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Resurrection Shuffle
This post is by way of an attempt to canvass possible interest in us resurrecting the ” Make your own bonsai pot ” workshops that were once a regular fixture in the Willowbog programme of events. I did a post … Continue reading
Saturday’s tokonoma
My memory really is going ! I forgot to take photos of the tokonoma at Saturday’s Bonsai Chat day. By the time that I remembered, yesterday, the Chat day was over and everyone had gone home of course [ thank … Continue reading
Mixed bag
Added a handful of new trees on to the on-line shop tonight. One of my favourite species for bonsai, Western hemlock, this nice bonsai created by a local enthusiast. Nice size as well at 54 cm. tall. Interesting Norway spruce … Continue reading
Is Tanuki really a dirty word ?
TANUKI 狸・貍, MUJINA 狢・貉, MAMI 猯・貒 Magical Fox-Like Dog with Shape-Shifting Powers Trickster & Spook, Originally Evil, Now Benevolent Modern-Day Icon of Generosity, Cheer, and Prosperity Found Often Outside Japanese Bars & Restaurants If tanuki is a trick then how … Continue reading
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The show, some local success.
Willowboggers did pretty well in the weekend’s BSA show here ! no nepotism I can assure you , I was not even on the premises when judging took place, I was out putting up signs on the roads in. First … Continue reading
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The show part two
This year there were three invited pot makers selling their wares, the photo shows the Walsall sales area, Andy Pearson of Stone Monkey Ceramics and Ian Baillie were the other two. In this picture , John Armitage, chairman of the … Continue reading
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Made it !! well almost .
No photos tonight I’m afraid !! Everything done that has to be done for the show to take place …………………….unless we have forgotten something still just a few loose ends to tie up tomorrow , a final sort out … Continue reading
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Another item ticked off the list !
It has taken a few days to make enough progress to be able to cross one of the jobs off the list of things needed to be done for the BSA show in 10 days time. This is what we … Continue reading
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Confessions of a Bonsai-Shop keeper .
Now, you didn’t really expect any juicy confessions along the lines of how I knowingly sold some dead bonsai to a customer, although come to think of it , that’s exactly what I did do a couple of years ago … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai shop, bonsai tools, ceramic pots, copper wire, Walsall Studio Ceramics
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Pottery workshop here
In a recent post I mentioned David Jones of Walsall Studio Ceramics and for many years a regular fixture on the workshop calendar here was a ” Make your own bonsai pot ” weekend which was taught by Mr. Jones. … Continue reading
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