Episode Details

Can you go from a bonsai beginner to creating professional looking, refined bonsai designs in under three years? Kyle Hansen—the artist behind Refined Roots—is proving you don't need decades in the craft to produce striking yamadori styling and cinematic tree photography. Host Addison Galambos sits down with Kyle to unpack his fast learning curve, how Mirai Live shaped his eye, and his objective rules for deciding branch angles and silhouettes. They also explore how he balances family, late-night practice, and building a bonsai business.