Posts tagged: Demonstrations
by Lawrence LeClaireNovember Meeting - Bonsai Development Through the Years
Nov 12th: At our November meeting, Lawrence LeClaire discussed the development of bonsai over time. Over many years in bonsai, we will attend workshops and demonstrations. We will watch bonsai teachers and artists style a piece of raw material over a few hours. With good starting material, many times the tree will undergo a great transformation from something resembling a giant bush to something that resembles a miniature tree... read more »
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai May 2009 Issue
May 6th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for May 2009.
This issue features:
April Meeting Notes: Yamadori-style junipers
Fertilize!!! by L. LeClaire
Do What Jim Says... by E. Schrader
Bonsai Notes for May
Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements
Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar - BSSF
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai November 2008 Issue
Nov 10th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for November 2008.
This issue features:
October General Meeting Notes - Jay McDonald and Flowering Trees
November Meeting Announcement - Marco Invernizzi
Start Thinking Silhouette - Eric Schrader
From the V.P.
November Bonsai Notes
Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements
Your Fall Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai September 2008 Issue
Aug 28th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for September 2008.
This issue features:
August General Meeting Notes - Iron Bonsai Challenge Results
September Meeting Announcement - BSSF Auction
BSSF Auction Guidelines
September Bonsai Notes
Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements
Your Fall Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai May 2008 Issue
May 5th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for May 2008.
This issue features:
Cotoneasters as Bonsai
May Meeting Announcement - Gordon Deeg and Deciduous trees for bonsai
Stop Accumulating and Start Growing - Eric Schrader
Why Bonsai Exhibits Are Important
From the Prez - Robert Smith
May Bonsai Notes
Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements
Your Spring Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF
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by Lawrence LeClaireFog City Bonsai November 2007 Issue
Oct 28th: Here is your online version of Fog City Bonsai for November 2007.
This issue features:
October Meeting Notes - Rafting Through the Ages - John Boyce
November Meeting Announcement - Marco Invernizzi Workshop
The Bennett Juniper - Eric Schrader
From the Prez - John Edwards
Upcoming Events, Meetings, and Announcements
Your Fall Bonsai Care Calendar BSSF
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by Eric SchraderDeciduous dreams of Dennis Vojtilla
Jun 8th: June 2006 Meeting Notes:
Dennis Vojtilla gave a short talk on care and cultivation of deciduous trees. Dennis mentioned that he is somewhat unusual in the bonsai world in that he concentrates almost exclusively on growing deciduous material. June is a time when the bonsai artist should be thinking about refinement in deciduous bonsai, including maple, elm, and similar trees. Dennis emphasized that the branches on a tree should be curvy and twisty and that they wont get that way by themselves... read more »
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by Eric SchraderThe Iron Bonsai Challenge
Apr 13th: April General Meeting Notes
Tim Kong was the chairman for an evening of Juniper styling at our April General Meeting, the Iron Bonsai Challenge. Five teams of trained-professional bonsai artist transformed some old gnarled bushes into some old gnarled bonsai. This un-biased reporter happened to be in on the action and can say with authority that the results of my team's efforts were by far the superior bonsai... read more »
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by Eric SchraderJim Gremel Whips Some Junipers Into Shape
Mar 9th: March 2006 Program Notes
For our March general meeting Jim Gremel was on hand to conduct a workshop on small Juniper stock. Jim, who is well known for taking pliable young material and bending it all around into interesting shapes, brought along examples, large and small, of what he has done in ten years of training in the "yamadori style". Jim's technique involves putting copper wire of an appropriate size onto the long whips of shimpaku (juniper) and bending it into coils or snakes or any other twisted shape that comes to mind... read more »
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by Eric SchraderJohn Boyce Demonstrates the Bunjin Style
Jan 18th: January Meeting Notes
BSSF started the new-year off with a talk from longtime member John Boyce about the intricacies of the bunjin treatment. Bunjin, also called literati- after the intellectual elite who lived simple lives of contemplation, are elegant and deceptively simple compositions that rely on few elements to portray much.
While there are many trees in the wild that can serve as models for the designs of bunjin bonsai, for many people it is also helpful to study the forms of trees that the literati created in scroll paintings both from Japan and China... read more »
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2006 accent acorn Beginner Bob Carlson bonsai fruit bonsai stock Boon Manakitivipart Bunjin Carving collecting Collection North current events December Defoliation Demonstrations Dennis Vojtilla election Exhibit fall Fertilizer Fog City Bonsai forest Fruiting Trees grafting group plantings guying Hiking History infections inspiration Jay McDonald Jim Gremel jin John Boyce John Edwards John Naka John Penningtion john thompson Junipers Kathy Shaner kusamono landscapes Maples Marco Invenizzi muck nature newsletter november oak october Olive olives penjing pests Pines pots Pruning redwoods Repotting rock planting Sabamiki satsuki azaleas seed Shari shitakusa sketching soil spring Steve Jang stone plantings suiseki Tim Kong tools Tree Care Uru vendors video Wilderness Wintering Wiring Workshops yamadori Yasuo Mitsuya