Literati lilac

[RJG2]

Wasn't sure why I put this sucker I pulled out from under my lilac shrubs in a pot, until now.

Had a tiny Paul Katich (Bellota) pot laying around...

Begin:



Bend 1 by my 6 year old daughter:



Bend 2 by my 4 year old son:



And more squishing by me:



Let's pot it, because why not...

Muck materials: cornstarch good, akadama dust and fines, and sphagnum:



The rest of the stuff:



Done:



Shadowsssss:

 

[Relic37]

That last photo is great...Stephen King-ish...

 

[RJG2]

That last photo is great...Stephen King-ish...

Thanks, for most shots, that kind of lighting sucks - but works well with bunjin/literati.

cornstarch good

Cornstarch goo... I need to proofread better.

 

[Colorado]

Love it!!! Looks like you are having fun with this one

 

[RJG2]

Love it!!! Looks like you are having fun with this one

The bottom of the pot says "sexy bonsai" so I figured it needed something curvey

 

[Carol 83]

Fun project and very cool that your kids contributed.

 

[RJG2]

Fun project and very cool that your kids contributed.

I was half expecting my son to just crank on it and snap it, but they were both way more restrained than I expected!

I suppose I should have done a test bend on the shrub outside to see how far I could take it first.

 

[Hartinez]

Fun bro!