@Adair M Sorry Adair I did not see this or I would have replied sooner. It is great information and very easy for me to understand! I will definitely be using it on my other trees.
I have been very lucky I think in my short 3 year bonsai journey. I found Bnut, I joined the Phoenix Bonsai Society, and I have had the opportunity to go to 4 different workshops put on by some fairly well known bonsai artists from out west: David Nguy, Sam Adina, and Ted Matson. I have two trees that I worked with David on the 1st styling , 1 tree that Sam Adina and I worked on (is a trunk chop a style?
) and now a tree that Ted Matson and I worked on . That is pretty good for a newbie I believe. Some people never get the chance to work with a sensei. All three had a vision for the tree in the future and it is my hope that I can, with my very limited abilities, try and get those trees there without drastically deviating from their initial vision. Will things go south....more than likely! But that is my hope.