To me the entire art of bonsai is one of imagination. You are trying to evoke an emotional response by presenting nature in a specific stylistic way. For a photo on a scroll to work (for me) it would have to be figurative. A color portrait photo of a waterfall is like a sledgehammer; versus a black and white photo of a fallen leaf in a misty pond is much less direct.
Rabbit prints would work... But the print to me focuses almost as much on the shadowing of the snow as the prints.
Damn I get it....Jonathan get lost you do not know anything about display. We do not want your scrolls or your work, and we do not want to help and support you.
That is definitely the tone I have received from this last post.
1. It is obvious to me that
@Bonsai Nut did not read the blog post attached to this link. Did this post mention anything about using with a bonsai display. No it was posted in response to the comment
Why isn't the dickrabbit scroll on display on your website? All I see are beautiful, traditional-looking painted scrolls. No photographs. Same with your other sites.
This scroll was made early in 2011 for an art open house at a photography studio gallery night. I never envisioned using this for a bonsai display.
2. As for the gutter related comments and thoughts related to the photo, I asked my friend who works for the following about his thoughts on the animal tracks
He has worked on projects with Lynx and Wolverine tagging and counting. So if anyone would know about this it would be him. This was his reply to the photo.
I assure you they were made by a member of the lagomorph family (rabbits and hares). They’re probably snowshoe hare tracks.
I’d love to see the Japanese scroll you made!
It is fine to comment, but making crude, non-constructive remarks says more about the poster than anything. And since no one commented on the stated flow in the
original post I am going to assume the community at large does not understand the concept or possibly the terminology in which it was used.
I have enough personal demons to fight than be a part of something that beats me down even more and makes me feel worthless.
To those of you who have supported me through the years and worked with me on your bonsai projects I thank you and wish you the best. You know how to get in touch with me.
To those who think I am a self-righteous, aggrandizing prick, you do not know me, nor do you know the time and effort I have put in to study about display.
