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Bonsai from the very beginning 195

Starting a literati design

Aluminum wire
is easy to use
and cost effective

Parallel wires
provide extra
bending power

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Double wire the trunks with thick Wire the full length of the trunk. The To add dramatic movement, start at the
aluminum wire, pushing it deep into the second wire can also be evenly spaced base of the trunk and work your way up,
soil to secure the base. Avoid using with the first (see p.138). The wires will bending it left and right, and from front
straightened wire that has been be removed in a few months: there is no to back. The trunk is very flexible and
removed from previously wired trees. need to make it look pretty. can be bent almost at right angles.

Dynamic curves flow Boring, contrived, and artificial
through the tree in S-shaped curves vanish entirely
all directions when viewed from the side

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Use both hands, and ensure the wire is Fluid motion has transformed one tree into a visual treat;
on the outside of the bend. Aim to create the other remains somewhat dull and two-dimensional.
almost random movement, varying the Leave the wire in place until it just starts to dig in, then
intervals between each bend, so it looks remove immediately. You may need to rewire the trunk, but
attractive and natural. try to keep the same shape, and do not attempt to restyle.