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Kevin Willson’s workshop in Mazaugues (Var, France), 2007. Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume bonsaiclubstebaume@wanadoo.fr http://perso.orange.fr/bonsaiclubstebaume. Saturday April 28 th 2007 : The first work on dead wood. Let’s go !. TROPICAL TREE (Xylosma). An enjoyable moment.
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Kevin Willson’s workshopin Mazaugues (Var, France), 2007 Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume bonsaiclubstebaume@wanadoo.fr http://perso.orange.fr/bonsaiclubstebaume Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Saturday April 28th 2007 :The first work on dead wood Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Let’s go ! TROPICAL TREE (Xylosma) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
An enjoyable moment Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
This first day, trainees brought many trees requiring a lot of jins, sharis and sabamikis SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris) YEW (taxus baccata) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Sunday April 29th, the serious work begins … JUNIPER (juniperus oxycedrus) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
But Kevin thinks for a long time in front of a nice yamadori and studies all possibilities with the student BOX (buxus sempervirens) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
From vision to creation Front view of the previous tree Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Our club’s president is watching the first styling of this pine. SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Shohin with sabamiki and styling TAMARIX (tamarix gallica) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Tuesday May 1st, it is labour’s day outside… Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
But, because of the rain, we had to go inside at 5pm to complete this tree... SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
… and this creating of dead wood JUNIPER BEFORE THE WORKSHOP Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Kevin broke the straight line of the trunk and made a shakan instead of a classical chokan,. YEW (taxus baccata) from nursery First cut of the Sabamiki allowing it to dry for one year before final carving. Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
Last workshop day on Wednesday May 2nd Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
What to do with an unusual yamadori ? SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris) before styling Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
And another yamadori… BLACK PINE (pinus nigra) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
And one more UNCINATA PINE (pinus uncinata) BOX (buxus sempervirens) Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume
We hope this slide show gave you a good view of these 4 days of workshops and we hope to do this again next year ?We THANK students from other bonsai Clubs and also spectators and students from our own Club. A big thank you to our Club president,without forgetting Patricia, André, Phil, Guy.And KEVIN WILLSON for his talent and explanations.Philippe Fournier Bonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume