A piece of a sinuous root Larch the belongs to Bill Valavanis. A photo of the whole tree is below.
The other day Bill Valavanis generously sent us some photos for a project we’re working on for Stone Lantern. If you know Bill, you know this generosity is not out of character. Bill has been working tirelessly to promote bonsai in North America (and beyond) for a long time, all the while generously giving his energy, knowledge and encouragement to our community of bonsai artists and enthusiasts.
Because of Bill’s generosity and dedication, we periodically encourage our readers (that’s you) to visit Bill’s website and his blog. Both are clicks well worth making.
Here's another cropped piece of a photo that we received from Bill. This time it's a Chinese elm. The original photo is below.
One of Bill's famous Shishigashira Japanese maples
Hornbeam, scroll and companion in Bill's tokonoma
Here's the original photo of Bill's sinuous root Larch
And here's the original of Bill's Chinese elm forest
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