Tycoss
Chumono
About 2 years ago, I found this boxwood thrown out at a local recycling depot. It was almost half dead, and had really intense reverse taper. Since I couldn't do much with a traditional bonsai form, I decided to re create the image of some of the half dead trees around here on the prairies, but with a sinister twist. I exposed the leg like nebari, and used the scars from the old pruning injuries to create a ghoulish "face". The carving on the dead area is supposed to look rough and ugly. I also tilted the dead side forward and wired the live portions down like a flowing cape. Shohin sized and meant to look ominous and fantasy inspired. I will re-pot this next spring. May re-wire at some point this winter, and clip and grow during the summer to create that chaotic, tapered branching required to complete the image. Any suggestions for styling or container/pot.