“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days”

Mariusz Komstra’s Sumac showing off its fall color. Sumac are everywhere here in northern Vermont, including outside my window and this is exactly how they look. Well, not exactly… they’re much bigger and growing in the ground. l don’t know anything about the scroll, except that it’s beautiful and works with the tree. I cropped the photo just a bit for a closer look. Mariusz’ original is below Mariusz Janusz Komsta is celebrating autumn with these photos and this quote by John Burroughs…”How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days” NEW 30% OFF … Continue reading “How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days”

A Second Look

Fluidity and power. If you’re not into the highly styled look, then you’re probably not crazy about this tree. But it might be possible to take a second look with some effort to relax any notion of what a bonsai should look like. When I do this I see an impressive work of art (in this case at least), though admittedly you’d never see a tree in nature that looks quite like this one. It’s was posted on facebook by Minoru Akiyama, one of Japan’s many outstanding bonsai artists. No species is given, but Shimpaku juniper is probably a safe … Continue reading A Second Look

Another Outstanding Before & After Bonsai

Before and after by Mariusz Komsta. Mariusz doesn’t identify the tree, but I’ll go out on a limb and say it’s a yew (Taxus). Two recurring themes these days are before and after bonsai and yews (Taxus). I like both and you seem to feel the same, so why not? All the photos in today’s and yesterday’s posts were borrowed from Mariusz Komsta, a long time favorite here on Bark LOWEST WIRE PRICE YET 500 gram (1.1 lb) BONSAI WIRE ONLY 7.95 PER ROLL this special will end November 8th at noon EST Before… After. From overgrown to a balanced, open and refreshed … Continue reading Another Outstanding Before & After Bonsai