Chris: Thanks for the tip. As for ominous, I find it nothing of the
kind. Lisa Tajima is certainly not trying to pass this off as
"classical" bonsai or anything of the sort. Her site is pretty open
about the objectives.
I learned a long time ago that any orthodoxy which won't hold up
to questions and challenge is not really worth preserving and usually
more about protecting the status of the arbiters of that orthodoxy.
As for your question, "Is Japan embracing miniature trees
growing in replicas of miniature dancing pants?" I think you will find
some Japanese embracing this. Even this very old culture is very
complex and hardly monolithic. Change happens and life goes on. ;-)
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Cochrane
Kodansha Press drives the art of bonsai forward in its Spring
Catalogue 2004. The cover photo (!) advertises a book that promises
new bonsai insight.
You can learn how to use "interesting and whimsical containers
that are readily available-- handmade clay containers, teapots, beer
cans, decorative paper bags, wine glasses, motorcycle helmets and even
eggshells... to create modern and sometimes whacky silhouettes." The
book adds horticultural & design techniques for living material that
assures "a living work of art to display and enjoy as you like."
This "as you like" has an ominous, yet familiar, ring. After
all, artists have their perogatives... :-)
Is Japan embracing miniature trees growing in replicas of
miniature dancing pants? Judge for yourself (and move over,
Kimurasan)!
http://www.popbonsai.com/
http://www.browse.ne.jp/Contents/Ord...isa/item1.html
http://www.tepore.com/column/special/200302/05.htm
Best wishes,
Chris... C. Cochrane,
, Richmond VA USA
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