July Member's Workshop - Intermediate class with Japanese Maple

Bonsai artist Mark Fields will be facilitating an intermediate/advanced workshop on Japanese maple (Acer palmatun 'straight green') and will discuss care and styling of these beautiful trees.  Maple can be challenging due to the somewhat brittle nature of their branches, so Mark will help you navigate the optimal ways to train these trees for bonsai.  The workshop includes a very nice Japanese maple that already has great character with bending and twisting trunks, which a trunk diameter of 1/2" or more.  You'll walk away from the workshop with new knowledge on this quintisential bonsai species, and a tree well on it way to becoming a fine specimen in your bonsai collection.

About Mark

Mark Fields has been dedicated to bonsai since he was nine years old, when a local nurseryman first introduced him to the art. Over the decades, he’s learned from influential mentors in Indiana and trained with leading bonsai professionals across Europe, Japan, and the United States. Mark is known for his deep knowledge, steady guidance, and the way he invests in helping others grow as artists. His career has included everything from running a landscape business to studying at renowned bonsai nurseries abroad, and serving as president of the American Bonsai Society. Today, through Bonsai by Fields, LLC, he continues to teach, mentor, and share the craft with the same passion that started his journey.