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Will Heath, The Bonsaist

What does the moon care if the dogs bark at it? - old German saying.

About Me

Bonsai Artist and Author
Published in Bonsai Today
Published in the American Bonsai Society Journal
Published in leading Bonsai Newsletters around the world.
Co-Founder, The Art of Bonsai Project
Co-Founder, The Knowledge of Bonsai Forum
Creator of The Bonsai Knowledge Base
Last Demonstration: Michigan All State Bonsai Show
Articles Published in the Following Magazines
Articles Published on the Web
Photo Essay - Mushrooms (New)
Imitation (New)
Avant-garde Bonsai (New)
Bonsai: Living Sculpture, Not Living Painting
The Future of Bonsai, The Third Dimension
Defining Bonsai
The Myth of the Single Front
Babylon: The Origin of Bonsai?
Photo Essay: Mushrooms as Accents
Getting The Most Out Of Your Club Auction
Collecting Basics
Grow Boxes and Training Pots
Moss Basics
The Secret to Soil Revealed!
Chopsticks: Bonsai’s Most Versatile Tool
Photoshop tutorial: Creating Virtuals
Photoshop tutorial: Virtual pot selection
Age Discrimination
Where Are The Innovations?
Blinded by Commonness
The Rest Of The Story?
Against The Wind
Technology Killed the Bonsai Show Star
Is That Bonsai Real?
Book Reviews Published on the Web
'Vision of My Soul' by Robert Steven
'Bonsai - The Art of Living Sculpture' by Jack Douthitt
'Bonsai Today's' Master Series - Pines'
'The Growing Tree' by Brayton F. Wilson
Humorous Stories Published on the Web
Up in Flames (New)
Pure Genius
Quantum Mechanics and the Fine Art of Critique
Confessions Of A Tree Thief
Diary of a Hawthorn
October Moons
Anyone seen Old Roy?
The Growing Fields (Posted in Blog Also)
Insanity (Posted in Blog Also)

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My Interests

Bonsai, Penjing, Archery, Chess

I'd like to meet:

Bonsai or Penjing artists, Authors, and those interested in the art of bonsai.

Music:

A-Z I like it all.

Movies:

Nothing is as relaxing as a good movie that captures your full attention.

Television:

People still watch that?

Books:

I love the classics. Milton's "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained", as well as Dante's "Inferno" (I wish I could read it in it's original Italian) are some of my favorites.

Robert Steven's new book , "Vision of my Soul" is a new favorite and should be required reading for all who practice bonsai or penjing.

Heroes:

I see them every day!

My Blog

News - A Historical Moment in the Art of Bonsai.

Walter Pall, a world class bonsai artist from Germany made quite an accomplishment recently, one which some are calling historical. You can read about it in an editorial by Attila Soos at http:/...
Posted by Will Heath, The Bonsaist on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:47:00 PST

What the Hell is a Bonsaist?

Next to the ever popular, "Help, my Banzai is dying, what can I do? question, the one I receive the most on-line from newcomers to the art is, "What the Hell is a Bonsaist?" A bonsaist, in the rawest ...
Posted by Will Heath, The Bonsaist on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:14:00 PST

Insanity

Insanity by Will Heath As usual, I felt a minor pang of guilt as I pulled onto the long winding driveway that led to the huge brick buildings of the Happy Tree Mental Health Center. I have been coming...
Posted by Will Heath, The Bonsaist on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:21:00 PST

The Growing Fields

The Growing Fieldsby Will Heath I'm not feeling very well today, being here in the hospital waiting to have a beaver tooth removed from my rear end and all. You see, I had a bit of a run in with old m...
Posted by Will Heath, The Bonsaist on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:33:00 PST