Bonsai Tree Sculpture #55 by Jim Shull

Title: Snake Dancing
Style: Raft
Wood: Cypress
Leaves: Represented by 8mm green iris glass beads
Creation time: Approx. 90 hours

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Bonsai
• Tree
• Sculpture

[natatchka]

Jim , my name is natali and i like drawing a lot, and i even made a big image for my art exposition of neptun ''attacking '' a big city with sea. Therefore i came here.. to find somthing interesting that i can watch and learn , and i specially liked ur trees.

Im very curious about your amazing Bonzais , i really liked them and i would love to make one for my house :-) my question is , what material u use for the tronk and branches.

a pleasure to see ur work, nat.

[jesstar2]

@natatchka To see how i make these sculptures, watch the featured video on my channel. If you need further assistance, let me know.

[TheJimford]

Really fabulous work! The best I have ever seen. In particular this and the large cascade. I have been tending and growing bonsai for more than 40 years and now have well over 200. If I had had your inspiration and talent back when I started, I would have had great works of art to admire with having to water them every day...maybe in my next life. I hope you are doing well by this art and still making them.

[jesstar2]

@TheJimford Thanks for the kind words. I am currently working on a series of snapshots that show the creation process of one of my tree sculptures. Have several that need restyling. Someday I may make a tree that has better ramification, however they become more fragile with each additional branch. I admire your dedication to your live trees. I am down to a few from many. Couldn't keep up the maintenance. That's one of the reasons I began making them. Thanks again ,Jim

[iBmaori]

this is awesome stuff

[jesstar2]

Thanks, glad you like it.  Jim

[AmateurShows]

@Kokomokox, yes bonsai means "potted tree" -TREE. do you see the important word? here i'll type it slower, T R E E. not sculpture. and bud any tree or other woody plant can be a bonsai. (fool)

[Kokomokox]

@AmateurShows uhh bonsai means "potted tree" so yeah it is. people make artificial bonsai all the time.

Also I hope you know that bonsai is not a species.

[AmateurShows]

not a real tree? then its not a bonsai but its cool

[puspus1234]

this is great ! but y dont u make tutorials?

n how did u first start learning bonsai wire sculpture??

[wendykpa]

Very nice -- I love it :)