kevin willson’s workshop in mazaugues (var, france), 2007

Bonsaï Club de la Ste-BaumeBonsaï Club de la Ste-Baume

Kevin Willson’s workshopKevin Willson’s workshopin Mazaugues (Var, France), 2007in Mazaugues (Var, France), 2007

Bonsaï Club de la Ste-BaumeBonsaï Club de la [email protected]@wanadoo.fr

http://perso.orange.fr/bonsaiclubstebaumehttp://perso.orange.fr/bonsaiclubstebaume


Saturday April 28Saturday April 28thth 2007 : 2007 :The first work on dead woodThe first work on dead wood


Let’s go !Let’s go !

TROPICAL TREE (Xylosma)


An enjoyable momentAn enjoyable moment


This first day, trainees brought many trees This first day, trainees brought many trees requiring a lot of jins, sharis and sabamikisrequiring a lot of jins, sharis and sabamikis

SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris) YEW (taxus baccata)


Sunday April 29Sunday April 29thth, the serious work , the serious work begins …begins …

JUNIPER (juniperus oxycedrus)


But Kevin thinks for a long time in front of a nice yamadori But Kevin thinks for a long time in front of a nice yamadori and studies all possibilities with the studentand studies all possibilities with the student

BOX (buxus sempervirens)


From vision to creationFrom vision to creation

Front view of the previous tree


Our club’s president is watching the first Our club’s president is watching the first styling of this pine.styling of this pine.

SCOTS PINE (pinus sylvestris)


Shohin with sabamiki and stylingShohin with sabamiki and styling

TAMARIX (tamarix gallica)


Tuesday May 1Tuesday May 1stst, it is labour’s day outside…, it is labour’s day outside…


But, because of the rain, we had to go But, because of the rain, we had to go inside at 5pm to complete this tree...inside at 5pm to complete this tree...



… … and this creating of dead woodand this creating of dead wood

JUNIPER BEFORE THE WORKSHOP


Kevin broke the straight line of the trunk and made Kevin broke the straight line of the trunk and made a shakan instead of a classical chokan,.a shakan instead of a classical chokan,.

YEW (taxus

baccata) fromnursery First cut of the

Sabamiki allowing itto dry for one yearbefore final carving.


Last workshop day on Wednesday May 2Last workshop day on Wednesday May 2ndnd


What to do with an unusual yamadori ?What to do with an unusual yamadori ?


before styling


And another yamadori…And another yamadori…

BLACK PINE (pinus nigra)


And one moreAnd one more

UNCINATA PINE (pinus uncinata) BOX (buxus sempervirens)


We hope this slide show gave you a good view of We hope this slide show gave you a good view of these 4 days of workshopsthese 4 days of workshops

and we hope to do this again next year ? and we hope to do this again next year ?

We THANK students from other bonsai Clubs and We THANK students from other bonsai Clubs and also spectators and students from our own Club. also spectators and students from our own Club.

A big thank you to our Club president,A big thank you to our Club president,without forgetting Patricia, André, Phil, Guy.without forgetting Patricia, André, Phil, Guy.

And KEVIN WILLSON for his talent and And KEVIN WILLSON for his talent and explanations.explanations.

Philippe Fournier

kevin willson’s workshop in mazaugues (var, france), 2007

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