Won a Ryuga 11 pc tool set ++ :)

[Poink88]

I came home today with won items...
- a few first editions of International Bonsai mags
- a 4" trunk Live Oak and
- a really nice Ryuga 11 piece stainless bonsai tool set

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[mat]

just what you need, a few more concave cutters.

nice one Dario! looks like a sweet set.

 

[milehigh_7]

Oh my! Very nice!

 

[Jason_mazzy]

Where did you win this and how? Raffle?

 

[Poink88]

Where did you win this and how? Raffle?

At the LSBF/ABS/SABS convention...I won 1st prize Artist's Choice for the upcoming/emerging talent competition and got the Ryuga set as the prize.

The oak and mags are through the raffle.

 

[Jason_mazzy]

At the TTSBE/ABS/SABS convention...I won 1st prize Artist's Choice for the upcoming/emerging talent competition and got the Ryuga set as the prize.

The oak and mags are through the raffle.

Congrats. Post a pic of the trees you entered.

 

[Poink88]

We started with something like these...
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Mine came out like this...
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I think the biggest challenge is choosing the way to go and finding a tree out of the material...it is just a mound of green hugging the soil. I chose to tilt mine up about 40 degrees, my thought was either that or go downward and do a cascade.

It was fun and I met a lot of bonsai folks in the process. Some are doing bonsai since before I was born!!! Today, I will go back with my wife and daughter in tow.

I have convention pics but quality is not too good (shadows from the flash throws the images off) so I will wait for better pics someone promised me before posting any.

 

[Poink88]

Teaser pics of the artist's in action during the demo...

Dan Robinson
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Eric Wigert
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Colin Lewis (working on his 2nd tree)
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[Nybonsai12]

Very nice! Good looking set of tools, good looking tree you made!

 

[JudyB]

Congratulations! Looks like a good convention, try to post a few of the better pics if you can...

 

[bonsai barry]

Congrats! Your tree looked great. Were you allowed to keep it?

 

[AboveBeyond]

Congrats! Any more pics of that huge trident Colin Lewis worked on?

 

[Smoke]

At the LSBF/ABS/SABS convention...I won 1st prize Artist's Choice for the upcoming/emerging talent competition.

Very nice accomplishment. Congratulations on winning validation for your hobby.

 

[Poink88]

Thanks guys.

Congrats! Your tree looked great. Were you allowed to keep it?

No, they will auction it off. I was told I can bid on it if I want but I probably won't.

Congrats! Any more pics of that huge trident Colin Lewis worked on?

Not yet. I left at 9pm and they are still working on their trees. I will take some pics in a few minutes.

Dan told us the boxwood is normally a 20 hour styling so he might not finish given the 2.5 hour demo time. Colin Lewis worked on 2 trees since he said his is less work than the other 2 but when I left he just finished his elm and barely started his trident. These demo trees are all going to be raffled off on Sunday.

 

[Poink88]

Few pics of the demo trees today...sketches are by ABS' own (Jim)

Colin's Cedar Elm
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Colin's Trident Maple
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Eric's Yaupon Holly
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Dan's Boxwood...he continued working on it today (though he didn't have to-what a guy!)
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[Poink88]

Congratulations! Looks like a good convention, try to post a few of the better pics if you can...

I will post some under the LSBF convention thread.

 

[MACH5]

Congrats Dario!! Well done on your juniper and your winnings! Thanks for sharing this wonderful event.

 

[october]

Congratulations. Nice job on the tree. All those trees have a great future, but that yaupon holly is going to be incredible. Of course, I am partial to shohin.

Rob

 

[Poink88]

Thanks!

It is amazing how much you can learn listening from 3 different artists (even when their approach are contradicting sometimes). I got lucky...though I did not take any demo, I actually got to observe most of them and even talk to them while on break. All very nice guys...very different approach...very knowledgeable and have contagious enthusiasm.

The part I loved (and helped me) the most are the artist's critique of the show trees.

It is a very refreshing experience and looking forward the next convention (2014) in Houston.

 

[october]

Thanks!

It is amazing how much you can learn listening from 3 different artists (even when their approach are contradicting sometimes). I got lucky...though I did not take any demo, I actually got to observe most of them and even talk to them while on break. All very nice guys...very different approach...very knowledgeable and have contagious enthusiasm.

The part I loved (and helped me) the most are the artist's critique of the show trees.

It is a very refreshing experience and looking forward the next convention (2014) in Houston.

Yes, just looking at their work can teach you amazing things about form and structure. Over the years, when the masters visit the nursery, they style a whole bunch of trees for the owner. Just walking around and looking at what they have done can be an education in itself.

Rob