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How much time passed between the first work, when the style was changed, to the next intervention when the branches were wired and arranged, and the dead- wood was carved and treated with jin solution?
By following year I had redone everything! The shari was reinforced with epoxy resin and then bleached because it was rotting.
Antonio Jesùs is shown applying the wire and jin solution. Can you introduce Antonio to our readers and tell us how he became involved in this project? Antonio, a BCI instructor, is my most advanced Spanish disciple. He was here with me in Italy for his annual internship, so I engaged him with advanced wiring that was very informative. Often one does not realize how much difference there is in wiring
a bonsai in the various stages of its formation: from the wires and rods of the first major violent and energetic setting, to the fine wiring in copper for mature bonsai. Antonio is very good because he brings a blend of natural talent and practical experience.
Looking at the finished result, what are the charac- teristics that make this tree a better informal style than a semi-cascade?
The main point is the wabi-sabi-yuugen aesthetic has improved dramatically: now the bonsai appears as a massive ancient pine and very compact.
You made a photo-montage to preview how this tree will look when it is planted in the correct pot. Why did you choose this container?
A pot from imperial Japanese collections, with an amazing antique patina, has the necessary austerity for il Nibelungo.
You transplanted the tree in a temporary pot but it is higher in the pot than in the photomontage.
Yes, I wanted to put it in the temporary pot as it was in the photomontage, but during the transplant I discovered a more beautiful base.
How much time will pass before this tree has to be repotted?
A couple of years more and it will be ready for the first major aesthetic analysis.
Do you take a formal approach to the aesthetic anal- ysis? Is it a process you can describe?
The aesthetic analysis is a complex process. For cutting-edge analysis is better to separate the physical and metaphysical. This allows a more detailed study to choose the best path for this
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