Thanks Ron, and Attila.
Yes Attila, the only thing comparable to me is the brushes of larch waking. That slow unfurling is like a present unwrapping.
I hope the pot works, it is to be a round with a nice lip and some indents. Ron is doing it custom for the tree, and the first try, the glaze turned out far too strong of a blue. (We're going for a grey with a steel blue blush) But professional that he is, he didn't hesitate to offer to remake it. So we will see what turns up! I love his work, I'm sure it'll be perfect.
Ron, I picked this tree up a number of years ago from Wee Tree, it was in a nursery pot, I believe it was grown from seed. I have Diane there to thank for building the major branching on this. I've done a lot of work getting budding built and new branching in the interior, as well as working on ramification. But it's paid off, and looks like it's on it's way.
Eric, here you go, what do you think?
I have to say, that I think the difference though not dramatic, does clean up the image nicely, and will pay off later doing all the little ones now. I really like the crown far better now that I've brought it down and shaped it. Thanks for the suggestions.