The New Talent competition this year was a great event with eight Society members facing off against each other and the judges in an attempt to create the best bonsai tree from raw material.
Our very own club member, Aaron Burger of aaronburger.com, took professional photos of most of the trees at this years Fall Bonsai Show at the Krohn Conservatory. If you were in attendance at the show but didn't have your tree photographed, you missed out on a fantastic opportunity!
In this demonstration, Chris creates a forest group "Yose-ue" on a slab using three Itoigawa junipers (Juniperus chinensis 'itoigawa'.) The final bonsai is housed in the permanent collection at the Cincinnati Krohn Conservatory.
The Solway Gallery's current exhibition is called "Tree Conscious", which is a group exhibition that celebrates tree imagery and includes paintings of bonsai as portraits.
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There is no written record of when the idea of a permanent bonsai exhibit at the Krohn Conservatory first occurred. However, there is no doubt the seed germinated in the fertile mind of John Carroll. It is correctly presumed that this seed was planted via visitation to similar exhibits at botanical gardens and horticultural facilities in other communities.
John Carroll was one of the major factors for the growth of the Art of Bonsai in Cincinnati. Seeing his first bonsai in an Ikebana display in 1978 was all it took to get him interested in those little trees. He joined the Bonsai Society of Greater Cincinnati, and his interest and involvement grew.
It's the annual BSGC White Elephant Sale! Members will be selling all of their unused or unneeded items to benefit the Society. You'll find everything from pots, tools and supplies, to trees, so come on down and support the Society!
Cash, check and creadi/debit cards accepted!
By popular demand we will be hosting a member tree review during our August meeting. Bring your favorite tree(s) and/or those trees you need a little advice for. We will have stations for each member to set up then we will all make our rounds to see what you have been working on, learn about your process, and offer any constructive thoughts. This is a great opportunity for you to show off and for us to all learn from each other.
The July meeting will feature a demo by well-known bonsai artist Adam Lavigne. For the demo, he will be working on an olive tree, which will be raffled off at the end of the meeting.
Adam resides in Florida and has been practicing bonsai for over 20 years. He has a growing nursery in his backyard where he raises trees from seedlings all the way up to very large trunked specimens.
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If you weren't able to make it down for the Waterfront Gardens bonsai show in Louisville this weekend, I took pictures of all of the tree so you could see the quality of specimens on display from both the Gardens and the Louisville Bonsai Society. There were some amazing trees there and it was definitely worth the drive down to see them. The Gardens is also in the process of building a permanent bonsai display so it will be a nice destination if you're in the area.
