Last week I went to Nicola’s for another workshop. We worked on an abies picea or spruce, I created a Kusanomo, some Shitakusa, we did some autumn work on two shohin, a zelkova and an acer burgeniamum. It takes me up to 2.30 hours to travel to Nicola’s place and during the long way by… Continue reading Creating a forest out of almost nothing
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The Art of Kusamono
Ever since I started out with Bonsai I wondered what those grasses and weeds were doing near the bonsai? In fact for a neophyte it’s not immediately clear and if you don’t ask, nobody will give you an answer. To find out you could take a workshop or a private course or a University course… Continue reading The Art of Kusamono
My first Kusamono
Ok, I don’t have a clue how to cultivate Kusamono’s but they always fascinate me. The sweet little pots contain this delicate tiny flowers, the freshness they transmit, the youth and grace they possess, although after all, it’s only weed! I decided to give it a tray and transplant some of the weed (Japanese =… Continue reading My first Kusamono
