acidula and the artist is Adjie Christian. And the winner of our $100 Mystery Bonsai Contest is…. Master Bonsai Detective, Joe Rauscher. For his diligence, Joe will receive a $100 gift certificate to Stone Lantern (scroll down to the bottom for the correct answers). A close second Ferry Freriks was hot on Joe’s heels, so we’ve decided … Continue reading We Have A Winner

Mystery Bonsai Contest

Tree number 1. This one’s a mystery to me. Win a $100 gift certificate The first person to identify the artist and the species of all 6 trees will win a $100 gift certificate to Stone Lantern. If no one identifies all six, then the first person to identify five of the six will win an $80 gift certificate to Stone Lantern. If the winner identifies only 4, then the prize is a $60 gift certificate to Stone Lantern (and so forth). Email you answers to me! wayne@stonelantern.com. Answers posted in comments below WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED! Contest end September … Continue reading Mystery Bonsai Contest