Posted July 2, 2006 by paul stokes in Galleries

Louis Vallejo Bonus Demonstration with a collected Winged Elm (Ulmus alata) – MABA 2006

Louis enjoyed working with this material so much that he tried to find away to take some to his home country of Spain. After a long while and realizing that it would be way too expensive to do so, he convinced the MABA board to allow him to do another demonstration.

He suggested a three tree planting. And of course the MABA board allowed him to do so.

: The three collected Winged Elms (Ulmus alata) before the demonstration.

: Tree number one

: Tree number two

: Tree number three

: Louis Vallejo getting ready for his demonstration

: Louis Vallejo talking about design principals for creating a multiple tree composition.

: Time for Louis to start

: Louis making the first cut on the “main” tree of the composition

: Louis Vallejo talking about what must be done to this tree. It must be growing away from the main three but when finished the composition will have one crown.

: With a little help from the owner of Okie Bonsai Louis Vallejo continues with the design process.

: The repotting begins

: Raking out the roots

: Louis Vallejo trying to find the perfect placement of the main tree.

: Wiring the main tree into the pot

: Wiring tree number two into the pot

: Louis Vallejo talking about how you want the whole composition to not be centered in the pot. He suggests having the composition closer to the back of the pot than the front.

: Wiring tree number three into the pot

: Louis Vallejo looking for the perfect placement of each tree.

: Now that all of the trees are in place Louis Vallejo begins to add soil

: For the final touch and to help the soil retain more moisture, Louis Vallejo adds some moss.

: Louis Vallejo gives the composition the “thumbs up”

: Immediately after the demonstration

: The composition after the demonstration

: The auction winner, Louis Vallejo, and the composition. This composition was acutioned off for $1300 with the stand.

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Demonstration Elm Gallery Louis Vallejo MABA Ulmus Ulmus alata Winged Elm

paul stokes

Paul Stokes (USA) is an amateur bonsai enthusiast from Madison, Wisconsin. A web designer, internet and computer programmer, landscaper, construction worker, Paul has long been fascinated by the miniaturization of trees in pots. He has been involved with bonsai since 2000, when his girlfriend bought him a mini-bonsai starter kit for his birthday; he became a member of Badger Bonsai Society a year later.