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Creating Bonsai Landscapes: 18 Miniature Garden Projects

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The writer presents 18 miniature landscapes which, she says, "represent a very personal synthesis of the bonsai and penjing traditions". These landscape are made up of the usual tiny trees, moss and gravel, but they also contain intricate rocky "outcrops" which form the basis of the entire landscape. Her creations combine the delicacy of the tiny landscape with the ruggedness of rock and tree to unique effect.

The writer gives detailed instructions for making each of the landscapes, including - I kid you not - how to make all the rocky outcrops yourself. Given patience, skill and delicacy of touch almost anyone could follow these instructions and make a very attractive table top landscape.

The writer was born in Singapore and studied art in England. She is a judge in the bonsai category at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. She approaches her miniature landscapes from the point of view of a painter, and she incorporates the Chinese principles of Tao and the balance of yin and yang to create harmony in these beautiful miniature worlds.

Lo bueno de este libro es que muestra al lector principiante algunas tècnicas para elaborar lajas y rocas Hay muy poco de diseño y estetica Realmente esperaba mas de este libro. Lo recomiendo solamente para lectores principiantes de este bello arte.

This is a fantastic choice for both beginner and more experienced bonsai lovers. With very clear instructions, detailed pics and (best of all) explicit descriptions of common materials you can easily find, creating copies of these gorgeous designs is REALLY possible! The text is free of the "hoity-toity" attitude in many other bonsai books and is instead encouraging and positive. Highly recommended!

If you're looking to start making your own landscapes for your bonsai, this is a great book to begin with. I didn't buy the book, it was at my library, so maybe you can save a few also.

This is a useful book for a very specialised application of bonsai landscaping. If you have every other book on bonsai, then this will complete your collection, though you may not practice what you read because of the specialised and complex application.