Bay Island Bonsai

tree from workshop

chuhin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:07:34 +0000

junipers from the workshop last week

after work

This one belong to a new member. after one day of work.

procumben nana before work

after work

Seattle

chuhin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:24:10 +0000

i worked on these trees in Seattle

Dogwood

before working

after work- thinning and wiring

trident maple

before work

after work

Bonsai work on May 16th

chuhin — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:10:34 +0000

Chinese elm in training. start from an airlayer

After work

Itoigawa shimpaku – perfect time for pinching

From the side

After work include some light thinning of old needles

Hawthorn before

Before

close up of the flowers

After thinning downward growing branches and wire

Spring has sprung

chuhin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:32:43 +0000

J. Black pine candle is growing

Full moon maple is budding

Cedar is growing

Tips of ‘Ascending Dragon’ is turning green

Illex is still soft

Magnolia flower is over

Pleony orchids are pretty.

Sawara is still sleepy

J maple -shishigashira is flowering

Cryptomeria is growing

Western juniper is sapping

and the JBP cone is cute.

I hope your enjoy spring

Bonsai Teacher Turns Fifty!

chuhin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:23:02 +0000

Do you believe that your bonsai teacher is fifty years old! And, that he took the whole day off.

A Historic Bonsai on Display Again

chuhin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:49:44 +0000

This bonsai belonged to Mas Imazumi. It spent some time under the care of Boon. But it is now out in the world for all to see. The new owner is Jeff, who has worked with Boon for the last few years to get it show-ready. Enjoy.

Bay Island Bonsai 2010

chuhin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:39:40 +0000

Yeah, we all survived. I was a great show, which is clearly reflected in the smiles!

Cold days in December

chuhin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:51:05 +0000

It was cold on Tuesday. This is a really big ice-cube found in the garden.

Pictures by John Kirby.

Cold Tuesday 12/8/09

Show trees

chuhin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:47:07 +0000

John Kirby came and worked on some show trees in December.

These are some pictures of his trees

Pictures taken by John Kirby.

Japanese black pine

shohin Japanese Black Pine

shohin black pine

Itoigawa shimpaku

John Graduates from Bonsai Intensive Program

chuhin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:34:04 +0000

John is now the 12th student to graduate from across North America. He has been working to make a Western Juniper into a bonsai. The material below had no work except that it had been repotted once.

So, next came the bending.

All this actually happened last time John came out to California. So this time the styling started.

Below is John and his completed project. Well, not completed, but the first complete styling is finished. Now the filling out and the refinement can start. But when you look at the first picture – and the last picture - you can see that John can do bonsai.