Elevate your bonsai's design! Secret techniques, advanced skills

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Create Exciting, Original Bonsai Showcase your artistic skill through dynamic bonsai design! Join me, internationally renowned bonsai artist and author Colin Lewis, for my online Craftsy class, Bonsai Design Techniques for just $39.99 (that's 20% off today!), and gain knowledge and techniques that will empower you to make drastic changes and subtle adjustments to your trees, for beautiful, natural-looking results. Throughout this class, you'll explore bonsai as a true art form. Begin by developing an eye for design by sketching trunks and canopies. Then, learn the best way to shape branches while leaving little evidence of human interaction. You'll work with junipers, "the queens of bonsai," and find out how to develop shari and live veins. Moving on, expertly deal with deadwood and shape jins, before learning how to use fire to bend your jin into new positions, or age jins to achieve a mature look. Plus, uncover my secret method for heavy engineering with the wedge principle, and successfully compose and shape new branch structures. To round out your new skills, prepare your bonsai for final shaping and enjoy how the finishing touches transform your tree's image. I have been teaching the art of bonsai for over 25 years. Today, I own and teach at the Ho Yoku School of Bonsai in southern Maine. Also, I was the founder of Bonsai Magazine, and have written several bonsai books including The Bonsai Survival Manual, The Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Bonsai and The Art of Bonsai Design. Sign up for Bonsai Design Techniques now for $39.99, that's 20% off, and learn tricks of the bonsai trade that you won't find anywhere else! Colin Lewis | Craftsy Instructor Get This Class & Save » What Craftsy members are saying: "This was my first online course, and the structure and infrastructure far exceeded my expectations. The ability to pause, make notes, repeat, stop and return to a spot is just amazing. Thank you!" – Craftsy member Sarahsock What makes online Craftsy classes great? • Learn for life! With lifetime access to your classes, you can watch lessons at your preferred pace and easily revisit your favorite concepts with just a click. • Kick up your feet! Enjoy classes anytime from the convenience of your home or even on-the-go with our mobile apps. • Get personalized guidance! Ask your fellow students questions to receive all the answers and feedback you need to succeed. Craftsy, 999 18th Street, Suite 240, Denver, CO 80202 Copyright © 2014 Craftsy All rights reserved. The Taunton Press, 63 South Main Street, Newtown, CT 06470 Shop Fine Gardening | Customer Service | Privacy Policy | SEND TO A FRIEND You received this message because you are a Taunton customer or have registered at Taunton.com. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. Click here to update your email preferences.