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Kusamura Bonsai Club
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NEXT MEETING -- July 12, 2002
7:00 p.m. Kathy Shaner
Kathy Shaner,
just back from her annual trip to assist her
teacher, Yasuo Mitsuya at his nursery in Japan,
will give us a "summer demonstration." For those
new to Kusamura, Kathy is the only woman and the
only foreigner to have earned a certificate to
teach from the leading bonsai association in Japan.
She is curator of the GSBF-Collection North in
Oakland, and gives bonsai programs to groups and
conventions all over the country. Currently she is
co-chairperson of the GSBF convention to be held
this October in Sacramento. Kathy is a great artist
and teacher, and everyone will enjoy and profit
from her presentation.
8:00 p.m. Workshop
This part of the
program is a workshop: each member is invited to
bring a problem tree to the meeting for Kathy to
critique. Then, the owners will work on their trees
following Kathy's advice. Participants will,
therefore, need to bring tools, wire, and a large
plastic bag or other table protection. No repotting
will be done. What a great way to learn from Kathy
and one another this meeting will be!
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July
Work Schedule
From A Year
of Bonsai Tips by Jim Ransohoff
August Bus
Trip
The August
meeting will be a bus tour to the Santa Rosa area
on Saturday, August 24, 2002. We will stop at
Sumigawa's Nursery and growing grounds and attend
the show of the Redwood Empire Bonsai Society.
Kathy Shaner will give a demonstration while we are
there. The large exhibit will be beautiful and
inspirational. Plants, pots, wire, tools,
books&emdash;everything you could want&emdash;will
be offered by the many vendors at the show. Members
of the host club will have trees for sale also.
Mark your calendars now. Travel in comfort and have
access to the huge baggage compartment on the bus,
which can accommodate big trees and lots of them.
The bus trip will cost $30. Prepare to sign up at
the July meeting.
Monthly Workshop
Opportunities
For Kusamura
Members Only
Once you've
completed the beginners' series of bonsai
workshops, what's next? Kusamura offers its members
a great opportunity to continue refining their
skills in a series of limited-enrollment, more
advanced workshops. For the most part, each
workshop meets once a month. Because space is
limited, participants must apply in advance for a
place. Information on how to apply will be supplied
at the club meeting.
The following
workshop dates and times have been scheduled for
July:
- Thursday,
July 11 (7:30 p.m.) Kathy Shaner
- Saturday,
July 13 (1:00 p.m.) Sandy Planting
- Thursday,
July 18 (7:30 p.m.) Sandy Planting
- Saturday,
July 20 (1:00 p.m.) Sandy Planting
- Thursday,
July 25 (7:30 p.m.) Sandy Planting
- Friday, July
26 (1:00 p.m.) Sandy Planting
(Note: Sandy
Planting's workshop dates are the second and third
Saturday afternoons, the third and fourth Thursday
nights, and the fourth Friday afternoon of each
month. A calendar of future workshop dates will
appear each month in the newsletter.)
Kusamura Bonsai Show
News
News Flash! We
will be moving our bonsai show this year to De Anza
College. It will be held during the third weekend
in April, the same time as the Cherry Blossom
Festival at the Oaks Shopping Center, which is
across the street from the college. Good news:
Sandy Planting will be our show chairperson. Much
more later.
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July
3-7.
Marin Bonsai Club at Marin County Fair, Highway
101, San Rafael. Fair hours Wednesday through
Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Bonsai demos at
the Home Arts Stage July 4 at 1:00 p.m., July 5 at
1:00 p.m., and July 6 at 5:00 p.m.
July 27-August
28.
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection Special Exhibit:
"Artful Environments," at 33663 Weyerhauser Way
South, Federal Way, WA 98001. If you're thinking of
travelling north, shis should be something special:
bonsai displayed with other artworks.
August
3-4
San Francisco Suiseki Kai (viewing stones) at the
Radisson Miyako Hotel, Japan Town, San Francisco.
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days.
October
17-20.
Golden State Bonsai Federation 25th Anniversary
Convention. Radisson Hotel Sacramento, 500 Leisure
Lane, Sacramento. (Make your hotel reservations now
to assure a room where the action is!). Featured
artist is bonsai master Yasuo Mitsuya from Japan,
who will conduct a series of demonstrations
accompanied by lectures over a 2-day period.
Special seminars by Mary C. Miller, Mel Ikeda, and
Kathy Shaner on Oct 17-18. A great event at which
to learn; to buy plants, tools, wire, books;
socialize, and much, much more. Visit the GSBF
website (www.gsbf-bonsai.org) for information, or
contact Mary Rowland, P.O. Box 111 Cotati, CA
(mcrowland@msn.com).
Register for your
hotel room at the Golden State Bonsai Federation
Convention now!
This year's GSBF
convention will be held October 17-20 at the
Radisson Hotel Sacramento. You can make your hotel
reservations now. Tell them you are attending the
Golden State Bonsai Federation Convention. The last
day to make reservations at group rate ($99.00
single/double, $119.00 triple/quad) is September
30. Telephone 916-922-2020 or 800-333-3333 or visit
the hotel's website at www.radissonsac.com.
More
Events (from Golden State Bonsai Federation)
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