Suiseki Australian style.
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Suiseki Australian style.
All the stone are Australian collected from the north in iron ore country.
The Gold fields and the wheat belt. pic no 20 is my reminder of Wittenoom it is a replica of the number 5 crossing swimming hole where we used to jump off. No 21 and 22 are my gift to Peter Chan when we visit him next year he was found in the Payne's Find area of the Gold fields. I call it YORIK.
No 26 is a stone from up in the Kimberleys around Halls creek.
No 27 is a stone we found when we went to visit relies in Wyalkatchem in the wheat belt.
29 is a piece my son brought back from Port Headland he found it by the side of the conveyor belt. No Diasa yet which I am not that good with yet. Pup I hope you enjoy them as much as I do
The Gold fields and the wheat belt. pic no 20 is my reminder of Wittenoom it is a replica of the number 5 crossing swimming hole where we used to jump off. No 21 and 22 are my gift to Peter Chan when we visit him next year he was found in the Payne's Find area of the Gold fields. I call it YORIK.
No 26 is a stone from up in the Kimberleys around Halls creek.
No 27 is a stone we found when we went to visit relies in Wyalkatchem in the wheat belt.
29 is a piece my son brought back from Port Headland he found it by the side of the conveyor belt. No Diasa yet which I am not that good with yet. Pup I hope you enjoy them as much as I do
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
Again I love these stones.
I should work on getting mine into trays.
In Adelaide there was once a glacier that ran into the sea. Its a place called hallet cove close to port standbac (spelling). A lot of the stones I collected remind me of the old Indian photo's of the chief on the horse in front of large smooth rocks.
I might have a good stone you can take to peter as well pup.
I should work on getting mine into trays.
In Adelaide there was once a glacier that ran into the sea. Its a place called hallet cove close to port standbac (spelling). A lot of the stones I collected remind me of the old Indian photo's of the chief on the horse in front of large smooth rocks.
I might have a good stone you can take to peter as well pup.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
I'll have no26 thanks. Seriously though, I have never seen rocks as nice as these around my area.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
sorry no daiza's but im a busy kid
hope you like, all tassie the last one is sandstone about 60cm tall!
hope you like, all tassie the last one is sandstone about 60cm tall!
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
Very nice Aaron. Do you know what sort of rock that they are, they look decidedly volcanic.
My dog has produced some that look like no Jpeg 7.
Jon
My dog has produced some that look like no Jpeg 7.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
yes most of mine are volcanic,
the one you mentioned i think is the closest looking aussie stone to the chinese gingerstoneJon Chown wrote:My dog has produced some that look like no Jpeg 7.
the one in suiseki-011.jpg is baked clay from a dried up lake somewhere in tas,
one of the members from south tas bonsai club gave it to me.
apparently you cant get it from there anymore...
not sure what type of rock the volcanic ones are, but they are quite heavy.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
May I add a couple? Not Australian of course.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
Very nice stones, Don. I especially like the daiza on the second one. Very imaginative.
The top one is a gorgeous specimen. Lovely, strong direction on the striations in the stone.
I like pup's stones 20, 26, 29.
There are also some very nice items in the other group shown on this thread.
If you don't have time to make stands for them then some sand in a suiban (water tray) works very well, especdially if you have two or more of the same type of stone.
The top one is a gorgeous specimen. Lovely, strong direction on the striations in the stone.
I like pup's stones 20, 26, 29.
There are also some very nice items in the other group shown on this thread.
If you don't have time to make stands for them then some sand in a suiban (water tray) works very well, especdially if you have two or more of the same type of stone.
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thanks for the tip hector
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
You're welcome. It's a good way to develop a dry Zen garden in miniature, if you wish. If you don't have a suiban than a broad, shallow bonsai pot with a sheet of strong plastic and a bit of double-sided sticky tape, to prevent sand leaving through the drainage holes, will also do the trick. If you're really keen you can even opt to rake patterns in it, like you see in big Zen gardens.
The sand can be very fine all the up to grit at about 3-4 mm. Just be careful you don't go too stark white with it, as it can look a little too unnatural.
The sand can be very fine all the up to grit at about 3-4 mm. Just be careful you don't go too stark white with it, as it can look a little too unnatural.
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
Great to see a lot of Australian stones making their mark here.
Aaron I just love the 'stonefish' .
Brenda, President of Suiseki Australia, Sydney
Aaron I just love the 'stonefish' .
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
Welcome Brenda now your here maybe you can post some of yours. Also give some ideas on how to make the Diaza for them.
Again welcome Pup
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Re: Suiseki Australian style.
An informative workshop / tutorial on How to make a Diaza is located on the web-site of Suiseki Australia (part of the School of Bonsai).
The tutorial was put together by George Reissis and can be found by going to the school's web-site http://www.schoolofbonsai.com and follow the link to Suiseki Australia.
Have fun,
Brian
The tutorial was put together by George Reissis and can be found by going to the school's web-site http://www.schoolofbonsai.com and follow the link to Suiseki Australia.
Have fun,
Brian
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Thank you for that Brian, looking at that explanation it is a lot simpler than all the others that are described. Plus some makers of them make it look difficult,probably so you will commission them to make it for you. I now have projects for when it to wet to work on my trees!!!.
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