Tora's brunch in Ljubljana was fully occupied during this weekend. In Saturday Roland came in for basic workshop, with his Chamaecyparis also Jože joined us - he was here for advanced workshop. And we worked a lot!  

Ta konec tedna je bila ljubljanska podružnica Tore polno zasedena. V soboto je  na tečaj za začetnike prišel Roland, s svojo pacipreso pa se nama je na nadaljevalnem tečaju pridružil še Jože. In smo delali, da je bilo veselje!

Roland was really good with wiring: one explanation was enough and until the end he didn't make any mistake. He got a talent! This was his first meeting with real bonsai, so he discovered a new world. And he liked it!

Roland me je navdušil z žičenjem: dovolj je bila ena razlaga in do konca ni napravil nobene napake več. Naravni talent! To je bilo njegovo prvo srečanje s pravim bonsajem, zato je seveda odkril nov svet. In bil mu je všeč!

Jože was here one year after he first meet a real bonsai. So this time he was here for a workshop on advanced level. Chamaecyparis is still a hit because it is ideal for learning. If Roland learned wiring instantly, Jože still has some problem with this important skill. But he is improving. We continued our workshop also in Sunday morning: music, trees ... We also concentrated on details; well if Jože has a problem with wiring he showed a great feeling for creating jins. A small art!

Jože se je v šoli oglasil točno eno leto po njegovem prvem srečanju s pravim bonsajem. Tokrat je bil torej na vrsti nadaljevalni tečaj. Paciprese so še vedno hit, saj so naravnost idealne za učenje. Če je Roland žičenje osvojil takoj, ima Jože s to pomembno veščino še nekaj težav. Ampak napreduje. Delavnico sva raztegnila na dva dni, tako da sva skupaj preživela še super nedeljsko dopoldne. Glasba, drevo ... Posvetila sva se tudi podrobnostim; no in če sem omenil Jožetove težave z žičenjem - z izjemnim občutkom se je izkazal pri oblikovanju džinov. Prava mala umetnina!

Bonsaism in Slovenia is still spreading and improving. This is great feeling. If someone don't drop by in Tora's school I'll see you next weekend at Katarina and Aleš's place in Dolenjska!

Bonsajizem v Sloveniji se še naprej nezadržno širi in napreduje. Dober občutek. Če se ne bo še kdo oglasil na šolanju v Tori, se vidimo konec tedna na Dolenjskem pri Katarini in Alešu!