Tried something a little different than normal, liked the result.
The "broken" piece at the front is reinforced with metal through the center. I was hoping to achieve the look of an old pot about to collapse. Not sure what one would plant in such a pot, perhaps a cascade juniper?
I've titled it abstract as no two sides are of the same proportions. It has four sides, all different lengths and all converging at different angles.
Wouldn't mind knowing what you think of it, good and especially the bad. The good makes you feels tops, the bad helps you learn.
Cheers.
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Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Here's another one I finished today, not abstract though.
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Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Thanks mate, a fig smashing through the walls would be sweet.
And one more unfinished, this time I'm just going for eccentric, perhaps for a little accent. In the top I plan to plant a fern and in the bottom moss. The top vessel drains via the tube/spout to the bottom level where the moss will absorb the excess. Should look pretty as the water drips through the tube. I'll keep this one on my desk I think once done.
Once again there is metal running up the thin stem holding the upper vessel.
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Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
Nice mitchell. I like all claywork that look unusual. I tried metal reinforcement with some my pots and got unwanted cracks due to restriction on clay's shrinkage when drying and firing.
Hope to see more of your work. I really need inspiration to work on mines.
Thanks for sharing.
Always we hope someone else has the answer. Bonsai is an art of shrinking.
I REALLY like this pot and the idea of a fig or something smashing out of it. When I saw your title I was thinking it was a broken pot you had used, I have a few broken pieces that I use as pots. It could also look good with a Bunjin styled tree.
Matt
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"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards." ~ Vernon Sanders Law
"All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own." ~ Johann Wolfgang Von Goeth
"Bonsai becomes great when growers start trees they know they will never see in a pot"
I also have issues with metal and cracking, though I generally try to work with it than against it. On the cracked upright of the pot, I was intending for it to be a lil' less shattered and a bit more cracked. It ended up in lots of pieces but fortunately the metal held it together strongly.
Regards, Mitchell.
"It is one thing to shape a tree into form, but when you are able to convincingly deceive ones perception of reality, something much more is accomplished than just a simple bonsai."
"In a perfect world, we would all be giants and all plants Bonsai."
