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discovering something new within a whole world of newness in both the place and our relationship.”
ere is a Cryptomeria-lined pathway that leads visitors into the museum. It invites visitors to meander slowly and to wonder. It suggests, eloquently and compellingly, the realities that bonsai and penjing portray so singularly. In the opening paragraphs of the book, Stephen di erentiated his experience of the Arboretum and the Museum, “While this vast open space has always felt special, it was the bonsai collectionthatfeltsacred.” edeeppersonalmeaning of the arboretum and the bonsai garden shines brightly in a touching recollection. Stephen related that, many years a er their rst visit, he and Charlene, on the morning of their wedding, visited the Arboretum and walked brie y around the grounds before returning to prepare for the day.
In 2014, Stephen, wanting a project that was his own and not dictated by his many clients, returned to photograph the bonsai collection. He returned to
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