----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Lewis"
Subject: [IBC] An interesting tree and great stylist


I had a mixed reaction when I originally read the article
and
still do after exploring it again with your comments in mind.
The final results may look great but is it still a crappy tree?

Is it only a façade? Things hidden behind things etc.
The main trunk branches etc. are shaped but do they possess the
qualities of a good tree, as defined by our peers. Will this tree
ever
grow into a good tree?
Anton

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This was pretty much MY reaction, too. It's a bit like making a
COTTON purse out of a sow's ear.

Jim Lewis

:)
Well...that settles it. Apparently you guys are WAY out of my league ( and
Marc Noelanders' also I guess). Jim, do you have some free time for me to
come down and study with you this Summer?? Perhaps you can show me how to
turn my "sow's ears" into cotton purses?
Regards,
Dale Cochoy, Wild Things Bonsai Studio, Hartville, Ohio
http://www.WildThingsBonsai.Com
Specializing in power wood carving tools.
Yakimono no Kokoro bonsai pottery of hand-built stoneware

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