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BCI SLIDE and AUDIO TAPE
RENTAL PROGRAMS
#S01. Rock Planting and Bonsai. Covers the selection,
preparation, planting and display of bonsai on rocks. Safety
devices and tools used are shown along with techniques for cutting
and shaping the rocks. Steps taken to prepare the rock and the
plant material are described followed by examples of bonsai rock
plantings. 67 slides with 27 minute cassette tape and printed
script.
#S04. How to Select a Container. The instructions for
selecting the proper clay pot includes consideration of color,
texture, size and shape. Extensive examples illustrate the principles
discussed. 96 slides with 28 minute cassette tape and printed
script.
#S06. Bald Cypress, Flat Top Style. This program, created
by Vaughn Banting of New Orleans, shows bald cypress trees in
various natural shapes with emphasis on the mature flattop style.
Detailed instructions cover creating this bonsai style and uses
examples to illustrate. 119 slides with 48 minute cassette tape
and printed script.
#S08. Penjing (Chinese Bonsai) Describes various styles
of penjing and the grow-and- clip method of training. Penjing
techniques are compared with the literati style of painting.
A segment shows a portion of the Montreal Botanical Garden's
penjing collection. It concludes with 31 slides of the penjing
collection donated to the USA in 1986. 140 slides with 45 minute
cassette tape and printed script.
#S10. Some Considerations on Chinese Bonsai. This is
a detailed study of trees in Mr. Wu's book, Man Lung Artistic
Pot Plants. It shows how Chinese bonsai differ from Japanese
bonsai in style as well as in name. 80 slides with 35 minute
cassette tape and printed script.
#S11. Bald Cypress Forest - The Old and the New. This
program was created by Vaughn Banting in 1993 showing the way
cypress grow in nature followed by the creation of a lowland
cypress swamp group planting at IBC '93. Vaughn leads the viewer
on an aerial and ground survey showing cypress in their natural
environment. This is followed by the creation of a group planting
containing a new stand of trees dominated by an ancient monarch.
75 slides with 25 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S12. Introduction to Bonsai. This program covers the
definition of bonsai, sources of bonsai material, the history
of bonsai and its evolution. The five basic classical styles
of bonsai are shown and described. It concludes showing examples
of the many variations on the five basic styles. 80 slides with
20 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S13. A Trip to Omiya Village, Japan. This program
provides a walking tour of several bonsai nurseries in Omiya,
the international center of bonsai. "Giboku", the art
of creating concrete to simulate wood, is described. 79 slides
with 34 minute cassette tape.
#S14. Mamé Bonsai. Defines terms used for various
sizes of miniature bonsai. Shows examples from Australia, Japan
and USA of very small bonsai along with their accessories. Line
drawings are used to describe how to create such bonsai. 80 slides
with 33 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S15. The Japanese Garden - A Living Tradition. The
beauty and the symbolism of Japanese garden art are portrayed
in this Brooklyn Botanic Garden slide presentation of their Japanese
Hill and Pond Garden. Japanese garden design, philosophy and
horticultural techniques are covered. 94 slides with 25 minute
cassette tape.
#S16. Harmony in Bonsai. This program analyzes the
various elements which influence the success or failure of a
bonsai composition. Topics included are: understatement, perspective,
line, visual movement, visual mass, rhythm of movement, the soul
and spirit of a work, and balance as used in creating bonsai
and the display of bonsai. 80 slides with 25 minute cassette
tape and printed script.
#S19. Photographing Bonsai. The program begins with
basic camera information along with reasons for photographing
bonsai. It includes detailed discussions on composition, angle,
background and lighting as they apply to photographing bonsai.
140 slides with 45 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S23. Group Planting. The first half of this program
was commercially produced and shows the selection and preparation
of material for and the creation of group plantings. The second
half shows examples of the group planting style. 80 slides with
16 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S24. Rock Grown Bonsai. The first part of this commercially
produced program shows the selection and preparation of material
for and the creation of rock grown bonsai. The last section shows
examples of rock grown bonsai style. 75 slides with 7 minute
cassette tape and printed script.
#S25. Wiring Bonsai. The types of wire appropriate
for bonsai and the methods of maintaining wire, along with the
purpose of wiring, are discussed. The mechanics of wiring bonsai
are shown in detailed sketches and photographs. 80 slides with
27 minute cassette tape and printed script.
#S28. The Bonsai Gardener. This is a commercially produced
introduction to bonsai for beginners covering suitable plant
material, styles, tools, supplies and containers. The program
concludes with the step by step styling of a tree. 95 slides
with 15 minute cassette tape.
#S29. Literati Bonsai. This program covers the basic
principles of literati (bunjin) style bonsai. Each principle
is illustrated with examples of Chinese literati painting, line
drawings to show the technique as it is applied to a bonsai and
photographs of literati style bonsai. 80 slides with 24
minute cassette tape and printed script.
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