MACH5
Imperial Masterpiece
Hello,
I wanted to share my latest project with you guys. It is a collected RMJ purchased from Andy at Golden Arrow Bonsai some 10 yrs ago. It has been sitting around with minimal care waiting to be styled. I didn't have a clear idea of what to do with it until recently. Below is how it first looked.
Last year in Spring I decided to repotted it in preparation to it's eventual styling. I repositioned the angle of the tree at this point to highlight the deadwood. The pic below is how it looked back in April of this year with still no work done.
I realized that this little juniper needed some additional interest. So I decided to add a piece of deadwood at the base. I cut a branch from a nearby juniper in my garden and screwed it to the flat side of the juniper's base.
In order to be a little kinder to the tree, I decided to split the styling work into two sessions that were several weeks apart. Below is how it looks today. There is still much work to be done. Jin needs refinement and foliage needs to fill out more. Also would like to shift the composition a bit to the left for better balance. I think pot needs to be shallower and wider as well. All in due time but for now I am happy with this first styling
I hope you like it and thanks for looking!
I wanted to share my latest project with you guys. It is a collected RMJ purchased from Andy at Golden Arrow Bonsai some 10 yrs ago. It has been sitting around with minimal care waiting to be styled. I didn't have a clear idea of what to do with it until recently. Below is how it first looked.
Last year in Spring I decided to repotted it in preparation to it's eventual styling. I repositioned the angle of the tree at this point to highlight the deadwood. The pic below is how it looked back in April of this year with still no work done.
I realized that this little juniper needed some additional interest. So I decided to add a piece of deadwood at the base. I cut a branch from a nearby juniper in my garden and screwed it to the flat side of the juniper's base.
In order to be a little kinder to the tree, I decided to split the styling work into two sessions that were several weeks apart. Below is how it looks today. There is still much work to be done. Jin needs refinement and foliage needs to fill out more. Also would like to shift the composition a bit to the left for better balance. I think pot needs to be shallower and wider as well. All in due time but for now I am happy with this first styling
I hope you like it and thanks for looking!