OAK IN A ROCK
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OAK IN A ROCK
Coast Live Oak (quercus agrifolia) collected many years ago. It's been in a pot for a long time. Today I decided it was time for a change.
I hatchet carved this piece of California lava several years ago. In the top of the rock, I hacked out a planting pocked shaped like a rectangular bonsai pot and made it about 4 inches deep. It has a drain hole that goes down to near the base of the rock.
After preparing the rock, I planted thE Oak in the cavity.
Overall height including the Oak is about 28 inches.
mike page- Member
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Cool!
Mike, some of your creations take bonsai to an interesting artistic place, much like Nick Lenz and some of Kimura's more progressive stuff.
Paul
Mike, some of your creations take bonsai to an interesting artistic place, much like Nick Lenz and some of Kimura's more progressive stuff.
Paul
PaulH- Member
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PaulH wrote:Cool!
Mike, some of your creations take bonsai to an interesting artistic place, much like Nick Lenz and some of Kimura's more progressive stuff.
Paul
Paul, thanks for your generous coments.
mike page- Member
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I agree with the questions as to whether it needs the pot, as that part looks funny to me, however the tree itself and the rock are awesome
Steven- Member
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Mike, I'll take your pot! I like your tree and the rock is very ... organic!
Todd
Todd
Todd Ellis- Member
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The reason the rock is in a pot: the base of the rock is so much smaller than the top that it has an unsteady feeling. This may not be the right pot, and I plan to experiment further in hopes of finding the right base. I may go to a rock supply and find a piece of black slate to epoxy to to the base. Stay tuned. Changes are coming.
mike page- Member
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Hi Mike,
Interesting creation!! The only problem I see with gluing the rock to a slate slab is where the water goes. What are the dimensions of the base of the rock? Perhaps it could be attached to a suiban with floral clay and thus corral the water. I have about five different size suibans by Sara Rayner that are a dark gray like your rock. Just a thought.....good luck!
Kind regards
Norma
Interesting creation!! The only problem I see with gluing the rock to a slate slab is where the water goes. What are the dimensions of the base of the rock? Perhaps it could be attached to a suiban with floral clay and thus corral the water. I have about five different size suibans by Sara Rayner that are a dark gray like your rock. Just a thought.....good luck!
Kind regards
Norma
Norma- Member
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Hi Mike -
just drill a hole up the rock, make a spike sticking up from the display area and stick the rock on the spike.
do you plan some hanging greenery ? quite a barren apocolyptic scene for a lovely oak atm
lovely work on the rock too
cheers marcus
just drill a hole up the rock, make a spike sticking up from the display area and stick the rock on the spike.
do you plan some hanging greenery ? quite a barren apocolyptic scene for a lovely oak atm
lovely work on the rock too
cheers marcus
marcus watts- Member
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Much better Mike.
IMHo- moss distributed unevenly at the base of the cliff will enhance the "cliff" image,,,then sand on the of the ground.
regards,
jun
IMHo- moss distributed unevenly at the base of the cliff will enhance the "cliff" image,,,then sand on the of the ground.
regards,
jun
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Hi jun,
The tray is a water suiban and should not have moss or sand; I believe it would distract from the sculpture of the rock and tree.
Best regards,
Norma
The tray is a water suiban and should not have moss or sand; I believe it would distract from the sculpture of the rock and tree.
Best regards,
Norma
Norma- Member
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Yes Norma, i know.
The problem with this set up is always the illusion on scale. the flat calm water surface never match the scale of a landscape. I made several experiment my self some are posted here in IBC using the same technique in a much detailed scale, but it is so complicated to do and very hard to maintain.
..an alternative to water maybe is fine grain sand, then add some stones at the base of the cliff.
regards,
jun
The problem with this set up is always the illusion on scale. the flat calm water surface never match the scale of a landscape. I made several experiment my self some are posted here in IBC using the same technique in a much detailed scale, but it is so complicated to do and very hard to maintain.
..an alternative to water maybe is fine grain sand, then add some stones at the base of the cliff.
regards,
jun
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