This soulful tree is exceptionally clean, fluid and well balanced; especially considering how far to the right it is leaning. I lifted it from François’ website. It looks like a very small needled pine, maybe a dwarf Scot’s of some kind, though I can’t really tell.
Dead-on deadwood artist
François Jeker does some of the most outrageous deadwood carving anywhere. If you don’t believe me, check this out. Or go to his site. Or buy his excellent book (en Espanol tambien). Or best of all, go see him at Rosade Bonsai Studio on May 15th.
These illustrations by François give you some glimpse into the depth his understanding of deadwood (and of his talent as an illustrator). They originally appeared in Bonsai Today issue 103 and were featured last year in one of our Jin & Shari posts.