One of Wendy Heller’s pots with a hen-and-chick type succulent that I dug up in my yard.
Some very sweet little pots
A couple years ago I worked with Wendy Heller on a publishing project. In the process, I had the good fortune of getting to know Wendy a bit (phone and email) and decided to purchase a few of her very sweet little pots. I’ve been gradually filling them with little plants (mostly companion type plantings, though I do have one small bonsai in the works), and the more I see them and feel them in my hands, the more I’ve come to appreciate Wendy’s artistry. If you get a chance, check out her site. Meanwhile, here’s a few more photos.
Here’s one from Wendy’s catalog. She doesn’t say what’s in it.
A porcelin pot from Wendy’s catalog.
Another of Wendy’s pots with some stuff I dug up and a visiting spider.
I’ve been trying to find some pots/plants to make some kusamonos as well, unfortunatelly bonsai pots are not easy to find here in Brazil, most part of them are imported (Yixing and other factorys) and not small enough for kusamonos…
Great work you’ve made, Wayne… I really liked the first one :)
Thanks for your feedback Vinicius. However, I think it’s more Wendy’s pots than anything I did. I just dug up stuff and stuck it in the pots without much thought about aesthetics. The one you mention seems to work because of the contrast of vivid colors between the pot and plant. The shape is okay too, but again, it just grew that way.