Tag Archives: The Magician: The Bonsai Art of Kimura 2

FREE Items, but only if…

wayne | 03/11/2013

Three of the seven FREE items that we are offering. All you have to do is place an order with Stone Lantern for at least 25.00 AND follow the instructions below. A little craziness every now and then… It has been a while since we gave away a bunch of FREE items when you order [...]

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Kimura on the Rocks

wayne | 12/10/2012

The mature look. It helps to start with well developed trees. I think most of us would be happy to have trees like these Shimpaku as single bonsai, let alone as parts of group plantings. Kimura’s rock plantings. These photos are all from a facebook posting by Alejandro Sartori that he took during a recent [...]

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FREE & Almost Free

wayne | 11/19/2012

An earlier version of this gnarly little Honeysuckle appears in Morten Albek’s excellent book, Shohin Bonsai, Majesty in Miniature and on the cover of Bonsai Today issue 105. FREE Shohin Bonsai Book Morten Albek’s famous Shohin Bonsai, Majesty in Miniature is now free if you place an order for at least 40 dollars at Stone [...]

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The Finest of the Fine

wayne | 10/04/2012

This luminous Tensho Satsuki Azalea belongs to Joseph Noga of Winterville, NC. You can find it and the other photos in this post, in Fine Bonsai, Art and Nature. The finest of the fine It’s not that these are the finest bonsai in the world and it’s not that they aren’t either. It’s more the [...]

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The Magician At Night

wayne | 09/14/2012

Black pine in the black of night. From the collection of Masahiko Kimura (The Magician). All the photos in this post are from an El Tim Bonsai facebook photo album title KIMURA. Shooting in the dark It’s not too often you see bonsai photographed in the dark. In this case the effects are rather magical [...]

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The Other Cascade: Before & After

wayne | 08/24/2012

After by Kimura (aka the Magician). This photo is from a chapter in our Masters’ Series Pine Book titled Masahiko Kimura Transforms A Semi-Cascade. The tree is a Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora). The other cascade Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seem to me that, with the exception of Junipers (especially the ever [...]

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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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Naturalistic? Not Exactly

wayne | 05/09/2012

Here’s a Kimura tree that I’ve never seen. This, and the other photos in this post are from Owen Reich on facebook. Owen lives in Japan and takes bonsai photos. In addition to his facebook offerings Owen has a blog that is rich with excellent photos. Not so naturalistic It’s not my intention to reopen [...]

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Bringing the Magic Up To Date

wayne | 03/19/2012

After. From a demo by Masahiko Kimura at the 11 ASPAC. (Asia Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Convention) in Takamatsu Japan. It helps to start with great stock. It also helps to be Masahiko Kimura. Photo by Jonas Dupuich (Bonsai Tonight). Still magic after all these years Just in case might think that the not-so-old Master [...]

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Weekly Wire: Nifty Nebari, Bonsai Cloud & What Happened to Fresno?

wayne | 12/16/2011

Pemphis acidula by Gedemerta Bonsaibali. For a while now, facebook has been inundated with bonsai by Gedemerta. Turns out, that’s a good thing if you like exciting tropical bonsai. If you’re not friends on facebook, you can see more of Gede Merta’s trees on Beial blog (on facebook it’s Gedemerta; on Beial it’s Gede Merta). [...]

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