The Art of Bonsai | Documentary Short

The Art of Bonsai | Documentary
This documentary is about the art of keeping and growing miniature trees - known throughout the world as bonsai.
It looks at bonsai from an artistic perspective, exploring the aesthetics of bonsai trees in an attempt understand why they demand so much value. It provides an insight into what goes into keeping a bonsai healthy and the years of dedication that bonsai artists and masters endure when caring for an artwork that will outlive them.
Peter Chan
from Herons Bonsai Nursery
/ heronsbonsaiuk
Bjorn Bjorholm
from Eisei-en
/ eiseienbonsai
Nigel Saunders
from The Bonsai Zone
/ nigelsaundersthebonsai...
Darren George
from GroBonsai
/ grobonsai
Rafael Torres
from Bonsaisense
/ bonsaisensepalma
Phil Donnelly
from Belfast Bonsai
Special thanks to
Daryl Coyle
George O'Hagan
Mark Cashman
Music By
Ecovillage
A Documentary by Adam McCallion (2021)

[@IzonHow]

Thank you to everyone who helped me in making this Documentary! If you enjoyed, please be sure to leave a like and subscribe if you're new!

[@t3dwards13]

Very well done sir!

[@IzonHow]

@Danté T. Edwards Thank you

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Such an enjoyable video Adam, full of beauty and philosophy, it was an honor to be included! Congratulations!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you very much Nigel. It was an absolute pleasure to have you in it 😀

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Great job Adam! I’m a friend of Nigel’s and he sent me this link. 👍

[@IzonHow]

Thank you very much! 😄

[@RosarioCostanzo]

A very beautiful documentary

[@IzonHow]

Thank you very much!

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

That larch forest of Nigel’s with the stone steps is a beautiful masterpiece.

[@TheBonsaiGarden]

Watching this for about the 8th time Adam. The moments of stillness and slow, purposeful shots of the trees make this such a relaxing watch. I stole those techniques for my own videos 😊👍

[@IzonHow]

Aw nice Jason! Pace is everything in storytelling 😉

[@elementalbonsai]

Great video ! They are all great bonsai enthusiasts! 👌

[@IzonHow]

Yes they are! Thanks for watching 😄

[@natrjack965]

Really enjoyed watching this documentary thank you for sharing ..

[@IzonHow]

Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed it Michael 😊 Thanks for watching

[@MrFriskyWhiskey]

Nice little Documentary. Short and sweet. Just like a lot of Bonsai.

[@IzonHow]

Thank you for your kind words 😀

[@samanthasurovec4639]

You've managed to convey the serious love and devotion bonsai practioners have for their craft. Very well done! Glad you found a group of devotees to also help you on your bonsai journey!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you so much! This means a lot 😊 It was so amazing working with all of the artists and learning their methods of how they create works of art! (Possible bonsai channel coming...what do you think?)

[@samanthasurovec4639]

@@IzonHow It sounds like a real passion project for you and could help others too! Go for it!

[@BackGardenBonsai]

Great work Adam👍👍👍

[@IzonHow]

Thanks Ian

[@connorchapman4223]

I am surprised I did not see this till now. This is an amazing Documentary.

[@DavesBonsai]

After watching Nigel's last Bonsai Zone recently, he mentioned your documentary. I just watched it. Nice work. I look forward to searching up more of your videos that include bonsai. Again, nice work!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you very much! I may make a channel soon solely for bonsai! 😉

[@aaryansetia9093]

Came here from Nigel's channel! Love from Bharat

[@IzonHow]

Welcome from Nigels channel!

[@PlanetImo]

This was awesome. I loved it!

[@IzonHow]

Thanks guys :)

[@jackandlute1570]

So glad Nigel mentioned your video. Such a pleasure to watch & enjoy. Thanks for your work in putting it together so well.

[@IzonHow]

Hey! Welcome over from Nigels channel! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😀 Thanks for watching

[@MF-fc5vk]

Great video. Perfect interpretations of bonsai. 😊

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Well done with some of the greatest bonsai masters of our times!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you very much! They were so amazing to work with 😀

[@jeffn9368]

So glad I came across this. Awesome video. ...

[@IzonHow]

Hey thanks Jeff!

[@MaybeBonsai]

Awesome documentary, I appreciate having people from different levels of the art!

[@IzonHow]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks 😃

[@dk2614]

Very well done

[@IzonHow]

Thank you! Cheers! 😀

[@jonathanaristone2468]

Well Done Adam, few people truly understand the devotion we put into our tree, and few also do not realize that the trees give back to us in so many ways.

[@IzonHow]

Thanks Jonathan 😀

[@thegreenthumb6184]

Very good video on bonsai I really enjoyed it!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ScottsVideos]

Great Video Adam. :)

[@IzonHow]

Thank you mr Scott Jones!

[@gaeangardensbyizabela]

What a lovely tribute to the bonsai community, may it inspire more people to cultivate alongside the tree teachers

[@IzonHow]

Thank you! I hope it does 😀

[@danielgriffith7460]

It warms my heart seeing so many familiar bonsai artist that insured me throughout the years in one video.

[@victoriabrownfrank4328]

Thank you this is a great video

[@IzonHow]

Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@victoriabrownfrank4328]

@@IzonHow I am new to this not really sure of how to, these people that show you how they do it make it look so easy.

[@МихаилКаратыгин]

WOW! What a great job, nice and smooth, awesome soundtrack. One admiration. Greeting from Russia, Izhevsk.

[@IzonHow]

Hey thank you very much! Greetings from Ireland 😀

[@brazendesigns]

So beautifully done! Thanks for making this

[@IzonHow]

Thanks!

[@TheBugB]

Wow 😮😮

[@loupizzo6452]

Great Job! You captured the essence of Bonsai and the Bonsai Artist's passion. Awesome!

[@IzonHow]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@careyreed6402]

I love to see all the Bonsai Hero's all in one video. Thank you Guys for all you share with this community. I love it.😁

[@nile2566]

when I clicked on this I did not expect to see my favorite bonsai youtubers being interviewed

[@Steves_Backyard_Bonsai]

Excellent documentary, and GREAT choice of bonsai practitioners!

[@IzonHow]

Hey! Thank you so much 😀 They were all so nice to work with - kind people as well as amazing artists!

[@mattbrennan647]

Fantastic documentary!! I absolutely love your choice of contributors. My all time favorites. It’s my pleasure to both like and subscribe. Thanks, keep growing.

[@IzonHow]

Hey Matt! Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed 😀 (They're my favorites too!)

[@lvtbonsai416]

Nice video 👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@disfrutandodelbonsai]

magnífico vídeo con varios grandes maestros...

[@aaryansetia9093]

Amazing documentary tbh!Loved it

[@IzonHow]

Hey! thank you very much! :)

[@josephciaravino4115]

I love hearing peoples’ philosophical takes on what bonsai is. It gets me thinking in fun and interesting ways. Thank you!

[@WiLheLmPhoeniX]

Awesome documentary! All of the people whom I idolized in terms of the art of bonsai in one video... simply amazing and entertaining! Kudos Adam!

[@IzonHow]

Thanks Wil, that means a lot 😄

[@Neeko_Z]

Love this vid 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@BillyBobJoeSnr]

Love it, these guys helped me get through lockdown and really get caught up in the whole art of bonsai. Funny to see them being serious and absolutely no catch phrases apart from Peter's shirt.

[@IzonHow]

Thanks William! They helped me a lot too during the first lockdowns 😀

[@bonsaioni9737]

THANK YOU!

[@melz2743]

Wow,😮3 of my favourite bonsai artist in one video. Wish Greenwood bonsai is also there👍🏽.

[@IzonHow]

Hey thanks for watching! Who are your 3 favourite people? I watch Greenwood bonsai too!

[@pnw_mossback]

Hooray for the algorithm! I wasn't even searching for this, yet here I am. Well done, Adam.

[@IzonHow]

Aw nice! Thanks for watching it man!

[@MrThomascor]

You did a great job! I think you really showed the love and caring we put in these trees.

[@IzonHow]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@capriusacropoles2317]

Perfect reporting ... !

[@bluekettle9060]

Spine tingling,it's amazing to see how s*** I don't know what to say a plant can derive these emotions n more to growers n on lookers I'm hooked 3 yrs in I,be surfed since I was 6 I'm 44 n it's a beautiful serinaty n bonsai has given me the same rush

[@trevorbooth3876]

Thank you, fabulous ensemble for such likeable characters . We are lucky to have learned from them .

[@chriskay9581]

You‘ve done an amazing job at sourcing from the experts; and on top of that, all of them are in my subscription as well! Music, pictures, language and the arrangement … top job!!! 👍🏻🪴👍🏻🪴👍🏻

[@IzonHow]

Hey Chris, thank you very much!

[@one_three_eight]

Thanks

[@thebestgachatuberever3864]

Fun fact: While the word bonsai is of Japanese origin, the concept of this art form actually took root in China. Since the Yin and Zhou dynasties nearly 3,000 years ago, people in China have cultivated ornamental plants to imitate natural scenery within gardens - a craft known as penjing.

[@albertmiranda1826]

Excellent!!! Great compilation of point of view and thoughts on Bonsai!!! Thanks for this documentary that definitely I'll revisiting constantly to keep focused on my Bonsai journey!!! BLESSINGS from PUERTO RICO!!!

[@KAROLINAPOCHWAT]

Very evocative video on bonsai. You captured the essence if it, not just the Wikipedia description. I hope you don’t mind if I post is as a resource on the Toronto Bonsai Society’s Bonsai 101 course resource page.

[@IzonHow]

Hey thank you very much! Yeah sure!

[@ApoorvPadhye]

Amazing work, Adam! It was great seeing all my favourite Bonsai creators in one amalgamation of a very passionate work of art. I loved how wonderfully you have shot this as well. Wish you all the best.👍

[@IzonHow]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@YusronMubin]

Good

[@nonaEmiliana9]

Ilove bonsai❤

[@aaronasissoard1098]

Thank you for putting this together 😮

[@gurkhasbonsai.7093]

That's great sir Alot of love from Nepal 🇳🇵 I am also doing Bonsai this my 3rd year Running thankyou sir

[@IzonHow]

Hi over there in Nepal! Love from Ireland 😀 I wish you all the best on your Bonsai journey!

[@ChrisVidouras]

Very nice video Adam! I really liked the pacing and the sequencing of the clips along with the music. It really is a very beautiful endeavor, to train a tree. You are lucky you've discovered Bonsai in an early age! Congrats and greetings from Greece.

[@IzonHow]

Thanks Christos for your kind words! I am grateful to have the opportunity to have discovered it now 😀 Greetings from Ireland.

[@mayormaynot2873]

Fan. Tas. Tic. 5 stars

[@IzonHow]

Thanks Michael!

[@raulsanchezsalado8736]

Bonsai es el amor a la naturaleza da igual lo artístico que sea lo importante es amarlos.

[@chain1984]

❤

[@LucBAHL]

Rất đẹp

[@manfredmutz1197]

👍

[@driverjamescopeland]

I'm familiar with restrictive pruning of the stems and foliage... but I've yet to develop a knack for root pruning. I experimented with some American cedar and various spruce... but I can't seem to prune the roots correctly. I've been told the best way is not to prune, but to self retrain by twining the roots or binding them with wire. Does anyone else have experience with these methods?

[@IzonHow]

Hey! I do some root pruning things on my bonsai channel @notionbonsai You should also watch Nigel Saunders from the Bonsai Zone! He has great explanations on it too!

[@madiganstieflerjohnson2955]

absolutely incredible! and great mini documentary - needs more female artists, though!

[@MichaelV1024]

ピーターは盆栽の達人です

[@igornoskov1345]

I missing Walter Pall in this video

[@ishajac3637]

Did I hear the gentleman correctly when he said Bonsai can command 20k-30k? Does that mean I could sell my creations? 🥲

[@IzonHow]

You can! It takes a long time to create fine specimen trees though!

[@ishajac3637]

@@IzonHow I'm counting on it. There's nothing like the feeling you get from being at the beginning of somethings life and nurturing it year after year watching it grow and thrive. The best part of spring is when your garden wakes up after it's long winter nap. I have a Sango Kaku, not as a bonsai, (his name is Grasshopper) he was supposed to be a slow grower, 😄. He basically said hold my beer. I've tended to him branch by branch throughout his lifetime for 14yrs and he is my pride and joy. I now work at a tree and shrub farm that sells wholesale and retail. We specialize in Japanese Maples and Conifers of every size. This year I worked through the seasons with an eye to bonsai. I've collected a few that display stunning natural growth and movement. I've also rescued a few and am preparing them to become the swans they were meant to be. I am blessed to have a never ending supply of plants at my disposal to begin my journey into the art of bonsai. Thanx for responding and be well! From PA, USA

[@RomanHardin]

Well done with some of the greatest bonsai masters of our times!