Forests and group plantings move me more and more. Multiple trees grouped together in a small pot speak of a common destiny. Their roots and mycorrhizae fuse together and inspire cooperation and dependance. Their slender trunks with sparse branching evoque the simplicity and fagility of life. ...

I have only a few kusamonos and this is my preferred one. It is a composition with a miniature Rose, a Dianthus and mosses that was created during a workshop with Young Choe. ...

I frequently build wooden boxes for my collected trees. I upcycle reclaimed wood and the design is always the same. The dimensions are calculated based on the roots volume. ...

I built this wall cabinet with the purpose to store my tools and some pots. The frame and shelves are handmade with baltic birch plywood while the doors and hinges were sourced from IKEA. ...

I took five air-layers on an European hornbeam planted on the street in front of my house and only one succeeded. ...

Here is how I air-layered a small Magnolia liliflora ‘Susan’ that was planted in front of my house. ...

When cutting wood pieces for a window sill project, I could not help but wonder the genius of plants. Dryed wood is composed at 96 % of only three elements: carbon (45 %), oxygen (45%) and hydrogen (6%). Trees harvest those atoms from the CO2 in the air and the H2O pumped by the roots. ...

A bonsai artist must face during his apprenticeship, like in any art forms, a high level of failures before mastering its techniques. Today I share one of those mistakes so that I do not repeat it again. Even if Beeches tolerate full sun, they largely prefer to grow under the canopy, protected from the scorching sun by the other established trees. I was lucky until today but the last heat wave burned my tree. ...

I collected those two Mountain Maples this spring in the forest. ...

My contribution to the 2022 edition of the SBPM - Société de Bonsaï et de Penjing de Montréal. ...