Kusamura Bonsai Club Show
Palo Alto, California
March 19-20, 2011
Kusamura Bonsai Club Website
This year’s Kusamura Bonsai Club Show was a great success as always.
The members of the club were very knowledgeable about the art of bonsai and openly shared some of their knowledge with curious visitors. Everyone was very helpful and made visiting the show a pleasant experience. This year’s blue table runner selection was a great color and complemented the display trees while adding to the soothing atmosphere of the show. There was also a lot of variety in the types of trees and styles presented at the show, all of which were clearly labeled with their species name, and most had a date marking the beginning of the specific tree's bonsai training. The only suggestion we could offer for the future would be to increase the amount of lighting on the show floor and to distribute it equally upon each tree. More light would accentuate the features of the trees, would make them more visible, and would assist visitors with taking flash free photos. Aside from the show, there was a bonsai tree sale at which visitors could buy various kinds of bonsai trees at very reasonable prices. Scheduled at 1:30pm each day, visitors were welcome to sit down for an approximately two hour bonsai demonstration.
Demonstrations:
On Saturday, Jim Gremel came in and demonstrated some bending, wiring, and pruning techniques on a couple of Japanese Black Pine trees. One of the most fascinating parts of the presentation was his use of Moso Bamboo to leverage and bend one of the trees (see slide show). The demonstration trees as well as a few other items were later included in a raffle.
On Sunday, three Kusamura members, including Jerry Carpenter, worked on four trees (a Juniper, Mugo Pine, Elm, and a Japanese Maple). Demonstration included pruning, wiring, potting, and creating jin. Unlike Saturday’s demonstration, this demonstration had the added benefit of three bonsai being worked on at once and thus was more exciting to watch. The demonstration trees were later included in a raffle.
PICTURES TO COME SOON!
March 19-20, 2011
Kusamura Bonsai Club Website
This year’s Kusamura Bonsai Club Show was a great success as always.
The members of the club were very knowledgeable about the art of bonsai and openly shared some of their knowledge with curious visitors. Everyone was very helpful and made visiting the show a pleasant experience. This year’s blue table runner selection was a great color and complemented the display trees while adding to the soothing atmosphere of the show. There was also a lot of variety in the types of trees and styles presented at the show, all of which were clearly labeled with their species name, and most had a date marking the beginning of the specific tree's bonsai training. The only suggestion we could offer for the future would be to increase the amount of lighting on the show floor and to distribute it equally upon each tree. More light would accentuate the features of the trees, would make them more visible, and would assist visitors with taking flash free photos. Aside from the show, there was a bonsai tree sale at which visitors could buy various kinds of bonsai trees at very reasonable prices. Scheduled at 1:30pm each day, visitors were welcome to sit down for an approximately two hour bonsai demonstration.
Demonstrations:
On Saturday, Jim Gremel came in and demonstrated some bending, wiring, and pruning techniques on a couple of Japanese Black Pine trees. One of the most fascinating parts of the presentation was his use of Moso Bamboo to leverage and bend one of the trees (see slide show). The demonstration trees as well as a few other items were later included in a raffle.
On Sunday, three Kusamura members, including Jerry Carpenter, worked on four trees (a Juniper, Mugo Pine, Elm, and a Japanese Maple). Demonstration included pruning, wiring, potting, and creating jin. Unlike Saturday’s demonstration, this demonstration had the added benefit of three bonsai being worked on at once and thus was more exciting to watch. The demonstration trees were later included in a raffle.
PICTURES TO COME SOON!
