This gallery contains 5 photos.
Now that I am back from my holiday its back into some pottery, and last week these came out of the kiln. Some are good and some, well I’ve learnt a lot from.
This gallery contains 5 photos.
Now that I am back from my holiday its back into some pottery, and last week these came out of the kiln. Some are good and some, well I’ve learnt a lot from.
This gallery contains 6 photos.
A few more photos of my visit and after much thought I will include the photo of the “painted pot”.
This gallery contains 10 photos.
While on holidays I took the opportunity to visit the Birmingham Botanical Gardens where the National Bonsai Collection is held/displayed. As I am quite involved with the National Bonsai & Penjing Collection of Australia I was interested in seeing how … Continue reading
This will be the last photos from my visit to the “Trophy”. I didn’t take a photo of every tree displayed (which I am disappointed now) but in my opinion I did save one of the best for last. This is a Pinus mugo by Nik Rozman, a yamadori, a European native species and it was in a pot by a “local” potter.
I think this sums up the exhibition well in that there is definitively a move towards native species and the use of local pots. Nik is featured in the latest edition of Bonsai Focus magazine and appears to have a great future in the art of bonsai.
This gallery contains 5 photos.
The two and a half days we spent at the “Trophy” were fantastic, the exhibition trees, the demonstrations, the traders stands and all the other activities that take place during the show made it a very enjoyable and fun experience. … Continue reading
This gallery contains 7 photos.
Another day and a few more trees that were displayed this year.
This gallery contains 7 photos.
This is part 5 of the bonsai and beer tour, this time more bonsai than beer.
This gallery contains 7 photos.
A few more photos from the bonsai and beer tour, of which the Trophy was the highlight, although the beer wasn’t too bad either!
This gallery contains 8 photos.
This is part 3 of the Bonsai & Beer tour, and a few more photos but this time a mixture of bonsai and beer. Now for a few quality beer photos.
This gallery contains 8 photos.
This is essentially part two of the “beer & bonsai” tour, but this is about the bonsai as opposed to the beer. I was very impressed by all aspects of the organisation in Belgium for the Trophy and I am … Continue reading