# Thoughts and what is your feel when you see this **URL:** \ **Category:** Design\ **Created:** [March 23, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977 "2021-03-23T21:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nickhorner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nickhorner](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Nickhorner)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/1 "2021-03-23T21:50:49Z")
Was wondering what y’all feel when looking at this design. This is initial design so still needs development Being new. Trying to get an Idea of the feel this work brings out in you and also design ideas too ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/f/0/f05e42ef4fada7d16f354525216272ac1250708f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![antelion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@antelion](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/antelion)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/2 "2021-03-24T08:22:30Z")
How about moving the branch with raffia closer to the trunk and then out again, repeating the lines of the trunk? ---
**Author:** ![ryan.marin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/ryan.marin/32/2749_2.png) [@ryan.marin](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ryan.marin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/3 "2021-03-24T23:51:15Z")
Hi @Nickhorner, The foliage mass feels too wide to me. I think you can compact and organize a bit more. The branches that are bent over to the right should contribute to the mass on the left rather than expanding the mass. Does that make sense? Ryan ---
**Author:** ![Nickhorner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nickhorner](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Nickhorner)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/4 "2021-03-25T01:52:00Z")
Could you draw it out? ---
**Author:** ![ryan.marin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/ryan.marin/32/2749_2.png) [@ryan.marin](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ryan.marin)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/5 "2021-03-26T04:53:37Z")
So, I started working on a sketch and realized that I think the downbend on the main trunk looks man made. With such an elongated trunk maybe the answer is to elongate more and accentuate that character. Here’s what I came up with. Best, Ryan ![20210325_Page_1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/a/1/a1c12a424c86528774740a77dba73555cb34bdb3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Chicago\_bonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/chicago_bonsai/32/2617_2.png) [@Chicago\_bonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Chicago_bonsai)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/6 "2021-03-27T02:07:21Z")
This is similar to what I saw in my mind. Up and left. ---
**Author:** ![Nickhorner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nickhorner](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Nickhorner)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/7 "2021-03-27T03:21:39Z")
Still a work in progress. But I agree ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/b/3/b3548746ac37d53a944aafab66d51450347ff6ce.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nickhorner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/df788c/32.png) [@Nickhorner](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Nickhorner)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/thoughts-and-what-is-your-feel-when-you-see-this/7977/8 "2021-03-27T15:51:05Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/a/0/a0d36f317f15a6ed6cb96d73413fc016557b729e.jpeg)