ISBN 979 8 88589 361 9
Principles of Bonsai Design delves deeply into principles that underlie bonsai as an art form and references where possible the growth habits of natural trees. This book is intended to first, stimulate readers to really study and draw inspiration from the trees around them; second, to approach art not by following rote instructions but to understand principles that underlie common practice and traditions and grant freedom to expand; and third, to understand some concepts behind display, so that the inspiration and effort of creation can be rewarded by sharing art with others in a comprehensible and meaningful way.
NEWLY DESIGNED
Updated with revisions and added photos
• Updates throughout
• New Chapter 15
• 628 illustrations
David De Groot served for 25 years as managing curator of the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection/Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way, Washington, United States. He is an award-winning designer and author, who has been studying and practicing bonsai since 1972. His formal study in bonsai was with Yasuo Mitsuya at Tokai-en in Toyohashi, Japan, satsuki (azaleas) with Tatemori Gondo and Hayata Nakayama, and in formal bonsai display with Uhaku Sudo at Chikufu-en in Shimozuke, Japan.
His educational journal articles have been published throughout the U.S. and abroad, and he is author of two books previously published by the American Bonsai Society—Basic Bonsai Design and Principles of Bonsai Design (first edition).
David is a popular bonsai teacher and lecturer, and has presented programs on five continents. He has served on the boards of directors for the Greater New Orleans Bonsai Society and the American Bonsai Society, and at the time of this publication serves on the boards of the Puget Sound Bonsai Association and Bonsai Clubs International.