The winner. Patrick Giacobbe’s Bonsai Design. Graphite on Bristol board.
A closely bunched field (with one exception)
First place was no contest; Patrick won going away with 73 points. After that, things got much tighter. Second place (see below) received 34 points, and third was a two way tie with 27 points each.
How the judges voted
Altogether thirty one people decided to judge. Each judge assigned nine points. This means there were 279 total points assigned. If you do the math you’ll see that those who didn’t finish in the money received 118 points. Put another way, everyone was a winner; most entries received at least one first place vote and every entry received at least one second place vote.
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Bonsai Design by Patrick Giacobbe. Graphite on bristol board.
It’s not too late for your entry!
Send us yours and we’ll show the world what you are up to, and you just might win a $60. (or $30. or $10.) Gift Certificate to Stone Lantern.
Contest details here
This distinctive Japanese red pine appears in Andy Rutledge’s web book ‘Artistic Foundations of Bonsai Design.’ The original image (left) came from a back issue of Bonsai Today magazine. The black lines on the right hand image were drawn by Andy to illustrate how “the smooth but erratic curves of the trunk are carried over into the branching.”
Take a look – it’s worth it
Artistic Foundations of Bonsai Design provides a wealth of material for anyone who wants to take their bonsai to the next level. Andy Rutledge approaches bonsai with respect for the depth and breath of the art, and it shows in this well thought out, well organized web book that just might be worth a few minutes (perhaps much more) of your time.
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Patrick Giacobbe was kind enough to send this along with some comments (my dream of a more interactive blog is slowly dawning). It’s his take on a photo that was submitted by John Romano that appears in an earlier post (Be A Fearless Bonsai Warrior – 9/24/09). To clarify, the tree is John’s and the superimposed lines and the comments that follow are Patrick’s (edited just a bit by yours truly – I had to key it in anyway as text was sent as part of the image).
Dear John (from Patrick)
John, no need to apologize for the tree. It’s a given that a tree needs to recover after the stress of preparation (for) a show or photo contest. A big part of the recovery is to let the tree grow out. I appreciate the confidence and the stones you have to (present) it in its “shaggy” recovery stage. What we should be talking about is the high standard of artistic design the tree is projecting and why.
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