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51st Annual Kusamura
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Last Potting Party on
Sunday, February 12!
This is our last potting party for our 2012 show and we
have some wonderful trees to work on thanks to two very
generous donations from Jane Iki and Bill Scott. With a
total of thirty-seven new arrivals, everyone is sure to
find something fun to work on. You won't want to miss
it.
As in the past, the potting party runs from
10 AM to 4 PM at the Planting's home - 898 Coleman Ave
in Menlo Park. Along with working on club owned trees,
members can bring trees they are donating toward the
sale and use club soil, wire, and pots to improve them
if necessary.
Members attending the potting party
may purchase any bonsai worked on
that day.
New: Club Library Listing
Kusamura is proud to bring you our
library listing created and managed by the club. If you
are a club member you can email the librarian and have
items brought to the regular club meeting to be checked
out. We are posting all the book and magazine
titles on the Resource menu listed above. All listings
have been broken down by type of publication.
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Kusamura Club Calendar
January:
Potting
party on Sunday, Jan 8. The monthly meeting on January 20th,
led by Jerry Carpenter, will be a workshop focused on
improving our display trees for the show in April.
February:
Potting party on Sunday, Feb 12. Guest speaker for
monthly
program to-be-announced.
March:
At our March
meeting, we will have stands available for use at the
show and the program will focus on “how to display your
tree”.
April 2012:
Annual show on 21 - 22 with show
prep starting the night of the 20th.
Other Events
January 14–15,
Oakland, California
Bay Island
Bonsai: Annual Bonsai Exhibit at the Lakeside
Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. Hours are 10AM–4PM,
both days. On Saturday at 1PM there will be an auction,
with a preview at 12 Noon. Guided tours of the exhibit
both days. Benefit Drawing (need not be present to win).
Vendors, club members’ and educational bonsai material
will be for sale. Free entry to the exhibit. For more
information call 510-919-5042 or visit
www.bayislandbonsai.com.
January 28-29 Oakland, California
Bay Area
Bonsai Associates: 31st Annual Bonsai Exhibition
at the Lakeside Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. Show
hours are Saturday, 5-9PM. A demonstration by Ryan Neil
starts at 6:30PM, followed by a raffle of the
demonstration tree. Sunday hours are 10AM-4PM. A plant
sale (including bonsai related items such as pots,
tools, soils, wires, books, etc.) will be continuous
both days. Admission is free. For more information
contact John Roehl at bigbluemoon@comcast.net or
707-827- 3206.
February 3-5 Santa Nella, California
California
Shohin Seminar 2012 at the Hotel de Oro.
Registration forms and information will be available
starting October 30, 2011. Visit the website at
http://www.calshohin.org or email
calshohin@yahoo.com
February 25-26 Oakland
California
GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt:
Mammoth Fundraiser 2012 at the Lakeside Garden
Center, 666 Bellevue Avenue. On Saturday, an auction of
fabulous bonsai will be from 1-4PM, with preview at
12Noon. Sunday hours are from 9AM-4PM and will feature
demonstrations by Collection Curator, Kathy Shaner and
Team. Many vendors, a large consignment sale of bonsai
and bonsai related items and several raffle drawings
throughout the day. For general information email
bonsailakemerritt@gmail.com, visit
http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/lakemerritt/
NewHome.htm
or phone
Randi Keppeler 650-598-0127.
More Events
(from Golden State Bonsai
Federation)
http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/lake-merritt/NewHome.htm
*Collection-Connection
is available via subscription for $5 from the GSBF Bonsai
Garden at Lake Merritt. The newsletter keeps you informed of valuable
information on tree culture and other educational tips. A
copy is mailed to Kusamura monthly or visit the BGLM
website.
Soil Ingredients
At this time of the year people
often ask where to find components to make
soil. We have a page on our
website that coveres this in detail. Visit -
Resourses/Basics pages for details.
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Meetings, News and
Special Events
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February 17, 2012
A Four Corners Event
7-9:30PM
I know everyone will agree that Jerry
Carpenter did a terrific job critiquing
our trees at the
January meeting. With so few trees getting a "pass" for our
show in April, we realize that maybe we should do this more
often and further out for next year's show.
To keep
the focus on our April show, the February program is
dedicated to creating accent plants and prepping club-owned
trees for our 2012 or 2013 shows. These show-quality trees
are being cared for by various members of the club. We will
have four things going on simultaneously. In two
corners of the room we will have members working to refine a
black pine and Colorado spruce. In the third corner a number
of dawn redwoods will be used to create a group planting. In
the fourth corner members will have the option to create an
accent plant to be used with their bonsai in the show.
Accent pots and material will be available. Members creating
an accent plant can purchase the accent plant for a small
fee. Otherwise, the accent plants created will be included
in the club raffle that night.
The Colorado spruce
and dawn redwoods are from the collection of Jim Ransohoff
and the black pine is from the collection of Tosh
Saburomaru.
Setup begins at 6:30PM for those who can
arrive early and help out.
Show and Tell: Winter Silhouettes and
flowering trees
The Bonsai Corner
Refreshment
February:
Rich & Geri Shing and Jim Thompson
March:
Bang Vo and Sandy Vrooman
Hospitality
February:
Michael Greenstein
March:
Lynne O'Dell
CLUB NEWS
Dues Are
Past Due!
It’s the beginning of the year and club
membership dues should be paid by
January 30th. Dues are
$35 for a single membership and $45 for a family
membership.
Give your check or cash to club treasurer
Suresh 'Mo' Mohan at one of our
upcoming January events
or mail him a check to 100 Whitney Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030.
Checks should be made payable to Kusamura Bonsai Club. We
hope everyone chooses to renew their membership for what
will be an exciting year for Kusamura.
Kusamura Takes on the Mammoth Bazaar Cafe
This year Kusamura will be coordinating the Mammoth Cafe at
the GSBF's annual fundraiser on February 25–26. This is a
great opportunity for Kusamura to thank GSBF for their many
years of support.
Please contact Rita Curbow to sign
up for one of the following tasks:
Friday, February 24—Join
Rita for a Costco shopping trip to purchase food for salads,
sandwiches, cookies, chips, etc.
Saturday February 25—morning
shift from 9:00AM–12 noon (make salads, sandwiches, soups,
coffee, etc., open the cafe)
Saturday February 25—afternoon shift from 12:00
noon—3PM (serve lunch from cafe window, assemble food items,
end of day cleanup)
Sunday,
February 26—morning shift from 9:00AM–12 noon (make
salads, sandwiches, etc., open the cafe)
Sunday, February 26—afternoon
shift from 12:00 noon–3PM (serve lunch from cafe window,
assemble food items, end of day cleanup)
Off-site Preparation—We
also need people to prepare items ahead of the event to sell
such as a crock-pot of chili, homemade cookies, a cake, etc.
Note, we will not have access to a microwave and ask
that all items that must be served warm can be served from a
crock-pot or kept warm on a stove or hot plate. Volunteers
who prepare items for this event will be reimbursed for
their expenses unless they choose to donate it instead.
The morning and afternoon shifts are divided into
three-hour increments to make it more convenient for people
to volunteer and attend the bazaar. We need three volunteers
for each shift. The cafe will be open to serve lunch
starting at 11:30AM each day and
finishing up around
2:30PM.
2012 Annual Show
April 20–22 at the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto
This year the show committee is asking members to prepare
three trees for display. The committee, which consists of
Donna Farmer, Charlene
Fischer, Mark O’Brien, Helen
Reist, and Rita Curbow, will be meeting later in January to
work on details for the show. Mark has already taken on the
publicity. The committee welcomes any input from club
members at large.
Our 2012 show will be a very
special show because on Saturday April 21 the club will be
paying tribute to John and Sandy Planting for their 50-plus
years of commitment to Kusamura and the bonsai community.
This event, starting at 5PM in our show demo room, will
include a video slide presentation along with cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres. If you have a picture or article about John
or Sandy that could be used in the slide presentation,
please contact Rita. Show fliers and fliers announcing this
special event during our show will be made available soon.
The committee is happy to announce that Tim Kong will be our
guest demonstrator on Saturday, April 21.
Library News
The club is still looking for a new librarian or
co-librarian. Refer to the August newsletter for details or
contact Rita.
A catalog of the library is now available on the club
website for your referral.
Beginner Bonsai
Classes & New Members
The January workshops brought two new members into the club,
David Muir and Gale Lane. The club welcomes David and Gale
as our newest members.Along with Laurel Dent, they learned a
lot by styling two trees, making bonsai soil using the club
recipe, and repotting. They will have a followup
workshop
in early April to get some final critiques of their trees
before our annual show.
The club would like to thank
Jerry Carpenter for doing such a fantastic job of putting
this class together and offering his services free of
charge. All fees paid for the class went directly to the
club.
Last Updated
Feb 2012
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