bonsai mini pots & mud men

giangus Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:18 am

giang

**JimLewis** Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:26 pm

Very attractive little pots. I'd like to see some kind of foot on all of them. When they sit flat on a table, they don't drain well (at all).

DougB Tue Sep 16, 2014 3:55 pm

ooohh I like. Especially the mudmen and the frog. Thanks for sharing and please post more?

ironhorse Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:11 pm

Me too!

Dave

Wander Wed Sep 17, 2014 3:16 am

I like!

giangus Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:16 am

Thank you for comments.

Some bonsai mini pots that I made not long ago. They were fired at the first step at 500°C during 5 hours to eliminate the water. The second firing began a day later at 900°C during 10 hours. The last firing started 2 days later at 1210°C during 12 hours. The thickness of the pot is about 3mm.

I used non toxic and lead free glazes as the glazes we use for tableware.

Giang,
www.lotus-bonsai.com

giangus Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:36 am

giang
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my nellie Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:21 am

Very nice, Giang!
Your updates are always interesting.

Precarious Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:16 pm

I like the pot with the turtle attached. I've always wondered how those stay attached. Is it a special cement?

giangus Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:48 pm

Precarious wrote:I like the pot with the turtle attached. I've always wondered how those stay attached. Is it a special cement?

Hello, the turtle figure has a 0.15mm high temperature wire armature at its neck, tail and legs to avoid broken pieces during the worldwide shipping for clients. Then, the whole figure is attached to the pot with the same high temperature needle armature and fired from room temperature till 1210°C during 12 hours.

I do the same way for my mudmen figures. All the body articulation has (the thumb, legs, arms, neck...) a metallic framework to support the shipping.
Giang

giangus Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:49 pm

my nellie wrote:Very nice, Giang!
Your updates are always interesting.

Hi Alexandra, how are you doing? At my side, I'm preparing for a bonsai show next to Paris this weekend.
giang

my nellie Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:28 pm

Wish you success, my friend!

giangus Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:52 pm

The scholar & the frog

giang
www.lotus-bonsai.com

giangus Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:48 pm

my mud female bonsai penjing figures

giang
www.lotus-bonsai.com

giangus Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:28 pm

bonsai penjing mud figurines

giang,
www.lotus-bonsai.com

giangus Tue Oct 28, 2014 9:49 am

bonsai penjing mud figurines

giang
www.lotusbonsaistudio.com

Leo Schordje Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:44 pm

Fabulous work. The detail in your mud men is outstanding. And your pots are exquisite. I like the painted pots very much also. The pot with the heart shaped red autumn leaves and blue berries is excellent. Very nice. Thank you for sharing.