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pieces of sculpture and the team decided that display- ing the bonsai in that location would be ideal.
They also decided that only bonsai that have spring interest would be displayed. Bonsai with blossoms, like an azalea or hawthorn, would be elegant. The ex- hibit would be filled out with bonsai that have spring foliage that is lush, and distinctive.
The next question was, “What will we use for the display pedestals?”
LSG has what they lovingly call “the dump” which contains salvaged building materials from previous construction projects. Things like granite, brick, bluestone paving, chimney tile and many other items just lying there waiting for someone to see their value. These items sparked the imagination of the exhibit team. One piece was put on top of another and soon the pedestal designs started to evolve. Mentally matching trees to pedestals, they built a pedestal for each bonsai using the salvaged material. The crew at LSG disassembled the pedestals, loaded the material
Left column, top to bottom;
Michelle Zimmer applies the final touch to a mountain hemlock.
Michelle, Steve Carini (in red) and Greg Polak (in yellow) make sure the big Chinese elm is sitting level.
Greg applies the final touch to the shimpaku (see inset, facing page).
Top right; A mountain hemlock, a grove of gingko’s, and an azalea in the middle of the terrace.
Bottom; Sitting on a pedestal of granite and brick is a Larch. In the background is a Shimpaku juniper on a pedestal of granite and bluestone next to “Orbits” (1967) by Alexander Liberman.
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