Nick Lenz RIP

[Walter Pall]

My dear brother in spirit. You were a real special person -a titan in bonsai history. Strong memories will stay.

 

[leatherback]

 

[Rowbow]

Rest in peace

 

[sorce]

Thanks @Walter Pall , @crust thank you for your torch holding hand, my heart is pained for your loss.

Now I know when I throw the Yarrow I had growing in my NL pot on this hammer smashed finger, it will heal even faster.

Here's to keeping a baby head or 2 in your garden, or an old Lionel train!

I won't find myself hip deep leaned into a dumpster without a thought of this special person this Summer!

Sorce

 

[Crazy Diamond]

So sorry to hear it, may he rest in peace

 

[Shogun610]

Rest In Piece to a legend, may his spirit for what he brought to the Bonsai community live on for aeons.

 

[MACH5]

A huge loss! A true visionary artist of rare intellectual abilities whose legacy will live forever. He will continue to inspire generations to come to think beyond their own creative boundaries.


RIP Nick

 

[Dav4]

I'll forever remember him as the author that introduced the phrase "cow chomped" and made it sound good. I think I read "Bonsai from the Wild" at least 5 times in the early years of my addiction, and staring at his creations pictured in his wonderful book and reading his unique prose as he described both the species he collected and how he worked them was a wonderful way to spend a cold winter evening. Truly one of the giants of American bonsai and a leading advocate in the use of collected native material. I had always hoped to meet him... .

 

[Hartinez]

Oh man. This is a big loss to our beautiful art. His trees with sculptures were such a massive inspiration to me 10 years ago. My condolences to his family and to you @Walter Pall .
RIP Nick Lenz

 

[Frozentreehugger]

RIP What a sad day for bonsai .A Great old tree is gone . But those that were inspired carry on . Living in the north east his book was a lightning bolt of inspiration . I know I’ll think of him every day I set off to search . For bonsai from the wild

 

[ShadyStump]

The coolest part about bonsai?
His work will LITERALLY live on.

Thanks, Nick.

 

[19Mateo83]

I didn’t know him but it is always a sad day when a pioneer passes. His legacy will live on in the hearts he touched, the minds he inspired and the works of art he created in the trees. His passion was making beauty in nature and of the things of this earth…. of which we all inevitably return to. Rest In Peace Nick Lenz.

 

[PA_Penjing]

Brutal, definitely one of North America's finest

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

…best thing I could think of in tribute and memoriam was to perhaps post a bit of his work I admire…


regards…
DSD sends

 

[Michael P]

Truly sad news! I had the great good fortune to join five workshops with Nick in the mid 2000s. The trees I did with him are my most treasured. On one of his visits to Dallas, I was his driver for an after-bonsai tour of local discus fish breeders, another of his passions and accomplishments. He was brilliant and always true to his muse.

 

[Rivka]

Clarity or links on what happened?

 

[Dav4]

Clarity or links on what happened?

Nick Lenz passed away… ?

 

[badatusernames]

Very sorry to hear this, I wish I had had a chance to meet him. He had a unique soul, it seems.

 

[Rivka]

Nick Lenz passed away… ?

Im asking for some clarity because no matter how hard i search, I can not find more specifics or confirmation or anything. And I do find numerous similar names, so with the speed of modern internet times, I like to confirm things.
@Walter Pall, do you have 1st hand knowledge of this sad news? What a loss.

 

[Paradox]

R.I.P. bonsai friend.
You will be missed