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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Shohin Category Entries |
This thread is for the "Art of Bonsai Awards" shohin entries received to date. Notice: Please send your entries to will@artofbonsai.org where he will archive the original and post a smaller copy in this thread. All entries are linked to a full sized copy that are very large and may take a long time to load, depending on your connection speed. Please read all rules carefully before submitting your entries. All entries that do not comply to the posted rules will be disqualified. As a blind contest, all names and originating countries have been replaced with a code and will remain hidden until after the contest is judged. Please do not comment in this thread at all, there are other threads set up for discussion. Any comments here will be deleted without warning. |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_020 Honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida) Height: 5 in, 13 cm Pot: John Pitt (UK) Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_020 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 7 Judge Guy Guidry scored 5 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 4 Total score 16 Average score 5.33 Judge Comments: "Hunky little tree might look better in a shallower but longer pot. Kind of tight." - Guy Guidry "A wide slab would be far preferable to this stand that is roughly the width of everything else in the composition." - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_021 Willow (Salix simulatrix) Height: 2 in, 5 cm Pot: Elsebeth Ludvigsen Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_021 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 7 Judge Guy Guidry scored 6 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 4 Total score 17 Average score 5.67 Judge Comments: "In two inches this tree sports a lot of grace and power." - Guy Guidry "Interesting elements here, but the companion succulent is in far too large a pot! This wrecks an otherwise nice composition." - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_024 Satsuki Azalea (Rhododendron indicum) Height: 6 in, 15 cm Pot: Dick Ryerson Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_024 Mike Page - USA Judge Warren Hill scored 3 Judge Guy Guidry scored 5 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 2 Total score 10 Average score 3.33 Judge Comments: "Tree has good future. Once the canopy catches up with with the trunk azalea will look more natural." - Guy Guidry "Symmetry is not interesting. Every element is symmetrically shaped and arranged." - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_027 Japanese Black Pine (Pinus Thunbergii) Height: 7 in, 18 cm Pot: Tokoname Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_027 Thomas J Mozden - USA Judge Warren Hill scored 3 Judge Guy Guidry scored 7 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 3 Total score 13 Average score 4.33 Judge Comments: "Powerful tree has lots of moves. Good choice of pot." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_029 Japanese Rhododendron (Rhododendron lysolepsis) Height: 7 in, 18 cm Pot: John Pitt Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_029 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 8 Judge Guy Guidry scored 8 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 6 Total score 22 Average score 7.33 Judge Comments: "Slanting tree has great balance. Powerful base anchors composition well." - Guy Guidry "This could be much improved if moss were added between the roots." - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_030 Shimpaku (Juniperus chinensis) Height: 3.5 in, 9 cm Pot: Bigei - Yokoname, Japan Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_030 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 6 Judge Guy Guidry scored 7 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 3 Total score 16 Average score 5.33 Judge Comments: "As canopy develops and jin under canopy refined the tree will be fabulous." - Guy Guidry "This one has not been prepared for show in any way??" - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_031 Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horisontalis) Height: 4 in, 10 cm Pot: Brazilian Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_031 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 7 Judge Guy Guidry scored 6 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 4 Total score 17 Average score 5.67 Judge Comments: "Tree could use a little more foliage to conceal straight line of trunk and help complement the excellent marriage of pot and tree." - Guy Guidry "Quite nice presentation, but the material is years away from presentable condition." - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_051 Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii ) Height: 8 in, 20 cm Pot: Japanese Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_051 Thomas J Mozden - USA Judge Warren Hill scored 6 Judge Guy Guidry scored 7 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 5 Total score 18 Average score 6 Judge Comments: "Powerful little tree with good short needles is very classical. Well done." - Guy Guidry "We should see the surface roots. The crotch-branch 2/3 up the trunk should be removed. Where Is The Stand?" - Andy Rutledge |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_052 Mirten (Malphigia coccigiera) Height: 9 in, 24 cm Pot: Handmade Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_052 Farid Ramadhan - Indonesia Judge Warren Hill scored 1 Judge Guy Guidry scored 5 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 1 Total score 7 Average score 2.33 Judge Comments: "A little more development will help calm this wild branch arrangement." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_055 Willow Leaf Ficus (Ficus nerifolia) Height: 9 in, 24 cm Pot: Japanese Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_055 Jose O. Rivera - San Juan, Puerto Rico Judge Warren Hill scored 5 Judge Guy Guidry scored 6 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 3 Total score 14 Average score 4.67 Judge Comments: "A little development will go a long way with this little gem." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_056 Neea (Neea buxifolia) Height: 9 in, 23 cm Pot: Japanese Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_056 Jose O. Rivera - San Juan, Puerto Rico Judge Warren Hill scored 3 Judge Guy Guidry scored 6 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 2 Total score 11 Average score 3.67 Judge Comments: "Strong trunk lines support canopy well. Perhaps a shallow rectangle pot would be more suiting." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_058 Acerola (Malphigia glabra) Height: 7 in, 19 cm Pot: Jack Hoover (USA) Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_058 Jose O. Rivera - San Juan, Puerto Rico Judge Warren Hill scored 4 Judge Guy Guidry scored 6 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 5 Total score 15 Average score 5 Judge Comments: "Little tree has a big presence. It is potted a little high in the pot." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_071 Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia) Height: 7 in, 18 cm Pot: Zai Tang Chun - China Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_071 Hans Vleugels - Belgium Judge Warren Hill scored 4 Judge Guy Guidry scored 8 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 4 Total score 16 Average score 5.33 Judge Comments: "Powerful little bonsai looks like a real tree." - Guy Guidry |
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| Author: | Will Heath [ Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Shohin Category Entries |
AoB_073 Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster microphylla) Height: 4 in, 9 cm Pot: Elsebeth Ludvigsen Categories: Shohin ________________________ aob_073 Morten Albek - Denmark Judge Warren Hill scored 8 Judge Guy Guidry scored 8 Judge Andy Rutledge scored 5 Total score 21 Average score 7 Judge Comments: "Good scale foliage and berries look very natural." - Guy Guidry "See comment on same tree in display category" - Andy Rutledge |
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