The Art of Bonsai Project

this is my Shohin Kalanchoe

I like to keep this kind of easy to use because
Whatever flowers

The form is simple and fast development

I designed and made the pot

Type: Kalanchoe
Flowerpot: Bonsaisan
Height: 13cm
Age: 5

I keep coming accross this idea - growing various plants in carefully assorted substrate [including pottery], with the goal to create a living 'object' intended as a visual aid for the contemplation of nature.

There are quite a few variations on the theme - some established practices have recognizable names ['kusamono' comes to mind], others are innovations of particular artists meant as an introduction to or simply a side-kick to practicing bonsai. Sometimes, this idea seems to have been developed commercially as a deferential shorthand version of the [seriously] more demanding bonsai practice, one that does not require diminishing the notion of bonsai for the sake of a broader appeal [a fallacy turned on a few faces around this forum].

I have no 'bottom line' to propose to this. Just a thought...