![]() ![]() The first thing you do before any styling is to decide where the front of the tree lies. This ebony had a knotted trunk that resembled a tree growing on or between rocks. It needs to take the form of how a tree would naturally be growing in nature while at the same time conveying your tree’s personality. ![]() When you gaze upon a bonsai the first thing the eye is drawn to is the trunk. The trunk is the most important aspect of the individual tree itself because it is the artistic backbone of everything else. I chose it due to the great potential it possessed in that beautiful trunk. Here are some pictures of when I first brought it home:Īs you can see, the leaves were starting to die due to change of season, but the tree was still very healthy. I needed something that could live comfortably through the summer. I brought in a Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis Ebona), a North American native that thrives in the desert climate ( More Info Here). My luck with non-native species has been horrible in the Phoenix climate. Almost everyone brought in a variety of juniper or other conifer while I chose a less traditional plant. David Nguy, renown bonsai master and sensei, came from his home in southern California to instruct us on the styling principles of bonsai.Įveryone was to bring their personal tree for David to work on. just something to look at while you're deciding.A few weeks ago, I shared an incredible experience with some of the members of the Phoenix Bonsai Society. for instance, this is a gauged black slate in a 12x24you could lay them as pictured, or get an 6x24 size and do something like a herringbone layout or in this type of layout (tile comes in 6 sizes. An enhancing sealer will deepen the tones if you prefer. The colors can range from light grays to deep blacks. If you get a gauged slate ( gauged means the tiles are of equal size and evenness) they look nice and are easy to lay. It stays at a room temperature all the time. It's easy to clean and slate does not act like ceramic or porcelain when it's cold. ![]() I've sealed it about 5 times over the years. I've had it in my kitchen for 12 years and really like it. you can also use natural slate tile as well. It's a porcelain tile that just looks like a gray tile. Too much info I don't know to speculate further. That jut-out that appears to be in the middle of the room is awkward, but hard to tell what I'm seeing, to be comfortable saying much more. Don't know how many sq ft you have, or your needs for the house, but you could put your bedroom and bath at one end, leaving the entire center space open as living/dining/kitchen. Other than the tower/vestibule, the building is a rectangle, which is easiest to deal with. If you are the same, you might be able to add windows on the two sides of the building, in between the stained glass ones. Good to leave stained glass windows - Yes! But I need to be able to look out windows. And yes, very much agree to leave it one open space as much as possible. Would look better for that space not to have the existing flat ceiling, and have it vaulted instead. What's behind the ceiling tiles? Looking at the exterior roof pitch, it may well be framed such that the ceiling height could easily be changed. ![]() Weird application to have asphalt up to the building it will never look right to have paving like that anywhere around the house. Find out where the original ground level was at the front door. ![]()
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