Oct 8 2016

Group Workshop Announcement

On November 5th Bonsai Eejit and Belfast Bonsai, Phil Donnelly and I, are hosting our final joint workshop opportunity for 2016. Approaching 50 years of Bonsai experience between us, we can tailor the session to meet most needs on the day.

This is an ideal opportunity to evaluate deciduous bonsai and do some wiring. Pines, Larch etc can be brought for wiring and styling. If you have a tricky project that requires more than one set of hands, then this is a great way to get direction and assistance. A range of carving tools will be available if you require them. Feel free to bring multiple trees for working and advice. Workshop open to all levels of experience.

The workshop runs from 10am to 5pm, in Newtownards and includes a snack lunch with tea and coffee on tap during the day. Total cost for the day is £30 per person. Bring whatever trees you wish to work on and other material will be available if you wish to purchase a suitable workshop tree. Spaces are limited so to avoid disappointment please register asap by emailing me at bonsaieejit@gmail.com or using the contact me tab at the top of the screen.

Oct 8 2016

2016 Alabama Bonsai Society Spring Show part 5! What we learned

Nebari Bonsai

In addition to the work that is done on the trees to get them ready to show, behind the scenes work is done which rarely shows…unless it’s done wrong.

We’ve historically done a good job with tables; extending the legs with PVC pipes to bring them up another 15″ makes a big difference. Tablecloths, felt runners, and sojii screens transform the space into a great exhibit hall venue.

This year, Kathy Shaner helped us take it up another notch. I served as grunt labor just to stay close to the tips and tidbits she’s always offering to those willing to listen. She’s a great and experienced teacher. Here are a few thoughts that stuck in my mind.
Make straight and even rows:

Make a big statement at the entrance!

Arrange trees to point directionally toward the center of the row.

Arrange smaller trees as 3-point displays. Even if they’re not…

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Oct 7 2016

Videos

I’ve got out of the habit of sharing videos here over the last year so I thought I’d add a few now that caught my eye. We used to be starved of good video content but recent years have seen the likes of Bonsai Empire and Bjorn Bjorholm really push up the quality of what’s out there. Here’s a few recent ones in case you missed them. Make sure to subscribe to the channels.

Oct 6 2016

Bonsai Europa 2017 announcement

Here we go again 🙂

Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle

be17-announcement

In case you missed the event last year, here is a short video:

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Oct 5 2016

St Fiachra’s Garden, Kildare

A few more photos, this time from St Fiachra’s Garden within the National Stud. A beautiful and peaceful spot. I could have sat all day.

Oct 4 2016

Japanese Garden, Kildare Ireland

Was down in Kildare last week and stopped by the Nation Stud to see the Japanese Garden. Here’s some snaps.

Oct 1 2016

Gallery

NIBS Bonsai 30

This gallery contains 14 photos.

Originally posted on futterwithtrees:
There have been an abundance of pics of the NIBS Bonsai 30 event posted over the last two weeks so the images I am posting here are not new but here goes anyway. I am just…

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Sep 28 2016

Bonsai 30 The Day

Munster Bonsai Club

16/18 of September 2016 our’s mentors club has celebrated they 30 anniversary. The NIBS has put a lots of effort to put together the best bonsai show in Ireland ( Norther Ireland and Republic of Ireland). Big applause lads. All of you worked very hard to make the top class exhibition, and let us celebrate your’s day together. It was a huge pleasure to be a part of the day and be able to put some of ours members trees on display. Thank you for invitation. I hope we will able to pay back in the future. Here we have some of my pictures from the day.

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Sep 26 2016

5 Lessons Learned from Bonsai on Raising a Child

BONSAIKO

Just recently, my wife and I had to deal with an issue related our 16 year old daughter. It started as a seemingly minor issue of mom’s rule of “no nail polish”. Not to bore you with the details but the rule was broken and it escalated into a bigger drama and it involved some crying. Wow, you say! How is this blog post on bonsai relate to raising a child and what’s this mom and teenage daughter drama going to lead me to? Okay, I know, this is a bit of a stretch from bonsai, pruning, wiring, etc. Child Development experts will probably have my blog shut down after this post because I’m sure from their perspective, I don’t have a clue what I’m talking about. Okay, I admit, I don’t have a clue, but hear me out first and see if later I make sense. If you say I…

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