tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947832988749594918.post7601734868136511399..comments2024-03-28T01:28:35.339+00:00Comments on Saruyama Blog: On the road again...Peter Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09714861781858473416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947832988749594918.post-7905118303855059622013-02-27T06:53:09.461+00:002013-02-27T06:53:09.461+00:00I wholeheartedly agree with Marcus!
Your ethos &am...I wholeheartedly agree with Marcus!<br />Your ethos & reputation lend a following - true, it might not be the thronging, whooping crowds of some, but rather a respectful, loyal collection of thinking enthusiasts, who apreciate you. The noisy, blundering mass want blood anyway, & will follow its scent without consideration for the name drawing it.<br />There are those that are wanting to learn how to 'demo' style a tree; & those that would rather it lived, & wasn't scarred by their intervention.<br /><br />Please say "Hello, & thank you" to Yannick from Will & myself, looking forward to meeting you both one day (I met the afore commenting Marcus a few days ago, & feel richer for the privilege. Hi Marcus!)<br />Keep up the excellent work, & please throw us a couple of well constructed sentences every now and again.<br /><br />Very Sincere Regards,<br />Chris.tofu_junkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050888557596601088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947832988749594918.post-54102301166617111502013-02-27T01:37:16.874+00:002013-02-27T01:37:16.874+00:00I just realised that I can reply to comments. Than...I just realised that I can reply to comments. Thanks for the kind words. It is a very difficult balance to strike and whereas I respect Mario Komsta for opting out of the do it in a day approach to photo shoots and demo's, I also realise that there are certain people in the bonsai community who look down upon me for what I do and totally disregard the text written. <br />I made the point today to the editor that nobody reads anymore, nor can anybody write properly. Sad really.Peter Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09714861781858473416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1947832988749594918.post-1337612977275476512013-02-26T21:23:05.753+00:002013-02-26T21:23:05.753+00:00stick to your morals and your instincts when it co...stick to your morals and your instincts when it comes to styling for recognition (it sounds like you did in this instance too) - we've both seen the (basically dead) aftermath of macho demo trees where the hairy chest beating stylist goes for wow factor without a care for the material........this is the greatest crime in bonsai in my mind - to lose respect for the material is to lose the path that brought a person to their present place - be it hobby level or professional. <br /><br />what sets guys like yourself apart from the ego trip stylists is that you really care about the trees - follow up phone calls checking on the patient etc are both unique and show a deeper thought process at work.....this builds reputation, (admittedly slowly). <br /><br />Finding the commercial balance is harder, and i can totally see and agree that the big wow factor trees get the crowd cheering for more....that is the aspirational part of our hobby even though the actual techniques and methods used are often the same. I think if a magazine writer could teach the aftercare needed that goes hand in hand with styling or even exhibiting a tree that would be a great article.<br /><br />thanks again for some thought provoking paragraphs<br /><br />regards Marcusmarcus wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691730117846631521noreply@blogger.com