Windswept Bonsai Style
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Windswept bonsai style. Branches facing into the wind are often stripped of foliage leaving bare branches jins read the article about one artist s unique way to style a windswept. Mar 19 2020 an interesting style. Where to go from here. Not much found on my search so i pinned some real trees and a couple of items which i found very beautiful even though they are not bonsai related.
The windswept style of bonsai tells a story of a tree exposed to strong prevailing winds either in an open exposed environment or exposed on a cliff. This style simulates the effect of sustained exposure to strong winds. May 11 2019 windswept bonsai style. The branches grow out on all sides of the trunk but will all eventually be bent to one side.
Bonsai is a japanese art form and the wind swept style depicts trees that are swept away from the sea. This style is a close cousin of formal upright style bonsai but with a little innate cursive. In this design each of the branches appears to be swept to one side as if being blown by a strong wind or having large portions of foliage and branches stripped by environmental conditions. See more ideas about bonsai windswept bonsai tree.
More about bonsai shapes on the basic bonsai styles page. Windswept bonsai style fukinagashi the windswept style also is a good example of trees that must struggle to survive. Published on jul 7 2020. Raft style ikadabuki.
The branches as well as the trunk grow to one side as if the wind has been blowing the tree constantly in one direction. This bend makes the tree s branches appear to be. These windswept bonsai are another example of trees surviving in harsh weather. Wind swept and a bit slanting style.
While trimming and wiring will still be necessary for major shaping use solar power to help. This bonsai style should look as if a dominant wind has blown the branches to one side. Nothing tells the story better than trees in nature.