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Golden Statements Vol. XXXll No. 6 1

Golden Statements Volume XXXlI No. 6

Nov/Dec 2009 - Table of Contents

GSBF Communications3 GSBF President’s Message Ted Matson

6 Tell us, we pass it on Timm Johnson

7 We’ve come a long way, Baby Joe Byrd 36 Calendar of Events Timm Johnson

13 Redwood Empire

Bonsai Society

Haas, Imazumi, Leners, Wong

14 Carving Workshopinspired by Ian Burke’s series

15 Santa Anita Show

Michael Jonas

16 Pot without a Tree Joanie Berkwitz

18 Revisitng a Bunjin Pine

Michael Hagedorn

21 Kathy Compresses Pine

Michael Jonas

22 Antique Chinese Pots

John Wang

24 Nam Pu Kai Show

Michael Jonas

Color EssaysArticles5 Seasonal Suggestions

Marty Mann

8 Sebastopol Fun

Cheryl Petty

10 A Club called REBS

Cheryl Petty

12 California Native Trees

Bob Washino

25 CBS Viewing Stone

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Michael Jonas

26 Collected Pomegranate Jerry Carpenter

29 Coming across Bonsai

Ann Harris

34 Shaner: Cork Pine Demo

Michael Jonas

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2 Golden Statements Policy

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GSBF President’s Message, Ted E. Matson

It’s hard to believe that this ismy last chance to address youall as GSBF President. Onone hand, it feels like I juststepped into the position; on

the other, it feels like I’ve been doing this for over 25 yearsĪKPPP««WKDW¶VDERXWZKHQ,¿UVWEHFDPHLQYROYHGZLWK*6%)ī

6RPXFKKDVKDSSHQHGVLQFH,WRRNRɷFH,FDQ¶WWKLQNRIDWLPHZKHQ*6%)KDGWRGHDOZLWKWKHNLQGRI¿QDQFLDOchallenges that we have in recent years, and I’m sorry someof our programs and activities had to be scaled back or puton hold. But, I think circumstances forced us to build a more solid, balanced business model for GSBF. Not only will this help make some of those programs viable again,it will open the door to many new opportunities in the

IXWXUH,QIDFWLWDOUHDG\KDVOHGWRVRPHYHU\VLJQL¿FDQWachievements. I get a lot of the credit that really should goto the creative, talented, dedicated people who actually didthe work. To these folks, I owe my eternal gratitude.

The most obvious success story has to be in front of \RXUH\HV7KHDOPRVWĥLQVWDQWDQHRXVWUDQVIRUPDWLRQof Golden Statements has been phenomenal, and theresponse from the bonsai world to the upgraded quality in both presentation and content has been equally so.2QHĥKXQGUHGSHUFHQWFUHGLWgoes to Kathleen O’Donnelland the entire GS management team she broughtWRJHWKHUĪ$QQ+DUULV7LPP-RKQVRQ0LFKDHO-RQDV

&LQG\3HWHUVRQ.DWK\2Z\RXQJī:KDWPDNHVWKLVHYHQmore remarkable is how quickly she also transformed what was our organization’s biggest expense into a fully VHOIĥVXVWDLQLQJRSHUDWLRQZLWKWKHSRWHQWLDOWRHYHQbecome a revenue generator. And, when coupled withWKHUHYDPSLQJRIWKH*6%)ZHEVLWHĪWKDQN\RXDJDLQ.DWKOHHQIRUEULQJLQJ'DYH0F&R\LQWRWKHIROGīZHhave a communication and delivery system that is builtIRUWKHIXWXUHĪ%HOLHYHPHRXUZHEVLWHZLOOEHFRPHDmajor contributor as the world evolves to more electroniccommunication, and as we continue to develop theNQRZOHGJHDQGLQIRUPDWLRQDVVHWVDWRXUGLVSRVDOī

$QRWKHUVLJQL¿FDQWDFKLHYHPHQWGXULQJP\WHUPZDVWKHformation of the GSBF Educational Trust for the GSBFCollection at Lake Merritt. The credit here has to beshared among several individuals from throughout the Bay $UHDZKRFRQWULEXWHGVXEVWDQWLDOWLPHDQGHɱRUWRYHUmany years to bring this about. Seiji Shiba, Bob Gould and Andrea Burhoe are the three most visible leaders and thetrue champions here as it was their vision to create thislegacy, and their perseverance that brought it to fruition.However, I would like to extend a more personal thanksto Chuck Nold, our attorney who, in crafting the trustdocument, had a bonsai master’s patience to research

and answer what probably seemed like an endless andsometimes wandering line of questions from a variety of angles, and then rework draft after draft until we got itdown right. Chuck generously donated huge amountsof his time and resources to make sure we had a trustinstrument that met everyone’s needs, including theXOWLPDWHJRDORIHQVXULQJWKHORQJĥWHUPH[LVWHQFHRIDGSBF bonsai collection in the Bay Area. He really made what was an intimidating process a manageable one. But,on top of that, Chuck has been ready with wise counselon various issues involving contracts, legal matters, andother arcane bits of business that we’ve encountered. He’shelped keep us on the right track in a number of instancesand I have truly valued his knowledge and support.

I also couldn’t have made it through the past two years ZLWKRXWWKHKHOSRI&DU\6XOOLYDQĥ9DOHQWLQH6KHVWHSSHG

into the position of Corresponding Secretary at a moment’s notice, and together we’ve managed to stay ontop of the many administrative tasks that this job involves.I can’t say thanks enough for the many ways she’s helpedme out.

$QG¿QDOO\WKHRQHSHUVRQWRZKRP,RZHWKHPRVWhas to be Bob Hilvers. As the next in line for the GSBFpresidency, he’s had my back in countless ways. As a UHWLUHGFDUHHU¿UHPDQDQGSROLFHRɷFHU%REDSSURDFKHVFKDOOHQJHVOLNHDWUXH³¿UVWĥUHVSRQGHU´DOZD\VGRHVobjectively assess the situation, measure all risk/resource/ reward factors, and take action based on a logical, realistic

analysis of both short and long term impacts. He’s awareof the big picture, yet he also understands that it’s thedetails that complete that picture. He is truly dedicatedto the welfare of GSBF, and has taken on a number of the key tasks that have helped bring us through our¿QDQFLDOFULVLVUHODWLYHO\XQVFDWKHGDQGVWUHQJWKHQRXUbusiness foundation. In addition, he has been the primePRYHULQWKHHɱRUWWRUH¿QHRXUFRQYHQWLRQSODQQLQJDQGPDQDJHPHQWPRGHOĪDVWKHPDMRUIXQGUDLVLQJPHFKDQLVPLWLVWKHOLIHEORRGRIRXURSHUDWLRQīDQGKLVHɱRUWVZLOOOHDGWRWKHGHYHORSPHQWRIDORQJĥDZDLWHGFRQYHQWLRQSODQQLQJDQGPDQDJHPHQWJXLGHPRVWOLNHO\ZLWKLQKLV¿UVW\HDULQWKLVVHDW:H¶UHOXFN\WRKDYHKLPWDNLQJRYHUDQG,ZLOOcontinue to help him bring GSBF through the next chapterof our story.

These people are shining examples of the true assets wehave in GSBF. And, there are so many more who are worthy of mention it could take an entire issue just to listWKHLUFRQWULEXWLRQV6R,¶OOOHDYHLWDWWKLVĪDQGNQRZWKDWI’ll regret all the acknowledgements I didn’t make rightDIWHUWKLVJRHVWRSULQWī7RDOORI\RXZKRKDYHJLYHQ\RXUsupport through words or actions, I thank you from thebottom of my heart. It has been an honor and privilege toserve as your GSBF President.



4 Golden Statements Nov/Dec 2009

Editor’s Desk by Kathleen O’Donnell

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2008 GSBF District styling competition winners as Kathy Baker. It was in factKathy Benson, a respected bonsaiistfrom Southern California. Kathy Benson was most gracious about my mistake, and won my respect in the process.

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Michael Jonas for the Sept/Oct 2009 Cover.

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when, among other things, we start preparing for ourDQQXDOVKRZRURWKHUERQVDLUHODWHGHYHQW:HHVWDEOLVKa time and date, acquire a location, discuss who will beour demonstrator, prepare our trees and do a myriad of other things to present a successful event.

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bonsai community, is Golden Statements, where ‘free’announcements can be included in the ‘Calendar of Events’ section, and subsequently posted on the GSBF web site.

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sai events, which can be submitted earlier for additionalannouncements. Public announcement informationVKRXOGEHHĥPDLOHGWRPHDWWKHDGGUHVVEHORZ7KRVHUHFHLYHGE\HĥPDLOZLOOUHFHLYHDFRQ¿UPDWLRQUHSO\Entries may also be sent by mail; however, no reply willbe made. The deadline dates for all entries are listed onpage 2 in Golden Statements.

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0\KRZZHKDYHFKDQJHGRYHUWKHSDVW\HDUV&XUUHQWO\ZHDYHUDJHKLWVSHUGD\IURPDURXQG YLVLWRUVSHUGD\ZKRYLHZDWRWDORISDJHVSHUGD\But the numbers only tell part of the story. The real ex ĥciting story we have to tell is the complete makeover the website has gone through in the past few months. Thesite has gone from what can best be described as the³&UDLJ¶V/LVW´RIERQVDLVLWHVPHDQLQJWKDWORWVRILQIRUĥmation was there, but the look was text heavy and dull,to the state of the art graphics look it has today. ThisPDNHĥRYHULVWKDQNVWRWKHSURJUDPPLQJHɱRUWVRI'DYHMcCoy, under the direction of Kathleen O’DonnellDQG$QQ+DUULVZKR¿UVWFUHDWHGWKHRQOLQHYHUVLRQRIthe Golden Statements magazine and then applied thatdesign to the GSBF website.

Taking the Golden Statements RQOLQHKDVEHHQD¿QDQĥcial boon to the Federation by increasing the circulationof the magazine to readers around the world. The online version has allowed us to monetize our tremendous ZHEVLWHWUDɷFEXLOWXSRYHUWKH\HDUVE\VHOOLQJDGVLQthe magazine and online as well. The architect of thisHɱRUWLV0LFKDHO-RQDVDIRUPHUHGLWRURIWKH*ROGHQStatements, who knew the magazine product and themarket quite well. All of this has combined to make thePDJD]LQHDEUHDNHYHQSURSRVLWLRQIRUWKH¿UVWWLPHLQits recent history. That reduces the drain on our GSBFbudget which is good news for all, especially those readĥers from around the state and the world who get to see what is going on with GSBF.

If you haven’t seen the new website yet, check it outand then respond to our feedback survey on ZZZJVEIĥERQVDLRUJJVEIKRPHBDERXWBIHHGEDFNKWPl.:HUHDGHDFKRIWKHUHVSRQVHVDQGXVHWKHLQIRUPDWLRQto update and improve the website on a regular basis.If you would like to see features added to the website,SOHDVHOHWXVNQRZDERXWWKRVHDVZHOO:HDUHEHJLQQLQJ

to plan for Phase 2 of the website design and would apĥpreciate your feedback. After all, this is your website and we like to hear what you have to say.

One of the biggest advantages of the website is thatthe Federation has this great communications tool thatcan keep us informed about what is going on within theFederation and within the member Clubs. For example,

Abe Far who manages our fabulous Club insuranceprogram is able to communicate information about theprogram and provide forms online to all member Clubssimply by having them posted online. That makes hisjob much easier than having to rely on mailing them toeach Club. This also saves the Federation money andstimulates more Clubs to take advantage of this programEHFDXVHWKH\FDQ¿QGRXWDERXWLWRQOLQHDQ\WLPH

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Club events and assists in the growth in membership,all at no cost to the Club. Clubs can use the Feedbackform to send us updated information if things changeafter the Golden Statements deadline passes. If you wishto communicate directly with me, my email address isMRHPE\UG#SDFEHOOQHt and I look forward to hearing IURP\RX,KRSH\RXFRQWLQXHWRHQMR\\RXU*6%)ĥBonsai.org website.

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Sebastopol Fun, $7ZRĥGD\5RPS article & photos by Cheryl Petty

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and there are plenty, with a horticultural or bonsai slant?:HKHDUGPDQ\JRRGWKLQJVDERXWWKHDUHDDQGHVSHĥFLDOO\DERXWWKHQXPHURXV¿QHSULYDWHERQVDLFROOHFWLRQVin and around Sebastopol, CA.

:HXVHG*RRJOHWRPDSRXWDOORXUORFDWLRQVEXWVWLOOPDQDJHGWRJHWORVWDWOHDVWRQFH¿QGLQJ0LQLDWXUHPlant Kingdom nursery, specializing in bonsai and garĥden railroad plants. Don Herzog the owner is knowlĥedgeable and friendly as he briskly walks us around a

nursery in transition; the sheer number of miniature varieties is almost incomprehensible.

Arriving for lunch at Jim Gremel’s Deer Meadow Bonsai nursery, we had only gotten lost two or threetimes even with our Google assistant, Jim refreshed us with a salad of fresh greens and veggies from the localfarmers market. Jim recently won the National Bonsai Award at the 1st1DWLRQDO6KRZLQ5RFKHVWHU1<IRUDcascade Shimpaku in the yamadori style he is known for.:HKDGWRWHDURXUVHOYHVDZD\IURPKLVEHQFKHVJURDQĥing with Shimpaku juniper grafted on collected junipersas well as San Jose juniper and get back on the road.

:HTXLFNO\JRWORVWDJDLQDWOHDVWWZRPRUHWLPHVEHIRUH¿QGLQJ)UDQNDQG%DUEDUD%DUGHOOD¶VEHDXWLIXOhome and extensive bonsai gardens. After getting thefull tour of their collection of trees and accent plants,including their sophisticated irrigation system of twoĥVWDWLRQFRQWUROOHUVUXQE\%DUEDUD¶V3&ZHSURPLVHGto meet them again for dinner.

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Patisserie Angelica. Condra Easley and Deborah Morĥris showed us their pastry case with cakes and pastries,beautiful and foreign, and a Pink Crocodile CouturePurse cake they sell through mail order. One wall iscovered with their awards and they tell us they had only UHFHQWO\UHPRYHGDOOWKHROGRQHVWRVWDUWRYHU7KHUH was more fun in the kitchen, as we got to watch littlecardinal sin chocolate cakes made from scratch. Sitting DWDWLQ\ZURXJKWLURQWDEOHZLWK)UHQFKWHDDQGFRɱHH we were in heaven with little individual Gateau Basquecakes and pain au chocolat.

Happily we didn’t get lost once and easily foundWKH¿QH2VPRVLV(Q]\PH%DWK6SDWRPHHWWKHRZQHUMichael Stusser for a tour of the exquisite Japanese stylemeditation garden and pond designed by Robert KetchĥHOO7KLVLVWKHRQO\GD\VSDLQWKH86WKDWRɱHUVWKHCedar Enzyme Bath, a rejuvenating heat treatment from Japan. The treatment is both relaxing and energizing atthe same time and is produced biologically by a fermenĥWDWLRQSURFHVV<RXURZQERG\FKHPLVWU\SDUWLFLSDWHVLQthis natural cleansing process, breaking down waste in

the subcutaneous layers of the skin.Feeling radiant and looking younger, our next stop

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REDWOOD EMPIRE BONSAI SOCIETY

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roster of 100 members and goes back to 1981 with MasImazumi as their sensei. Before that, there was a Japa ĥnese Bonsai Club for only Japanese language speakers.Bonsai has a long and respectable history in Sebastopol.:HZHUHIRUWXQDWHWRJHWLQYLWDWLRQVWRVHHVRPHRIWKHprivate collections by REBS club members Jack O’Brianand Ivan Lukrich before the end of our Russian Riverholiday. Club members and bonsai enthusiasts may YLVLWEXWVKRXOGDOZD\VFDOO¿UVWWRPDNHDUUDQJHPHQWV REBS Annual Bonsai Show and Sale always takes placethe last weekend in August. Their 2009 exhibit featured

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The Luther Burbank Home and Gardens at thecorner of Santa Rosa and Sonoma Avenues in Santa Rosa is where the American botanist, horticulturist andSLRQHHULQDJULFXOWXUHVFLHQFHOLYHGIURPWRand developed many fruit and vegetable variants such asthe Shasta Daisy, Santa Rosa plum and Burbank Russetpotato.

$QQDGHO6WDWH3DUNHDVWRI6DQWD5RVDRɱHUVPLOHVof hiking and riding trails that pass through numerousplant communities including beautiful oak woodlandsRI9DOOH\ĪTOREDWDī%ODFNĪTNHOORJJLLī&RDVW/LYHĪTDJULIROLDī%OXHĪTGRXJODVLLīDQG2UHJRQĪTJDUU\DQDīoaks. Coast Live Oak is the most characteristic tree of the California coastal plains, valleys and foothills withinPLOHVRIWKH3DFL¿F2FHDQ

TIMELINE

Gravenstein apple 1812

Luther Burbank 1875

0RQWHSXOFLDQR:LQHU\Ī6LPL:LQHU\īGravenstein Apple Fair 1910

Buddhist Sunday School/Japanese Language School

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Lone Pine Gardens 1979

Redwood Empire Bonsai Society 1981

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Grand Harvest Awards 1990

Deer Meadow Bonsai 1995

ABOUT THE WRITER

Cheryl Petty is a writer for Golden StatementsDQGRZQHURIWKH:LQGRZ%R[%RQVDL$FFHQWVDQG$UWGallery in Dunsmuir, California. She is a member of the Redding and Chico Bonsai Clubs and the American6KRKLQĥ%RQVDL$VVRF

Deer Meadow Bonsai Nursery

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A Club called REBSby Cheryl Petty

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the club. The club now has 100 members, producesthe best show in the area and is committed to theeducation of their members through classes, workĥVKRSVDQGWKHLURZQVHQVHL.DWK\6KDQHUWKH¿UVW

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Rosa. Kathy Shaner, the club sensei said, “My GUHDP¿QDOO\FDPHWUXH,KDGPRUHWUHHVWKDQ,FRXOGKDQGOH´DERXWWKHWUHHVWKDWPDGHXSthis year’s sensational show. Clubs and groups fromaround the state travel to this not to miss bonsaievent, not only to see the trees but also to purchasesupplies from the many vendors that are there. This year Shaner’s sensei from Japan, Bonsai Master<DVXR0LWVX\DDOVRDWWHQGHG

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lections we visited the homes of two. Ivan Lukrichmoved to Santa Rosa in 1985, joined REBS and hasbeen on their Board of Directors ever since. Sincecompleting his club training and the GSBF Bonĥsai Basics program set up by Dennis Makashima ,Lukrich now teaches the beginner level classes. Hisprivate collection contains many collected trees.

Jack O’Brien lives with his cats Marilyn andGloria in a meticulously restored 1920’s home neardowntown Sebastopol and celebrated his 85th birthĥ

day this year. In his small back yard he has createda perfect Japanese garden with koi pond where hissmall but choice collection is artfully displayed.2¶%ULHQMRLQHG5(%6ZKHQ.D\8UEDQVNLZDVPresident and still is learning and taking workshopsafter all these years.

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REBS meets monthly throughout the year, in July they have a picnic at Lone Pine and in Decemĥber they have a Christmas Party.

1HZPHPEHUVJRWKURXJKIRXUĥKRXUFODVVHVstarting with a beginners wiring class, regardless of VNLOO2QFHDPHPEHUFRPSOHWHVWKH¿UVWOHYHORI workshops/classes they move up to intermediateDQG¿QDOO\WRDGYDQFHGZKHUHWKH\JHWWRZRUNZLWKthe club sensei, Kathy Shaner. The other classesare taught by club members who donate their time.

At these Saturday workshops plant material is proĥ YLGHGXVXDOO\DRQHĥJDOORQVL]HQXUVHU\6KLPSDNXjuniper, to learn the basics of wiring and branchselection.

At the Thursday workshops members bring their own material. Many people well known inbonsai have been guest presenters such as MelIkeda and Ted Matson.

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per class, and starts shortly after the Annual Show,capturing the enthusiasm of new members who signup at the show. They meet again in the spring. Notonly do they practice wiring, but they also learnabout the history, horticulture, and styles of bonsai.*HQHUDOO\WKHUHDUHĥSHRSOHSHUZRUNVKRSSOXVinstructor and assistant.

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a year at Frank Bardella’s house where there is a large, well equipped meeting room.

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7KHFOXE¶V¿UVWVHQVHLZDV0DV,PD]XPLDQGPDQ\PHPEHUVUHFHLYHGWKHLU¿UVWWUDLQLQJIURPhim. Mas lived in Berkeley, and it was getting hardfor him to get around when Kathy Shaner steppedin and brought current training from Japan to theclub. She has her own approach and favored techĥQLTXHV:KHUHDV0DVZDVODUJHO\VHOIWDXJKWKHUHin California, Shaner is professionally trained in Ja ĥpan. She has elevated the REBS trees to their nextlevel in terms of the trees’ quality and presentation.6KDQHUZDVWKH¿UVW$PHULFDQWREHFHUWL¿HGE\WKHNippon Bonsai Society.

Shaner says, “REBS is a wonderful club to work with, the members love their trees and are willing to take the pressure from me to raise them to thenext level, increase their awareness of what is posĥsible not only of the tree but also of nice pots andstands and how to display them. This increases theSOHDVXUH´

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Accordingly, Paul and Greg decided that the8&'FDPSXVZRXOGEHDQLGHDOORFDWLRQIRUMXVWVXFKDshow and contacted me, an emeritus professor who isspending much of my retirement time participating inlocal bonsai workshops. During the summer of this past \HDU,IDFLOLWDWHGDPHHWLQJZLWKWKH'HDQ¶V2ɷFHLQWKHCollege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on&DPSXVZKLFKFRQVWLWXWHGWKHVWDUWRIDIRUPDOHɱRUWWR

seriously consider a native bonsai tree show to be heldRQWKH'DYLV&DPSXVZLWK8&'DVFRĥKRVWLQWZRWRthree years.

I reminded everyone attending the initialmeeting that in 1979, the American Bonsai Society set a precedence by holding their 12th Annual Symposium onthe Davis Campus. Among those present weremany familiar names including John Naka, Lynn Perry,'RURWK\<RXQJ-LP%DUUHWW.KDQ.RPDL6KLQDQG&DUO<RXQJ'DQ%XFNOH\DQGPDQ\RWKHUV

Subsequently, David Fujino, the Executive'LUHFWRURIWKH&DOLIRUQLD&HQWHUIRU8UEDQ+RUWLFXOĥWXUHDQGKLVDVVRFLDWHVIURP8&'DWWHQGHGWKH5(%6annual bonsai show and had the opportunity to observeand discuss the business and operational aspects of putting on such a show with Bob Shimon and FrankBardella of REBS. Since then, discussions continuedand more meetings are planned, and as of last week,David Fujino, Paul and I visited potential meeting sitesRQ&DPSXVWKDWLQFOXGHG)UHHERUQ+DOODQGWKH08Complex which was the site for the aforementioned

12th Annual meeting of the American Bonsai Society.

The idea of creating a statewide show of treesQDWLYHWR&DOLIRUQLDDQGWKH:HVWHUQ8QLWHG6WDWHVLV JDLQLQJPRPHQWXP<RXULQYROYHPHQWDQGWKDWRI\RXUclub, can help make this ambitious dream a reality. Paul+ROW]HQĪSEKROW]HQ#VEFJOREDOQHWīZHOFRPHVDQ\LQSXWsuggestions or comments.

Lanner, R. M. 1999. Conifers of California. Cachuma Press,Los Olivos, CA. 274pp.

Pavlik, B. M. et al. 1995. Oaks of California. Cachuma Pressand California Oak Foundation. 184pp.

A California Native TreeBonsai Show by Bob Washino

Paul Holtzen and Greg McDonald are twoexperienced bonsai practitioners from the greaterSacramento area who are proposing a statewide bonsaishow focusing on trees that are native to California and

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Both Paul and Greg are avid collectors and worktheir bonsai magic on a variety of native trees and sharea dream of one day holding a bonsai show displaying allthe wonders and beauty of trees native to the California mountains, foothills and valleys. Paul is a graduate of WKH8QLYHUVLW\RI&DOLIRUQLD'DYLVDQGUHPHPEHUVDOORIthe lovely oaks that are planted throughout the campusDQGWKH8&'$UERUHWXPWKDWDFFRPPRGDWHVPDQ\

California native trees but is especially noted for thepresence of a great many oaks from throughout the world.

Shohin Redwood, photo by Clarence SmithCoast Live Oak, photo by Clarence Smith




TamariskCrape Myrtle, raft style

White Pine

Pomegranate Shohin display Juniper

Honeysuckle Fig

Shimpaku on a rock Pyracantha

Elm ForestOlive

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August 2009Kathy Shaner, Sensei

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Pat Leners, Darren Wong

Blue Atlas Cedar

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A Pot Without a Tree

When you want to touch a pot, hold it in yourKDQGVUXQ\RXU¿QJHUWLSRYHUWKHWH[WXUHDQGZHLJKit in your palm, that pot is something special. Apartfrom what it can do for your tree, a bonsai pot canhave an allure that makes a personal connection.How many of us have pots that we may never planta tree in? How many of us display a few of our mostprecious pots, admiring that frozen moment in time

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Ceramics is one of the most ancient of crafts.Wherever humans found their own footprints bakedinto the dry mud of a riverbed, or poked a curious¿QJHULQWRWKHFRRODVKHVDQGVDQG\VODJDIWHUDERQĥ¿UHLWVRRQIROORZHGWKDWWKH\OHDUQHGWRZRUNWKHnative clay into useful, and then beautiful, vessels. Asthe skill built over generations of potters, and as theQDWLYHFOD\ZDVUH¿QHGDQGHQKDQFHGFHUDPLFVIROĥlowed culture across vast trading routes. Designs wereadmired and copied, and whole civilizations can beVWXGLHGDQGTXDQWL¿HGWKURXJKWKHEURNHQVKDUGVRIWKHLUSRWV7KHUHLVQRDUWDVVLPSOHRUDVFRPSOH[DV

ceramics.Ceramics can be roughly divided into two main

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DOVVXFKDVLURQR[LGHRUPDQJDQHVH3RUFHODLQLVQRWa sedimentary clay, it is a primary clay, or rather a combination of two primary clays. The two clays thatform porcelain are both formed in the same place asthe granite that decomposed, and they are generally IUHHRIRUJDQLFPDWHULDORUQDWXUDOR[LGHV7KLVSXULW\means that they are white, and somewhat translucent,DQGZKHQ¿UHGYHU\KLJKWKH\DUHH[WUHPHO\VWURQJ

Most bonsai pottery is made of stonewareclays, since the range of clays that fall under theVWRQHZDUHFDWHJRU\DUHVWURQJQRQĥSRURXVDQGFRPHin a variety of earth tone colors. Every potter hastheir favorite clay, or a group of clays that they prefer.Since clay is one of the most abundant materials onearth, and every locality has a clay that is distinct, the wares that are made from stoneware clay are virtually unlimited.

Clay is a malleable, versatile and intuitive mateĥULDO,WFDQEHKDQGĥIRUPHGWKURZQRQWKHZKHHOor molded. In this article, we will visit potters whoproduce their bonsai pots in a variety of ways, withVWULNLQJO\GLɱHUHQWUHVXOWV

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When beginning this article, I searched for‘bonsai potter’ and immediately found another greatresource on the website of the Brandywine BonsaiSociety. The internet is incredible, isn’t it? Go tohttp://www.gobbs.org/Potters.htmDQG\RXZLOO¿QGWKHVLJQDWXUHVRUPDUNVRIDSOHWKRUDRI1RUWK$PHULĥcan bonsai potters. Most of the names are links, so if the potter’s name is in light blue you can click on thename to bring up a page with photos and sometimesa biography. Someone has done a lot of work, and we can browse the potters pages with ease. We canalso look up signatures that we may have on pots we

bought second hand.People say that Peter Krebs may be the top bonsai

potter inthe worldright now,and whilethat wouldbe very hardto quantify,looking athis website

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When he gave

up printing and beganmaking bonsai pottery full time, the world gained a tremendous artĥist. His website is in bothGerman and English, soORRNIRUWKH(QJOLVKWH[Won each page. His dragonpots, while very ornatefor bonsai, are glorious.He has many other potsthat are more traditional,

but I couldn’t take my H\HVRɱRIWKHGUDJRQV

Dan Barton has a long and admirable listof accomplishments,and his biography on his website gives insightinto his bonsai journey.Ī http://danbartonbonĥsaipots.wordpress.com/ īHere is a short quote

from his website: “Dan was Founder of the Asĥsociation of British Bonsai Artists, The Bristol BonsaiSociety, and The Classical Bonsai Circle. He hascreated severalnational Bonsaievents such as “The

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interests to making handcrafted stoneware pots for bonsai with his wife,Cecilia. They market these pots under the businessname of ‘Esoteric Pots’ with a guarantee that no twoSRWVZLOOEHWKHVDPH´:KHQ\RXDUHRQ'DQ¶VVLWH

\RXZLOO¿QGWKHlinks on the righthand side. There are¿YHSDJHVRIERQVDLpots, and a page of shohin pots, andif I had to choose

one pot out of all of them I would neverbe able to narrow it down! Stunning,simply stunning.

Walsall Stuĥdio Ceramics has anH[FHOOHQWZHEVLWHDQGPDNHVJRUJHRXVSRWV

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A shamelessplug for a friend of mine brings us to visit Stone MonĥNH\&HUDPLFVĪ www.stonemonkeyceramics.co.uk/ īD young man who works in the United Kingdom. Andy 3HDUVRQKDVEHHQSRWWLQJVLQFHDQGKHLVLQÀXĥenced by many notable British potters. I was pleasedWREHWKHEX\HURIKLV&ROOHFWRUVSRW³7KH6HUSHQW´DVKRKLQVL]HGSRWWKDWFDPHLQDFXVWRPFDUYHGZRRGSUHVHQWDWLRQER[&OLFNRQKLV³ERQVDLFHUDPLFV´OLQNRQWKHOHIWKDQGVLGHWRVHHKLVFDWDORJof current items, and click on each photo to enlarge.

We have other fantastic British potters to visitin later articles, but we really need to move to anothercountry in our smorgasbord of ceramic delicacies,

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circles, and it isclear that they are very well made and ZRXOGVKRZRɱVRPHRIWKRVHUXJJHGFROOHFWHGSLQHVthat the Italian bonsai artists are so talented at using!

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Ray watchesintently

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As the new scars healthis will add to the visualmovement of the trunk

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