Bonsai Series
In May 2025, Apolo began experimenting on using the malleability of copper to mimic the timeless living art of bonsai. His expression of brass leaves are particularly interesting because no two leaves are the same. His process leaves the leaf design to chance.
Bonsai Island (2025)
Apolo has always wanted to cultivate and grow his own bonsai. However, the demands of the craft simply escapes him, with the amount of time and dedication needed. His rendition of this timeless living art consists of copper at its core for malleability, and thereafter layered with brass. The leaves are unique in that they settle in the space between randomness and order.
Bonsai Island is his first venture into creating forged-metal bonsai using copper and brass. This piece organically took the form of an atoll with a single tree, which imbues humility, confidence and contentment.
Price: Php 150,000
Height: 9 inches
Width: 10 inches
Bowing Bonsai (2025)
Apolo has always wanted to cultivate and grow his own bonsai. However, the demands of the craft simply escapes him, with the amount of time and dedication needed. His rendition of this timeless living art consists of copper at its core for malleability, and thereafter layered with brass. The leaves are unique in that they settle in the space between randomness and order.
The Bowing Bonsai is a balance of conformity and defiance, which reflects much of what we all have to do at various points in our lives.
Price: Php 200,000
Height: 8 inches
Width: 11.5 inches
Boddhisatva's Bonsai (2025)
Apolo has always wanted to cultivate and grow his own bonsai. However, the demands of the craft simply escapes him, with the amount of time and dedication needed. His rendition of this timeless living art consists of copper at its core for malleability, and thereafter layered with brass. The leaves are unique in that they settle in the space between randomness and order.
The Boddhisatva’s Bonsai imagines the tree underwhich the Buddha sat to first experience enlightenment.
Price: Php 300,000
Height: 12 inches
Length: 12.5 inches
Dancing Lady Bonsai (2025)
Apolo has always wanted to cultivate and grow his own bonsai. However, the demands of the craft simply escapes him, with the amount of time and dedication needed. His rendition of this timeless living art consists of copper at its core for malleability, and thereafter layered with brass. The leaves are unique in that they settle in the space between randomness and order.
The Dancing Lady Bonsai’s silhouette hints of a woman seemingly dancing with no care in the world. She inspires us with her courage to move carefree whilst fixed to her base of stone.
Price: Php 400,000
Height: 12 inches
Length: 12.5 inches
Oro Plata Mata Oro Bonsai (2025)
Apolo has always wanted to cultivate and grow his own bonsai. However, the demands of the craft simply escapes him, with the amount of time and dedication needed. His rendition of this timeless living art consists of copper at its core for malleability, and thereafter layered with brass.
If trees could climb steps, this bonsai would be the first to attempt such feat. From its base, it propels itself by a total of four stepping stones to reach a vantage point of Oro. (Gold). It seems to favor such height from which it generously spreads its branches to offer the world tiny bowl-like leaves, to catch the Universe’s blessings.
Price: Php 500,000
Height: 16.6 inches
Length: 16.5 inches