Mid America Bonsai Alliance 2006 Symposium
Guy Guidry Workshop with Azalea (Rhododendron sp.)
Guy Guidry from Louisiana is a world recognized Bonsai artist. Guy specializes in designing specimen bonsai and is honored to have several of his bonsai trees on permanent display in National Museums around the U.S.A. Guy has pioneered many techniques involved in growing and designing better bonsai. Guy is a very talented and enthusiastic bonsai artist who enjoys traveling the U.S. and abroad, teaching and sharing his knowledge of the art.
Images By Paul Stokes, USA
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A typical Azalea (Rhododendron sp.) before the workshop
Another typical Azalea (Rhododendron sp.) before the workshop
Guy Guidry begins with a short lecture on the Azalea's they will be working with.
The workshop area and Guy making his first trip around
Guy telling a participant that he really likes the stock he picked out
Guy looking over another piece of stock
You can everyone is hard at work, including Guy
Guy is explaining the design to the observers
Guy pointing out a part of the stock that is particularly interesting
Guy explaining what should be done with this piece of stock
Guy does what he says here
Guy performing some finishing touches to the pruning for this participant
Guy helping another participant
The participant begins to wire this tiny little tree
Guy root pruning a piece of stock to help choose a pot
Guy helping to choose a pot
Before repotting
Before repotting
Before repotting
Guy applies some last minute touch ups
Guy shows his excitement and appreciation of the wiring job done to this tree
Guy has found the perfect pot for this tree and begins to wire it into the pot
Guy making sure there is enough soil in the pot of this tree. He suggests not using a chopstick or other tool to pack in the soil, he says this will separate the soil components. Leaving the larger particles on the surface with the majority of the smaller particles on the bottom. He like to use only his fingers for this job.
One of the participants applying moss to her freshly repotted and styled tree
Azalea after the workshop
Pot: Sara Rayner (United States)
Azalea after the workshop
Pot: Sara Rayner (United States)
Azalea after the workshop
Pot: Sara Rayner (United States)
Azalea after the workshop
Pot: Sara Rayner (United States)