Monthly Archives: January 2014

Bonsai workshop

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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My daily work between sculpture and trees

Bonsai mudmen & pots

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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Some mudmen & pots that I made 2 years ago with brown Yi Xing clay for the body skin, and black fine clay for the rest of the figure or pot. The firing temperature was 1200°C.

bonsai clay figures

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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I use different types of high temperature clay to create unique bonsai penjing mud figurines. Then the sculptures are baked for the first time at 500°C to eliminate water, and the second firing is from room temperature 1210°C during 12 hours. I have to wait till 2 days for cooling before opening the kiln and get a final result of the work.

Bonsai air layering: Acer, Malus, Prunus…

09 Thursday Jan 2014

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Propagation by air layering is another method that I use to propagate mini bonsai or mame bonsai every year. From pine trees to Japanese maples, it takes from 1 month to 6 month to obtain a new root system. The favorite air layering period is between April and the end of July based on the temperate climate.