Specialkayme
Mame
To play Devil's Advocate here, I'm not sure increasing the demand for high price finished products is necessarily a good thing. Personally, I very much enjoy the look of some of those top dollar bonsai masterpieces. I can't afford them, but I like to look at them, admire them for what they are, and hope to be able to create something SOMEWHAT similar at some point in my life.
But Bonsai is more about the love of gardening, and manipulating your surroundings in order to create wonderful works of art. It isn't about "cashing out." Sure the masterpiece has a ton of time and energy put into it, and sure the master should be compensated for his time and effort, in appreciation of the work he has done. But attempting to increase the demand in the market just to offset the costs the master instills isn't exactly the point.
In that type of scenereo, you get individuals who don't know how to grow bonsai, but want to own them. Those that don't know how to own them are less inclined to know how to take care of them (generally speaking), which in turn means they are more likely to die. This in a sense is an inefficient market that you are advocating. Instead, why not promote the love of the art? For those who are able to spend $10,000 because they love the art, in addition to their knowledge, great. For those who can spend $10 because of their financial condition, in addition to their desire to learn, great. Both options are good in my view.
But perhaps my view is somewhat skewed.
But Bonsai is more about the love of gardening, and manipulating your surroundings in order to create wonderful works of art. It isn't about "cashing out." Sure the masterpiece has a ton of time and energy put into it, and sure the master should be compensated for his time and effort, in appreciation of the work he has done. But attempting to increase the demand in the market just to offset the costs the master instills isn't exactly the point.
In that type of scenereo, you get individuals who don't know how to grow bonsai, but want to own them. Those that don't know how to own them are less inclined to know how to take care of them (generally speaking), which in turn means they are more likely to die. This in a sense is an inefficient market that you are advocating. Instead, why not promote the love of the art? For those who are able to spend $10,000 because they love the art, in addition to their knowledge, great. For those who can spend $10 because of their financial condition, in addition to their desire to learn, great. Both options are good in my view.
But perhaps my view is somewhat skewed.
