Here are some more photos from Bay Island Bonsai’s 15th annual exhibit – Born in the USA – an exhibit with no imported trees. California juniper Live oak Shimpaku Cedar Ezo spruce Sawara cypress Accent – fern Shimpaku Coast redwood Suiseki art by Mas Nakajima Accent – string of pearls Suiseki art by Mas Nakajima […]
Exhibits
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Bay Island Bonsai’s 15th annual exhibit
The theme for Bay Island Bonsai’s 15th annual exhibit was Born in the USA. It was an exhibit with no imported trees. Honestly, we weren’t totally sure how things would turn out a few years ago when we decided on the idea. Now that the show’s over, I can say that we were happy with […]
A bonsai show comes together
Putting on some final touches Trees and supplies More trees Backdrops go up Connecting backdrops Skirting in place Preparing for photography Trees A tree in place Looking for more trees Small and medium sized bonsai Critique Auction trees Juniper for auction Exhibit guests Friends
Selected highlights from the 2011 Taikan ten
For the Thanksgiving weekend I thought I’d share a few of the highlights from the 2011 Takian ten. The event is held annually in Kyoto at this time of year. For those who missed previous posts from the event, see more from the 2011 Taikan Ten. Enjoy! Shimpaku Trident maple Black pine Needle juniper Shimpaku […]
Johnny’s juniper
One of the trees at Yamato’s recent exhibit was familiar to me. I’d seen it, a sierra juniper, developed since the early 2000s and displayed along the way at local shows. While I don’t have a great photo history of the tree, I do have a couple of shots from a few years back to […]