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Juniper with shadow. This and the other trees shown here belong to Luis Vallejo

It’s time to visit Luis Vallejo, one of our favorites. I was attracted to these photos for their artist value as well as for the trees themselves. The only text Luis provided is… “Preparando exposición. 17/25 Noviembre 2018.” Though I suspect you can get it without translation, here it is just in case… Preparing for exposition,  November 17-25. (scroll down for details)

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One tree, two shadows. I don't know what type tree this is, and know even less about the one you can't see

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Another shadow shot. Looks like a Live Oak

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No shadows but still a good shot

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Texture & color

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I cropped this on for a close up of the deadwood

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The original. No species is given

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A Piece of Rebar, Some Nerve & More than a Little Skill

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This before and after by David Benavente provides a look at what you can do with a piece of rebar, some nerve, and more than a little skill. I originally posted this in 2010 and can longer find David's original, but if memory serves, the tree is a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Continuing with David Benavente (see yesterday’s post) and our  before and after from the day before…
The photos for this post are from a a 2010 Bark post. I’ve reworked them some, and the text is new. For more on David, you can visit his website and  you can visit him on facebook too

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benbefore4What do you do with a long straight trunk with no taper? I suppose you could appreciate the aged bark and the potential that the branches provide. But beyond that you'll need some serious imagination and skill...
benafter4... After!!! Imagination and skill brought to fruition

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Bonsai on Instagram – Great Trees, Great Stones

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There's a lot going on with this one. Especially the two types of exposed roots - the long aerial roots growing down to the flat stone on the right, and the other set of roots fanning down the side of the large stone (the stone is another nice feature). I couldn't find the type tree (looks like it might be a Ficus) nor any info on the artist/owner. Unless the person who put the photo up is the owner (there's a name embedded in the Instagram address)

Just ventured onto Instragram for the first time. So far I like it. It’s an easy quick source for good photos, though there seems to be the usual social media information void. There are names embedded in the addresses, but they don’t necessarily give the information you want (especially plant varieties and the embedded names may or may not belong to the owner /artist)

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Another stone and tree (looks like a Japanese white pine). The Instagram address for this photo has David Benavente Estudio Bonsai embedded. If you been following Bark for a while, or just following Bonsai (especially in Europe) you know who David is

 

b05Not from Instragram, but a great photo. It's from David Benavente's website. We featured it here on Bark in January, 2011

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Bonsai Skill & Vision – Before & After

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Before and after Procumbens Juniper by Todd Schlafer at the Des Moines Botanical Gardens

Continuing with our venerable Before and After tradition…
This is only the second time* we’ve featured bonsai by Todd Schlafer, but there will certainly be more. Todd  is one of a significant (in numbers and skill) crop of young North American bonsai artists . You can enjoy more of Todd’s bonsai on his First Branch Bonsai website, on facebook and in the 5th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition Album

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Before. As you can see, the trunk is already developed and doesn't require too much beyond cleaning up and a few other deft touches. It's top half of the tree that needs more time and skill to bring back to shape

TODDAFTER

There it is. Great touch! It's hard to know what was under all that foliage in the before photo, but if you've ever tried to bring an overgrown specimen back to (or beyond) it's original beauty, you know that considerable skill and vision is required

*Here’s your link to our first post featuring Todd’s bonsai

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More Tiny Trees from Our Mystery Bonsai Artist

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A lot of age and character packed into such a small pot. I'm not sure what kind of tree it is. Perhaps and Ilex of some sort?

Continuing with our unknown artist’s tiny trees from the other day  and our love affair with small bonsai. A love affair that grows as we age (sooner or later old backs and heavy bonsai must part ways). There are no varieties listed, but some are easy. Others, not so much. Here’s your fb link for our source

 

tubypyra

The berries look like Pyracantha and so do the leaves

 

tinymaple

Japanese maple of course. The leaves are big for such a small tree, but it works anyway. Nice pot too

 

tinyun

This one has a heavy trunk for such a small tree, with bark that lends a feeling of age

tinybox

I'll guess boxwood on this one

 

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Here's your fb link to our source of the photos show here. And here's a link to their website. I can't provide the name of the site because I can't read it, nor will this program accommodate the name in the text provided (on fb). However, we have this logo just above and this email address info@kawaguchibonsaimura.com which does contain a name or two 

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Coming Soon! Another Great Bonsai Expo

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Based on what we've seen and heard about their past shows, this one promises to be a real winner. I wish we could say see you there, but we've got other plans. Still, I hope you can make it. I'm sure you'll be happy you did. Here's your link to their website

 

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A High Degree of Bonsai Skill, Artistic Vision & No Lack of Deadwood at the Recent European Bonsai-San Show

sabinacuClose up of the intricate deadwood on a Sabina juniper (Juniperus sabina) that belongs to Xavier Massanet. You can see the whole tree below

Finally, some good photos from the recent European Bonsai-San Show! Salvatore Liporace was kind enough to post them on his timeline under the heading European Bonsai Show Saulieu Awards 2018!!!. No mention is made of which tree won which award, but Salvatore did bother to put up the names of the owners and the names of the trees, a real plus in our sometimes sketchy online universe, where these valuable pieces of information are often overlooked

By the way, Salatore Liporace is one of Europe’s most accomplished bonsai artists. Here’s a link to some Bark posts that feature his trees

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Taxus baccata! Alberto Baleato Pumar

A deadwood feast. This European yew (Taxus baccata) belongs to Alberto Baleato Pumar. Speaking of deadwood, if there's one thing that ties all the trees shown here together, it's a profusion of deadwood. That and the high degree of skill and artistic vision they express

 

Pinus mugus. Nik Rozman

You can barely see the living vein on this Mugo pine (Pinus mug0). It belongs to Nik Rozman

 

Juniperus ito ! Guido Ice Pozzoli

Several things stand out on this highly refined Itoigawa juniper (Juniperus chinensis Itoigawa). The complex movement of the trunk which is so well framed by the foliage, and the highly contrasted and perfectly finished living wood and deadwood. This along with the refined foliage add up to a highly stylized tree. Too stylized? I don't think so, but I'm sure there are people out there who do

 

Juniperus sabina. Xavier Massanet

Xavier Massanet's Sabina juniper (see the lead photo above).

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A Few Shots from the Asheville Bonsai Expo

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This muscular olive is from the recent Asheville Bonsai Expo. The photo and the others shown here are by Owen Reich. I cropped most of Owen's originals, including this one (see below) for closer looks

All the photos shown here were taken by Owen Reich at the recent Asheville Bonsai Expo. Owen doesn’t mention the varieties or the owners, but this is common with photos taken at shows, where distractions (mostly people) are everywhere and it’s hard to keep track. For more photos from the Expo you can visit Owen’s timeline. I’m busy today, so I’ll spare you my usual comments

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I cropped out the edges for a little closer view

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The olive from the top of the post. This time with the stand

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I've never seen such a small bonsai with so much deadwood. Looks like it a must be a tanuki (Phoenix graft). There no varieties given in English where I found this, but it's pretty clear that this is a Shimpaku juniper

There’s something about very small bonsai. Especially when they are hand held… a good way to tell just how small they are. There’s also something about discovering a new (to me at least) bonsai artist. Even if I can’t read their name (there is a hint in their email address – see below)

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logoHere's your fb link to our source of the photos show here. And here's a link to their website. I can't provide the name of the site because I can't read it, nor will this program accommodate the name in the text provided (on fb). However, we have this logo just above and this email address info@kawaguchibonsaimura.com which does contain a name or two 

 

tinyjun2

Another tiny Shimpaku with an abundance of deadwood

 

tinyjun1

And another...

tinyneedle

This one looks like a Needle juniper and it's most def not a tanuki

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