Archivio dell'autore: Nicola "Kitora" Crivelli
Workshop al Romagna Bonsai Club
Workshop di Adrian
Taikan-Ten 2013, Conifers Part 1
Galleria
Questa galleria contiene 35 immagini.
Originally posted on Nichigo Bonsai:
I’ve been a little slow on processing these images but better late than never. Below is the first half of the conifers from the Taikan-ten. The second half should be along shortly and then we…
Secondo live Trinacria Bonsai Forum: Nicola Crivelli
Larice di Zelinda
Swindon bonsai show 2014
The swindon show has become over the years a real must view bonsai show on the UK bonsai calendar, and while the lighting this year had been replaced in the main hall for crisp white light giving superb conditions. The trees where of a superb quality, while all sizes where on show I was drawn to the shohin trees.

Very nice cork bark elm without as many have the inverse taper.

Another but this one has that classic inverse, but has good ramification.

Hornbeam size wise this is just outside shohin.

This one was interesting, while a nice idea I feel for me it was too large for the pagoda as the framework broke lines of the tree.

This chojubai is a favourite for me for shohin bonsai.

Here are a few of the accents that caught my eye.
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Mr. Fukunaga’s maples
Here There Be Dragons

A 19th century Japanese map, the Jishin-no-ben, depicting an ouroboros dragon which causes earthquakes.
While the title of this post comes from a phrase on a few older maps depicting uncharted or dangerous territory, there’s no danger here, although maybe there is a little uncharted territory.
Rather than a potter specific post or pots from my collection, today’s article will be the first in a series of articles which will focus on containers from a variety of potters, each with a specific theme, style, or glaze. Today: Dragon Pots!
The history and mythology of Dragons is long and fascinating, a thing that binds all cultures together in our collective mythology. Both the East and the West have mythological histories with dragons, though in the West dragons are almost solely regarded as evil(most likely a medieval link to the book of Revelations which refers to Satan as…
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2014 Winter Silhouette Bonsai Exhibition
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, located on the East Coast of the United States, has been having its annual Winter Silhouettes exhibition for nearly 20 years. We’ve recently gone to a biannual show to generate more interest as winter is our slow season at the Arboretum.
Japanese Maple-Kiyo-hime, In training since 1946, Donated by Akiko Matsudaira.
3 point disaply with Trident Maple, In training since 1895, Donated Prince Takamatsu, Mt. Fuji scroll, and Japanese Blood Grass.
Branch silhouette.
Japanese Blood Grass, container by MC2.
Triptych of Root-over-rock Chinese Elms, Donated by Yee Sun-Wu.
Chinese Hackberry, In training since 1946, Donated by Shu-ying Lu.
Chinese Elm, In training since 1946, Donated by Yee-sun Wu.
Bald Cypress, In training since 1972, Donated by Vaughn Banting.
Chinese Elm, In training since 1970, Donated by Marybel Balendonck.
Year of the Horse shohin display.
Rabbit foot fern, container by Lang…
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