Another blast from the past here. Crash Bonsai is a site run by an artist who works in a unique medium; tiny bonsai trees accessorized with wrecked miniature cars. Just the thing to get your teenager to celebrate passing his test, eh? Cheap at twice the price; have you shopped for bonsai recently? You could even get your granny a replica of the car in which she lost her virginity. Talk about a bonding moment.

Thusly:

And here is the artist’s statement:

CrashBonsai is the creation of John Rooney, an artist who is torn between the desire to create and destroy. Recently, he has been making bonsai plants, and combining them with model cars and trucks which he has creatively smashed and melted, to create “CrashBonsai,” little living car crash sculptures.

No passengers have been injured in CrashBonsai accidents, although some drivers have reported a brief, even euphoric loss of consciousness.

If only on a small scale.