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Dorothy Schmitz

Advance Techniques

Demonstration January 20 2007

Text and photos: Juan M Cancino

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Bonsai Artist Dorothy Schmitz working on Juniper
Dorothy checking out the Nebari
Dorothy checking out the Nebari
What Dorothy will be working on
Dorothy studying the tree
Dorothy explaning the trees movement
Dorothy brushes the tree to reveal the barks color
The trees trunk movement
The trunks interesting points
The trunks interesting points
Dorothy marks the trunks vein
Dorothy marks the trunks vein all the way up
Tree after being cut down abit
Dorothy explaining what bens could be made
Dorothy explains the sap flow of the tree
Making sure we understand
More cutting is needed
Dorothy studies the tree more in depth
Dorothy answers questions from audiance
Cutting of from the top
Cutting MORE of from the top
Dorothy starts jining
Dorothy jining some more
Dorothy making it look even better
Dorothy still jining
Dorothy starts teaching neat triks
Dorothy explains the jining techniques
Close up on the technique
What will she do next?
Dorothy starts wiring top sections of the tree
A look at the Juniper progression
Dorothy starts wiring with copper wires
With wires Dorothy starts Styling parts of the Juniper
Another look at the Juniper progressions
Dorothy teaches more great techniques
Explains were the bending will be and why
Yes people Dorothy is torching the tree
At the proper temp the Jin will be easy to bend
Making sure you heat up all the sides needed
Very carefully you stant bending
And you bend some more
You cristalize the sap with the heat from the torch
Making the Jin hold its bend with out wire
Working on the next Jin
Dorothy starts bending again
Making sure the it is were it needs to be
Dorothy Jin work is completed for now
Dorothy Studies the tree some more
Close up of the Jin and wiring technique
More technique pictures
A GREAT Bonsai Artist and her work
Notice the bends done on the Jins
Close up of Juniper in its final stage by Dorothy Schmitz

Text and photos: Juan M Cancino

 
 
 
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