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JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
A bit too disney for me...
DesertPanda
Yamadori
It is a bit more colorful and cutesy than what I normally like but I have seen some penjing landscapes that include ships, towns, people, towers, temples, and other things along with the rocks and trees. The one aspect that I would suggest is proportion. If the rock represents an island, the Koi is the size of a whale and the heron the size of a…well, DC-10.…I would suggest getting a larger rock to try and reduce the whole thing back to a reasonable ratio.
Brian Underwood
Chumono
If you like it, then it's all good! You wouldn't see it in a suiseki, penjing, or bonsai show though. Those arts tend to be more suggestive.
I once had an idea of making a scale potted Japanese garden about 6'x4'. I had it all planned out with "Koi" (small goldfish) pond with running waterfall, scale Japanese buildings, bridges, rocks, temples, living moss and "bonsai" trees. It would have weighed about 400 pounds, but could have been awesome. Perhaps someday. Once I started learning more about bonsai, I became more loyal to that art form and abandoned my old Japanese Garden idea...
I once had an idea of making a scale potted Japanese garden about 6'x4'. I had it all planned out with "Koi" (small goldfish) pond with running waterfall, scale Japanese buildings, bridges, rocks, temples, living moss and "bonsai" trees. It would have weighed about 400 pounds, but could have been awesome. Perhaps someday. Once I started learning more about bonsai, I became more loyal to that art form and abandoned my old Japanese Garden idea...
dick benbow
Omono
actually I was hopeful someone would look beyond the prank and see the suiban with the glass blue bottom. I have seen suiban's with blue glaze coloration but this is something I think has potential.
It's something I'm working with our local potter on. I went and gathered blue glass, broke it into small pieces and delievered it to be spread on the bottom of the suiban when it was fired. It has a wonderful look to it, more convincing then just a blue glaze. There are some issues to work on yet, but I thought it might have potential. Uniform bits sizes and a compromise on temperature seem to need to be tweaked. The sand covers some of the compromised areas.
It's something I'm working with our local potter on. I went and gathered blue glass, broke it into small pieces and delievered it to be spread on the bottom of the suiban when it was fired. It has a wonderful look to it, more convincing then just a blue glaze. There are some issues to work on yet, but I thought it might have potential. Uniform bits sizes and a compromise on temperature seem to need to be tweaked. The sand covers some of the compromised areas.
Brian Underwood
Chumono
Good prank, but there are so many silly questions around here these days it's hard to know when someone isn't serious. The blue glass is pretty cool actually. At first glance, I thought the koi was in it. Would make a great suiban for some of my "island" stones.
dick benbow
Omono
Had a nice 3 hrs visit with someone really into viewing stones. I showed him the picture and got a good chuckle out of him. His suggestion was to drop the bird and fish in the suiban, and to
use a less colorful fish on a small jitta along side.
Our next suiseki show is april 6th at the weyerhauser pacific rim bonsai display area. The number of stones is expected to be dramatically cut for numbers to allow the display area to be less busy and allow those stones chosen, more room to be better displayed. Stones juried will have to get by 3 judges, to include the curator of the weyerhauser bonsai collection.
use a less colorful fish on a small jitta along side.
Our next suiseki show is april 6th at the weyerhauser pacific rim bonsai display area. The number of stones is expected to be dramatically cut for numbers to allow the display area to be less busy and allow those stones chosen, more room to be better displayed. Stones juried will have to get by 3 judges, to include the curator of the weyerhauser bonsai collection.
stacy allen muse
Chumono
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