Tag Archives: Carlos van der Vaart bonsai artist

A Quick Potpourri: Gede, Crespi, Fuku, Carlos & Kyoto

wayne | 09/12/2012

This spectacular Pemphis acidula was collected and styled by Gede Merta. You can usually spot Gede’s bonsai immediately; there’s something about the convoluted trunks and branches and the way he carves deadwood. This photo was recently posted on his facebook page.   Better hurry if you want to make this year’s Crespi Cup. Robert Steven [...]

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Twisted

wayne | 07/05/2012

Twisted in the extreme. My guess is that you’ve never seen a tree as twisted as this one. I’m pretty sure I haven’t, though there are some (I think they are Whitebark pines Pinus albicaulis) at the treeline on Mt Lassen in Northern California that come pretty close. This photo is from Carlos van der [...]

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Weeky Wire: Dynamic Movement, Great Bonsai Events, Depth of Field

wayne | 04/16/2012

Dynamic movement. There’s something compelling about the shape and sense of movement expressed by this Carlos van der Vaart tree, even though the trunk’s somewhat uniform corkscrew effect gives me pause. I originally found this image on facebook, where the caption reads Carlos van der Vaart with Van Tuan Nguyen. It also appears in the [...]

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Abstract Bonsai & Peace in Our Time

wayne | 11/10/2011

A European bonsai with a Japanese touch. This massive juniper with its wildly sculpted deadwood is reminiscent of bonsai you’d see in Japan in the 80s and 90s. Right down to the quality Japanese pot (unless it’s a Chinese knockoff). The artist is Carlos van der Vaart. Taking the bonsai scene by storm There was [...]

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