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[IBC] new (?) bonsai books
Seems there a couple of new bonsai books on the shelves. I
looked both over today, but didn't buy -- yet. I'll add them to the collection . . . someday. 1. Pop Bonsai - Kodansha pub. It's by a (ALERT! - SEXIST COMMENT - ALERT!) cute Japanese chick, Lisa Tajima, who attended college in the USA and obviously took our pop-culture marketing tricks to heart and has mastered them very, very well. For an idea, you can checkout www.popbonsai.com (though you will have to have the Macromedia Flash add on installed to see anything (I prohibit the showing of "Flash" products (for obvious security reasons) so can't see much). Anyway, I'll probably end up getting this one first since the trees are all on the tiny side, which I prefer. ($19.xx) She appears to have an extensive interview on "Bonsai Talk" but since I haven't time to go there, I haven't seen it. DALE: You might want to comment on the pots. ;-) 2. Ortho's "All About Bonsai," apparently a new addition to Ortho's extensive "All About" series of garden-related books. It is admittedly for beginners. It has a number of pictures of mostly ho-hum bonsai, and a VERY basic text. It'll have to get a lot better if it hopes to match ANY of the Sunset books (old or new). ($14.xx). I'll wait until this one starts turning up on the used book shelves -- and it will -- before I add just-another-beginner book to my collection. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] new (?) bonsai books
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From: "Jim Lewis" Subject: [IBC] new (?) bonsai books 1. Pop Bonsai - Kodansha pub. It's by a (ALERT! - SEXIST COMMENT - ALERT!) cute Japanese chick, Lisa Tajima, who attended college in the USA and obviously took our pop-culture marketing tricks to heart and has mastered them very, very well. For an idea, you can checkout www.popbonsai.com ( Anyway, I'll probably end up getting this one first since the trees are all on the tiny side, which I prefer. ($19.xx) She appears to have an extensive interview on "Bonsai Talk" but since I haven't time to go there, I haven't seen it. DALE: You might want to comment on the pots. ;-) Jim, Already did on "BonsaiTalk" ( sortof) A few from that list ordered a few pots. Bart? BTW, see the pot I made as a gift for Bart on pottery gallery "Mr. LW scoop pot" . It was my "Dale-side" take and free version of the $100 pots! BTW, a JOKE, and NOOOOOOO intention to produce them. Gosh Bart....I'm thinking......one of a kind ala Warhol !! :) Dale ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] new (?) bonsai books
Jim, et. al.
Have you seen the new book by Jerry Meislik, "Ficus, the Exotic Bonsai"? Knowing how you feel about tropical bonsai I would not be disappointed at your lack of interest. However, if you want to look at a copy, see me at the convention. Billy ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
[IBC] new (?) bonsai books
Jim, et. al.
Have you seen the new book by Jerry Meislik, "Ficus, the Exotic Bonsai"? Knowing how you feel about tropical bonsai I would not be disappointed at your lack of interest. However, if you want to look at a copy, see me at the convention. Billy My copy arrived in today's mail (coincidentally). I may not "do" tropicals (though I may have to try a fig now), but I'll do my darndest to support one of "us" when he writes a bonsai book. Struggling authors MUST be supported -- which is why I'm rough on copywrite issues! I'll be working on a short review for our website -- unless one of you tropical types would like to do it????????????????????? Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it should have - Paul Bigelow Sears. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by John Quinn++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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