tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.comments2023-06-20T03:38:10.473-07:00Walter Pall Bonsai ArticlesWalter Pallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-35841926528934393892020-03-02T14:46:06.564-08:002020-03-02T14:46:06.564-08:00Bonsoir, Alors, 10 ans après, qu'est devenu ce...Bonsoir, Alors, 10 ans après, qu'est devenu ce magnifique sujet? Cordialement.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00167408250060225550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-21427305036637090472019-04-08T04:51:58.831-07:002019-04-08T04:51:58.831-07:00His career attitude is inspiring to me His career attitude is inspiring to me Sina moeinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365563609084587043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-17606750369829127512018-03-31T16:14:04.508-07:002018-03-31T16:14:04.508-07:00I bought a Japanese maple from my Local bonsai clu...I bought a Japanese maple from my Local bonsai club. This morning I hedged the maple but didn't hedge past it's silouette to allow for the room for new growth because I noticed after I had made my first pass to then inspect if I should cut it further back that I was a week (10 days ) early. Some shoots we're almost a foot, im in central California and we didn't have much of a winter thus everything has bloomed earlier by a few weeks around here. Anyways can I hedge it a little passed the silouette in a week or two or should I wait for the second flush and next time do a better job of timing when I cut it back then?<br />Thank youBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390736419560819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-4475840578158049422018-03-31T15:59:52.407-07:002018-03-31T15:59:52.407-07:00I hedged my maple a week maybe two weeks to early....I hedged my maple a week maybe two weeks to early. Did I just basically Rob my tree of some growth that it could have gained if I had allowed it to grow a week or two more? Also I didn't hedge as much as I should have to allow for that extra room and im wondering if in 2 weeks I can cut it back a little passed the silouette? Thanks<br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06390736419560819941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-4126195932417387812018-03-23T16:33:56.345-07:002018-03-23T16:33:56.345-07:00This, like much of our so called "modern art&...This, like much of our so called "modern art", is a perversion of true art which always has been defined not by the artist but by the beauty of the work.<br /><br />It is a nefarious attempt to hijack the incredible beauty of God's wonderful creation and supplant it with that which is aesthetically distasteful. A hoover beside a bonsai tree is not a statement, it is a clear attempt at desecrating that which is truly beautiful. That which makes bonsai such an enjoyable hobby in which so many of us find great peace and serenity. <br /><br />Bonsai is not art - It is a celebration of that which always was beautiful long before man ever came along - God's creation. The caliber of bonsai is very often determined by the resemblance to its real life natural grown counterpart. <br /><br />Please I call on all of you to not support such a disrespectful and deluded attack on what is such a wonderful community. We make bonsai to be beautiful, to replicate that which is naturally beautiful and to evoke sentiments of awe and wonder at the incredible creation we see before us. These people have already ruined the art world with their abominations let's not allow them to do the same with this ancient tradition. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-31658320029988377302017-11-25T10:55:10.206-08:002017-11-25T10:55:10.206-08:00Miklos, sure go ahead. I wrote more about this lat...Miklos, sure go ahead. I wrote more about this later with better insights.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-66142516500317758022017-11-25T10:09:38.027-08:002017-11-25T10:09:38.027-08:00Dear Mr. Walter,
I am Miklós Fucskó from Hungary,...Dear Mr. Walter,<br /><br />I am Miklós Fucskó from Hungary, and I am writing my thesis at the Szent István University (Hungary --> Budapest) in the theme of "The use of superabsorbent polymers in the soil, during the bonsai growing."<br /><br />and I would like to ask You, to let me use this, and maybe later some other of your Articles in my thesis.<br /><br />If your answer is "Yes", at the references in wich form may I mention this Article?<br /><br />For example: Pall W. 2010. Feeding, Substrate and Watering. In.: Walter Pall Bonsai Articles <br /> <br />Or something else? Or Had You written this Article in any printed newspaper, Article, book or something?<br /><br />Thank you in anticipation for your answer!<br /><br />Best Regards:<br />Miklós FucskóMiklós Fucskónoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-11229650481350219882017-06-09T12:53:49.943-07:002017-06-09T12:53:49.943-07:00Walter,
We are all entitled to opinions.
In many...Walter,<br />We are all entitled to opinions. <br />In many instances, the so-called "natural" style of bonsai fails as so much of it lacks the application of difficult to master techniques. Who is to say highly stylized bonsai by the "old school" -- and I am part of the old school as are you -- is lacking? <br />We are talking about images in the eye of the beholder. There is no time limitation on the endurance of beauty because beautiful bonsai transcend time, and many traditionally styled trees remain unforgettable. <br />Bonsai will ALWAYS be a commingling of the traditional and the contemporary. Regardless of what opinions individuals may have, there is no substitution for true mastery of technique. The attention to detail is was separates a masterpiece from a collected specimen placed into a pot and trimmed. Each individual needs to personally assess if indeed what they have is truly a bonsai.<br /><br />Michael Persiano<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550462061475486182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-48191451654850628672016-09-01T10:58:17.633-07:002016-09-01T10:58:17.633-07:00As a brazilian i would say it is very difficult to...As a brazilian i would say it is very difficult to make bonsai at our country. We don´t have mountains, we don´t have indigenous conifers (apart a few species unsuitable for bonsai), and every stick in the nursery is overevaluated as a world class bonsai. <br /><br />But we have an untold advantage, our climate! We can grow our indigenous species fast and furiously, but nobody here give a shit, because everybody appears to be making the japanese way, with japanese species. Knowing that i decided to work with broadleaves, no conifers, and mainly indigenous species. I am far from being a great name here, but let´s see what i can accomplish in the next years, with my species and with my technique - and for that i am very greatful of you WP for opening my eyes and giving me inspiration!Arzivenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882952806778919181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-37988805844762698652016-07-23T03:11:47.161-07:002016-07-23T03:11:47.161-07:00Frank, I use more peat than normally,like 30%. I w...Frank, I use more peat than normally,like 30%. I water with tap water which is VERY hard and have no problems with a few varieties. But some hate it. I do not really care much for azaleas anyway.Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-54890623290919535102016-07-23T02:42:08.048-07:002016-07-23T02:42:08.048-07:00hi walter.
if i am correct you use the same techni...hi walter.<br />if i am correct you use the same techniek with azalea. can you tel me how much baked clay en how much peat you use in your soil. Will the use of tapwater not be a problem because of its high ph. franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-65276253434102062222016-03-24T17:17:10.859-07:002016-03-24T17:17:10.859-07:00Thank you for sharing this example and progression...Thank you for sharing this example and progression .. Really gives a young enthusiast some perspective - so hard for me to imagine the 20-yr result when you collected it in '88. <br /><br />It's been almost another 10 years - any updated photos? <br /><br />Thanks for making all these articles available<br /><br />Cheers, <br /><br />BryanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629820047301557378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-72394484605633416282016-03-23T10:58:38.043-07:002016-03-23T10:58:38.043-07:00How do you know if a new deciduous species will ba...How do you know if a new deciduous species will backbud/survive an aggressive stumping? Ive asked the folks at my nursery for new trees I buy but they don't seem to know (as most people want their trees big and would never do that!!) <br /><br />Good old fashioned trial and error? (...fine on a $20 nursery plant but would hate to kill a collected specimen or an expensive purchase!!)<br /><br />Thx!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629820047301557378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-78757179583687767202016-02-14T20:46:58.664-08:002016-02-14T20:46:58.664-08:00Increíble articulo que debería ser revisado y disc...Increíble articulo que debería ser revisado y discutido por todo aquel que desee hacer buen Bonsai. Muchas graciasFikazuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657537327124689367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-6212715934893183172016-02-11T20:21:45.375-08:002016-02-11T20:21:45.375-08:00It's a classic conundrum.. Anything that requi...It's a classic conundrum.. Anything that requires a high level of training to do well is often (but not always) more deeply appreciated by those who have knowledge of what's involved (eg a classical piano performance) .. But who is 'right' in judging the performance as 'good' or 'bad'? Surely the lay person who is overwhelmed w amazement of the experience is not to be ignored.. But most would say that is not the right person to judge it as 'good' or 'bad.' <br /><br />In bonsai, just like in classical music, I think there is something to be said for the technical component and attention to detail and effort applied to the tree, on one hand, and then the artistic effect. The technical aspect is more likely easily judged and less debated about .. Of course the artistic value will be endlessly debated by who is 'right' and why, and why is this persons opinion important and not that one. <br /><br />On a personal note.. (As I am early to bonsai) my biggest fear is becoming an 'accomplished' craftsmen but a terrible artist (aside from being a complete failure of course!) and of course only finding this out years later. I bring this up only to highlight the reality that being a good craftsmen is likely possible with effort alone 'following the rules' and minimal 'talent,' while being a true artist is certainly a higher and harder ideal to achieve - and to judge! <br /><br />Regarding elitism and pattern recognition I feel it is an impossible reality of the human mind to try and escape - as you said everyone forms their ideas of 'good and bad' and judge thenceforth - I think the best way to protect against this is keeping an overall positive and open mind and recognizing your own biases ... and also recognizing objective effort and an artists own sense of success in realizing his/her vision. Jackson Pollock artwork may be 'a bunch of spatter' but somehow most still recognize there was effort and design put into it, even if it doesn't appeal to their taste. <br /><br />Certainly an interesting topic for discussion. <br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Bryan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629820047301557378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-437137010651404502015-12-07T14:01:45.666-08:002015-12-07T14:01:45.666-08:00Wirklich super geschrieben! Muss dauern kichern 😁...Wirklich super geschrieben! Muss dauern kichern 😁 weil ich mich doch wiederfinde. Infiziert seit 1995 aber das sind auch die entspannensten Momente. <br />L.g.DoroAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307344992309327074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-29386841125248452372015-11-07T17:43:58.795-08:002015-11-07T17:43:58.795-08:00
I was so pleased my piece was chosen as an entry ...<br />I was so pleased my piece was chosen as an entry but the greatest affirmation was standing in the darkened walkways at the exhibit and listening to the young people stop and talk art about it-- appreciating its line and feel and decrepity...just as I do.Crusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836858833738413352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-11070680842250729582015-06-18T10:12:55.017-07:002015-06-18T10:12:55.017-07:00Incredible information! Thanks a lot for taking th...Incredible information! Thanks a lot for taking the time to explain all of this in such detail, I learned a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-29216221741704395052014-09-23T04:01:50.512-07:002014-09-23T04:01:50.512-07:00Lachanfall mit Magenkrämpfen um 6 Uhr in der früh....Lachanfall mit Magenkrämpfen um 6 Uhr in der früh...You just made my day ;-)<br /><br />P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-40831852138131342242014-08-29T02:26:21.855-07:002014-08-29T02:26:21.855-07:00Read everything you can find for three months. And...Read everything you can find for three months. And then start.<br />Walter Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398046016738136730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-67739127401558563012014-08-29T02:21:53.166-07:002014-08-29T02:21:53.166-07:00Hi dear Walter
How can i start this art?Hi dear Walter<br />How can i start this art?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456342874244863978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-91736981198085269172014-07-29T15:06:28.967-07:002014-07-29T15:06:28.967-07:00After seeing your Mugo pine 56 I had to ponder aga...After seeing your Mugo pine 56 I had to ponder again these styling definitions of yours. I would see the naturalistic style somehow being at the edge of more accepted "mainstream bonsai", featuring natural forms that are not common enough to be accepted as "proper" bonsai. Thus the naturalistic style seems to slowly feed or inspire "mainstream" bonsai with natural forms, features and some aesthetic ideas that have previously been neglected or seen too outrageous. This idea it is somehow hidden in the pre-modern motto of bonsai: "make your bonsai look like a tree" otherwise said: "art imitates nature".<br /><br />Then this fairy tale style appears to me not just controversial but merely contradictory to what we have been used to see in a pot. Just as modern art has detached itself from aesthetics - which is is considered as just one means of expression - here you say that FTS is not focused on it either; at least not as much as the naturalistic style. Therefore in FTS there is a greater freedom of expression as it is (more) detached from the culture dependent bonsai-rules. And i would also see it inspiring and reshaping the naturalistic style on its turn as well.<br /><br />However, I would think that the interesting aspect about FTS is still the way it treats aesthetics. This is because i do not think that bonsai art is on its way to loosing natural forms as its main reference (say that we would start to make Chinese letter forms or just abstract "unnatural" compositions from small living trees) but (to me at least) the joy and the clue in bonsai is in this play between planned, artificial aspects and seemingly coincidental natural aspects. The FTS opens a new opportunities in this direction without actually discarding aesthetics. It also highlights our, sometimes childish manner to judge nature according to our own preconceived ideas.<br /><br />Romanticism seems to be a significant element in FTS and that´s just wonderful. The fairy tales themselves are often romantic as well, but often also terrible, especially the older ones. Romanticism is about the soul, about being alive just as robust and just as mysterious as the life itself. Could we say that an essential method of expression in a FTS bonsai is to distract the viewer out of ordinary bonsai and aesthetic patterns and thus open him/her for a new unforeseen reality? <br /><br />-infillionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-36210520045169798502014-06-28T04:17:45.158-07:002014-06-28T04:17:45.158-07:00Es wäre schön ein paar Bilder von dem Baum zu sehe...Es wäre schön ein paar Bilder von dem Baum zu sehen wie er heute aussieht, dass würde mich wirklich sehr interesierenMagdanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-12877705004218817982014-06-21T11:45:25.054-07:002014-06-21T11:45:25.054-07:00Interesting bio! :)
Maybe add your facebook fan pa...Interesting bio! :)<br />Maybe add your facebook fan page too ?xtolordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09167167583406943881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4731675766765556007.post-70436840417232467862014-06-13T07:17:16.140-07:002014-06-13T07:17:16.140-07:00Exatamente, trabalho bom custou tempo e tempo é di...Exatamente, trabalho bom custou tempo e tempo é dinheiro. Para quem acredita em almoço gratis, só resta a chepa mesmo.Adriano S. de Oliveirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026195996002418482noreply@blogger.com