Tonight on Mirai Live, we return to a massive Scots Pine and the formidable task of trunk bending. Big bends require engineering and proactive problem-solving skill sets–recognizing problems before they occur, and the ability to test a system and react to it. Last week, our first bending operation with a wedge cut, rebar, and bonsai jack failed. At Mirai, we celebrate failures as much as we do successes: we take them in stride and we use them to grow our practice. This week, we evaluate the failure of our first attempt, and use what we’ve learned to implement a more effective system. Build your skills in manipulation of vascular tissue, and join us as we realize an incredible bend that will increase the quality of our material. Dig in with us as we engineer and strategize a new solution to truly magnify the aesthetic quality of this composition. Tonight, 6pm PDT, live.bonsaimirai.com. Join Mirai Live to watch.