It is inevitable upon the start of a journey into the art of bonsai that you are immersed deeply in Japanese and Eastern philosophy. As is well written, like many elements of Japanese culture, the art of bonsai originates from China. The Japanese art of bonsai originated from the Chinese practise of penjing. From the 6th...Read More

I first dabbled with Bonsai in my late teens. I was gifted a bonsai tree, the garden centre mass produced variety. Looking back I realise I was too young and naive to understand what I was doing. The poor tree didn’t survive even a year. I soon gave up on the idea of caring for...Read More

Part 2 – mame and shohin In part 1 of this blog series I started this series off with their first two of my creations in clay and focused on the potters from Tokoname in Japan who gave me the original inspiration to start learning how to make my own bonsai pottery. I now start...Read More

Tokoname bonsai pot- Artist; Master Kataoka Katsushi. The documentary from Bonsai Empire showcasing called “The Clay Masters of Tokoname” was my first step in learning how to make my own bonsai pots. I took great inspiration from the masters of Tokoname which taught me to learn to love the clay. Part 1 – CreationsRead More