[Robert Hudson]

Is this the example of bonsai gardening? The java moss on the wood definetly has that feel to it, but the unruly foreground and other plants around the wood have a more chaotic look that detracts from the strict order, balance, and serenity of a bonsai garden. When you look at a bonsai tree or garden, it has a very stark, isolated look to it. I would think a more accurate representation of a bonsai would be the wood with the moss and very little else. More negative space emphasises the order of the bonsai.

 

[Robert Hudson]

It actually reminds me of scrub pine trees I used to see growing on Cape Cod. The winds bend the tree so it almost grows horizontal and there are these wierd shaped tufts of pine needles and cones on otherwise bare branches. 8)