I don't have time for that nonsense.Yes!... so by this logic.. you should start learning clay and how to fire... so that by the time you have attractive trees, you can also hand-fabricate bonsai pots FOR those trees...
That’s the way to go!!
Oh god, I don't need or want to take up another art hobby that's going to end up costing thousands and needs its own room/section of the garage in my houseYes!... so by this logic.. you should start learning clay and how to fire... so that by the time you have attractive trees, you can also hand-fabricate bonsai pots FOR those trees...
That’s the way to go!!
Not to mention it's something my wife would probably get into, and the last time she took up crafting something, I found myself mounting a 10 ton hydraulic press to a hobby lobby work bench at 8pm on a Monday night, in my computer room. Plus I have hand eczema from years of dealing with harsh aviation grease and cleaners, all that dry clay dust and water would destroy my digits. You ever see Deadpool's face without a mask on? That's what my hands would look like if I took up pottery.
Thank you for those thoughts. I do want to get one 'good' tree and I double checked and it's from "Bonsai Boy" if you've heard of him. I'm not looking to buy large quantities of pots but I planted a 'jade forest' when I pruned the jade cassula I have and I want a pot for that. I'd planted some cuttings of the jade cassula in a succulent garden we have and the trunk of one is huge. I want to take it out and replant it in a bonsai pot and chop the trunk and see what happens. To use it as an experiment.Oh yeah, I should try to stay on topic instead of derailing
Finished glazed pots are worth a lot because it's a skilled art people have to learn, and the equipment necessary to fire the clay ain't cheap. The bigger the pot, the more expensive because look up Kilns on Amazon and notice the price jump from 4" to 12" or bigger. The general consensus I've seen is to not worry about a nice pot until a tree is "finished." Which as a traditional ink artist makes sense. You wouldn't put a $20 poster or $50 art print in a $1000 hand carved wooden picture frame. So don't worry about having a super nice pot for a beanpole in training. If you want cheap pots but more attractive than the standard black plastic bonsai trainer pots, you can find some bonsai like mass produced pots at big box stores, or get a diamond tipped hole saw bit and a cordless drill and go thrift store/garage sale shopping for old decorative bowls and pier 1 type mass produced pottery. Or search in Google or Amazon for "shallow succulent pot" as succulents are all the rage right now and Bonsai as a hobby suffers from the same price hike issues as Boats, RV, and Hydroponics...as in you attach those words to any object and the price immediately goes up by x2-x3 the price..i.e. "RV kitchen faucet" or "Hydroponic pump". Or go the diy concrete route...which can be as simple as pouring concrete over a balloon to create a moon shape pot that I see everywhere, and then popping the balloon when it dries.
Example of 2 seconds of googling "shallow succulent pot" and finding a cool looking bonsaiish pot for cheaper than a "hand made and glazed Bonsai pot" ebay listing
Carve some clay tools... then we can work out trade “continuum”I don't have time for that nonsense.
I'm too busy carving the trees I killed.
Paper making?
Carve some clay tools... then we can work out trade “continuum”
That's a cool looking pot you pointed out on ebay. I though bonsai artists preferred pots with perfectly straight walls, edges etc...for the drainage? I like that pot though.Oh yeah, I should try to stay on topic instead of derailing
Finished glazed pots are worth a lot because it's a skilled art people have to learn, and the equipment necessary to fire the clay ain't cheap. The bigger the pot, the more expensive because look up Kilns on Amazon and notice the price jump from 4" to 12" or bigger. The general consensus I've seen is to not worry about a nice pot until a tree is "finished." Which as a traditional ink artist makes sense. You wouldn't put a $20 poster or $50 art print in a $1000 hand carved wooden picture frame. So don't worry about having a super nice pot for a beanpole in training. If you want cheap pots but more attractive than the standard black plastic bonsai trainer pots, you can find some bonsai like mass produced pots at big box stores, or get a diamond tipped hole saw bit and a cordless drill and go thrift store/garage sale shopping for old decorative bowls and pier 1 type mass produced pottery. Or search in Google or Amazon for "shallow succulent pot" as succulents are all the rage right now and Bonsai as a hobby suffers from the same price hike issues as Boats, RV, and Hydroponics...as in you attach those words to any object and the price immediately goes up by x2-x3 the price..i.e. "RV kitchen faucet" or "Hydroponic pump". Or go the diy concrete route...which can be as simple as pouring concrete over a balloon to create a moon shape pot that I see everywhere, and then popping the balloon when it dries.
Example of 2 seconds of googling "shallow succulent pot" and finding a cool looking bonsaiish pot for cheaper than a "hand made and glazed Bonsai pot" ebay listing
I have never purchased a tree from there, but from what I've seen they advertised, I think you can get a much better tree other places for less money. You mentioned Wigert's. Many of my trees have come from there and they are good quality and fairly priced. You will get much more for your money there. Just my $.02.
Understandable. As an artist, I'm OCD about themes. I live right next to the Navajo and Hopi reservations, and I plan on doing some Yamadori on native Juniper and pine species in the area. I know several Navajo pottery makers and I plan on commissioning them in the future to make some pots for the native species I collect. I also have a Portulacaria Afra pre-bonsai that I plan on potting into an African pottery bowl whenever I find one.
...whose wife?
I have had a few pieces of Native American pottery over the years but none that were vitrified. I am sure they are out there but I haven't seen them. Also, all of the African pottery I have sold over the years was likewise not vitrified and low fire. If its going to hold wet or moist soil with succumbing to the effects of the freeze thaw cycle, it must be vitrified.
Absolutely!!! i love themed balance within.
Yes, but only at me.
So the hunt begins...
Completely opposite requirements.
I always wanted a gladiator terrarium
I understand that but it's a lot for a cheap Chinese pot. I didn't mean it was a lot for a bonsai pot but it's a lot for a cheap bonsai pot from China that I can buy online for less than half of that. That was what I meant. I've seen beautiful hand thrown bonsai pots and their prices.
