My favorite time to be at the museum is when there’s hardly anyone there. Fortunately it’s a rare occasion that the crowds are small, so I tend to take my tours quickly before the people show up. This was a well attended event once the sun went down. So… it worked out well for me to be able to take a quiet stroll and then finish the evening with plenty of people at my sales table. I dig it!
Wish I had known about the Solstice event, I'd have made the time to come get some pots...Happy to hear you are doing well...The journey continues brother...Thanks for sharing...Sequim, WA...
Truly terrific to see “Bonsai Echo” on TH-cam again. Thank you for this video. I especially liked and appreciate the sign close-ups which allowed me to pause, zoom in, and read. Really interesting. Am hopeful that someone (hint, hint) might someday do a “behind the scenes” video (maybe an interview combo) of this museum.
Lately I’ve been there to sling bonsai pots at their special events, so it’s possible I may do a behind the scenes type thing while I’m at one of those. The museum has a channel here too… youtube.com/@pacificbonsaimuseum
@@jeffdodson1675 My wife and I started making pottery a few years back and that is now our main work besides a little bit of bonsai I still do. Here’s our website👇 KandiedClay.com
@ …thanks to you, yet again! Beautiful designs and glazes. Correct me, if I am wrong, but I see the influence on these pots of someone who actually practices bonsai. Such an influence is not always present with bonsai pot ceramicists. Very much appreciated by yours truly and others of my ilk. Do you use any special clay that will hold up to our Washington weather temperature extremes? A bit out of my price range but wonderful to look at. To help myself and my fixed income budget, several years ago I began experimenting with hypertufa. Now I am comfortable producing these for myself, friends, and our annual Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale here in Bellingham.
@@jeffdodson1675 We use stoneware clay which vitrifies at cone 5/6, meaning the clay has extremely low water absorption capacity once fully fired. The higher water absorption of lower fired clays such as terra cotta is what can cause issues in freezing temps as the water expands upon freezing and can cause the clay to break. In our mild western Washington climate, I usually keep trees planted in stoneware fully out in the cold unless it’s a particularly special container I don’t want to risk damaging or when the temps are forecast to dip below 25° F for more than a few hours at a time. Even then… I’ve kept some in nice containers out on the bench through the worst of our weather simply because they were already frozen to the bench.
At the end of the video when you point to the 'Kandied Clay' chop there are some flat ceramics, I don't know what they are called but that they are sometimes used for forest Penjing's...I don't see these on the website...Also do you have a schedule events that you are supporting? Thanks...
Upcoming events are to be found on our website events page. www.kandiedclay.com/events The larger rocky slabs you referenced are tricky to ship safely, so I prefer to offer those in person instead. We’ll likely have a good selection of them at bonsai club events as they come up. I’m looking for opportunities to bring them out in time for repotting season. Keep an eye on our events page and my Instagram for more updates on that.
@@BonsaiEcho Appreciate your help Jared...Really hope things are working out for you and the family...Looking forward to seeing you at a future events, buying a slab, and potential videos...
He is back! 🤘
Ayeeeee…. 😉👉👉
Glad to hear from you again that you're well. Thanks for this
Great to see a video from you Jared.
Dry nice review of the Museum with lighting. Missed it. Love your pots.
My favorite time to be at the museum is when there’s hardly anyone there. Fortunately it’s a rare occasion that the crowds are small, so I tend to take my tours quickly before the people show up. This was a well attended event once the sun went down. So… it worked out well for me to be able to take a quiet stroll and then finish the evening with plenty of people at my sales table. I dig it!
Wish I had known about the Solstice event, I'd have made the time to come get some pots...Happy to hear you are doing well...The journey continues brother...Thanks for sharing...Sequim, WA...
Truly terrific to see “Bonsai Echo” on TH-cam again. Thank you for this video. I especially liked and appreciate the sign close-ups which allowed me to pause, zoom in, and read. Really interesting. Am hopeful that someone (hint, hint) might someday do a “behind the scenes” video (maybe an interview combo) of this museum.
Lately I’ve been there to sling bonsai pots at their special events, so it’s possible I may do a behind the scenes type thing while I’m at one of those.
The museum has a channel here too…
youtube.com/@pacificbonsaimuseum
@ …..thank you for the museum site recommendation. I was unaware.
Also unaware that you were slinging pots. Please elucidate.
@@jeffdodson1675 My wife and I started making pottery a few years back and that is now our main work besides a little bit of bonsai I still do.
Here’s our website👇
KandiedClay.com
@ …thanks to you, yet again! Beautiful designs and glazes. Correct me, if I am wrong, but I see the influence on these pots of someone who actually practices bonsai. Such an influence is not always present with bonsai pot ceramicists. Very much appreciated by yours truly and others of my ilk. Do you use any special clay that will hold up to our Washington weather temperature extremes?
A bit out of my price range but wonderful to look at. To help myself and my fixed income budget, several years ago I began experimenting with hypertufa. Now I am comfortable producing these for myself, friends, and our annual Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale here in Bellingham.
@@jeffdodson1675 We use stoneware clay which vitrifies at cone 5/6, meaning the clay has extremely low water absorption capacity once fully fired. The higher water absorption of lower fired clays such as terra cotta is what can cause issues in freezing temps as the water expands upon freezing and can cause the clay to break. In our mild western Washington climate, I usually keep trees planted in stoneware fully out in the cold unless it’s a particularly special container I don’t want to risk damaging or when the temps are forecast to dip below 25° F for more than a few hours at a time. Even then… I’ve kept some in nice containers out on the bench through the worst of our weather simply because they were already frozen to the bench.
At the end of the video when you point to the 'Kandied Clay' chop there are some flat ceramics, I don't know what they are called but that they are sometimes used for forest Penjing's...I don't see these on the website...Also do you have a schedule events that you are supporting? Thanks...
Upcoming events are to be found on our website events page.
www.kandiedclay.com/events
The larger rocky slabs you referenced are tricky to ship safely, so I prefer to offer those in person instead. We’ll likely have a good selection of them at bonsai club events as they come up. I’m looking for opportunities to bring them out in time for repotting season. Keep an eye on our events page and my Instagram for more updates on that.
@@BonsaiEcho Appreciate your help Jared...Really hope things are working out for you and the family...Looking forward to seeing you at a future events, buying a slab, and potential videos...