New Bonsai at Kadavul Temple

Today church member and local bonsai master Tandu Sivanathan switched out Kadavul temple's bonsai pieces. Two more works of art for devotees to see before seeing Siva.

This is the front of the bonsai. One views bonsai from the front in order to understand what the artist was trying to accomplish. Even so, the bonsai should be complete from all sides.

Tandu says \"There is an ancient Japanese saying for bonsai artists: Start 100 bonsai, keep 1.\"

Tandu is explaining the front of the tree. All elements must be in place to have a finished design.

The trunk, or \"nebari\" must be realistic and symmetrical to the rest of the tree. Too fat or too skinny compared to branch size, and the bonsai is not ready for display.

There must also be harmony in the branch design. No crossing. The branches should split in two, not three, and never cross.

The deadwood, or \"shari\" seen in front is creating a realistic nebari, or trunk, of this tree. The shari gives the effect of looking like an old, rustic tree grown on a rock or off a ledge.

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