I often wondered what kind of background fits best.
A darker or rather a lighter one.
So i made some pics of a newly designed Hinoki (again) to
have a look at that topic ...
Fell free to leave your choice in the comment-zone below, which background
do you like better?
Another Hinoki at the initial styling stage. This time a nine-truncer.
The tree's structure is very complex, Wiring and branch-setting took about ten houres.
Unforntunately the picture do not show the 3D staggered arrangement, which is the key-feature
of this tree. Potting is sheduled for upcoming spring.
A Chamacyparis obtusa i bought in a nursery two month ago.
The tree seemed a bit neglected, but it was healthy enough to be styled.
The inner primary-structure is based on a five-trunc. The leafes of the tree show
different colour-shades. Maybe the reason for this is a kind of a natural "winter-colouration",
A couple of days ago i tried on this one.
A Chamacyparis obtusa, bought in a regular garden-center. The kind of material that is easy
to obtain almost everywere.
I think every bonsai-enthusiat tries this species one day ...
So did i, and i am very pleased with the obtusas's properties for styling little trees.
Of course this specimen is still very far from glory, Just the very first styling ...
Well, here again another study of a possible design for a tanuki-trunc.
The virtual as a refernce-picture and a picture of the raw trunc just for the record.
Working on the trunc is not finished yet, but here i go with a quick virtual of the project:
The source is a stem of a Thuja wich died unfortunately a couple of years ago.
I carved and hollowed here and there a bit.
I must confess, i could not resist to style this yew before shedule.
The tree showed such a great vitality, that i decided to give it a try.
A picture of the yews development . The pale background shows the tree before the styling-session.
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