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RMBS February 2013 Monthly Newsletter Page 1 of 5 Pages R OCKY M OUNTAIN B ONSAI S OCIETY February Newsletter February 1, 2013 Volume 45 Issue 2 Newsletter Highlights Meeting Topic 1 Winter Silhouette 1 President’s Message 2 RMBS Membership News 3 Upcoming Meetings 4 Our Advertisers 5 WEB LINKs www.rockymtnbonsai.org www.coloradobonsai.com www.bonsaitoolchest.com www.bonsai2012.org February Meeting Topic Suiseki/Stones with Paul Gilbert Perhaps no stone is more important to the viewing stone collector or the bonsai artist than the Mountain Stone. Viewing Stones like bonsai should reflect or remind us of an image in nature. Relative to understanding mountain stones we have ample examples of what a mountain stone should look like in the Rocky Mountains all around us. What makes for a good mountain stone? What is a believable stone? What is the difference between distant and near view stone? Where to find great mountain stones that work well as an accent to a bonsai display? These are some of the topics that Paul Gilbert will cover in the February Program. Paul will share a naturalist view of mountain stones and will have examples of near stones and far stones and will show some examples of good and not so good mountain stones? Also if you have a viewing stone that you would like some evaluation of feel free to bring it to the program. Winter Silhouette For the February meeting members are encouraged to bring in a tree for our winter silhouette exhibit. Trees in winter silhouette are displayed without leaves, typically deciduous, highlighting their branch structure. This is a chance to display and observe the true beauty of the tree as the bare trunk and branches expose the characteristics of a fine bonsai; movement, taper, segmentation, compression, and ramification. Please bring a stand to display your tree. It isn't necessary to include an accent object. If you are going to bring a tree please email Tom Anglewicz to let him know the species of tree. Tom’s email is [email protected] Colorado Spotlight
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RMBS February 2013 Monthly Newsletter Page 1 of 5 Pages
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BONSAI SOCIETY
February Newsletter February 1, 2013
Volume 45 Issue 2
Newsletter Highlights
Meeting Topic 1 Winter Silhouette 1 President’s Message 2 RMBS Membership News 3 Upcoming Meetings 4 Our Advertisers 5
WEB LINKs
www.rockymtnbonsai.org
www.coloradobonsai.com
www.bonsaitoolchest.com
www.bonsai2012.org
February Meeting Topic
Suiseki/Stones with Paul Gilbert
Perhaps no stone is more important to the viewing stone collector or the bonsai artist than the Mountain Stone. Viewing Stones like bonsai should reflect or remind us of an image in nature. Relative to understanding mountain stones we have ample examples of what a mountain stone should look like in the Rocky Mountains all around us. What makes for a good mountain stone? What is a believable stone? What is the difference between distant and near view stone? Where to find great mountain stones that work well as an accent to a bonsai display? These are some of the topics that Paul Gilbert will cover in the February Program. Paul will share a naturalist view of mountain stones and will have examples of near stones and far stones and will show some examples of good and not so good mountain stones? Also if you have a viewing stone that you would like some evaluation of feel free to bring it to the program.
Winter Silhouette For the February meeting members are encouraged to bring in a tree for our winter silhouette exhibit. Trees in winter silhouette are displayed without leaves, typically deciduous, highlighting their branch structure. This is a chance to display and observe the true beauty of the tree as the bare trunk and branches expose the characteristics of a fine bonsai; movement, taper, segmentation, compression, and ramification. Please bring a stand to display your tree. It isn't necessary to include an accent object. If you are going to bring a tree please email Tom Anglewicz to let him know the species of tree. Tom’s email is [email protected]
Colorado Spotlight
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Patrick Allen RMBS President
President’s Message
1967 Dedication of
Takayama Park
MAYOR Tom Curry Presiding
Suiseki (水石) “Bonsai and viewing stones are closely related art forms, each reflecting a deep respect for
nature. While a bonsai is cultivated to evoke the qualities of a venerable old tree, a viewing
stone is usually displayed to suggest an aspect of the natural landscape, such as a distant
mountain or a waterfall. Thus, when these small-scale forms are viewed together in a
complementary arrangement, the whole of nature can be imagined.” Home Page – National
Bonsai Foundation
Our February program is on Suiseki and will be presented by our friend and past president Paul Gilbert. Joining him will be another Suiseki enthusiast Allan Hills who I believe collected the stone shown to the left in the Colorado Rockies. I saw it for the first time at our 2010 annual show and I just marveled at how much it complimented the show and the bonsai tree it was near. Paul was instrumental with bringing in some world-class Suiseki aka Viewing Stones and artists to the 2012 ABS/BCI Bonsai-Stone convention. In 1976, on American’s Bicentennial, Japan donated six priceless viewing stones to the National Bonsai Foundation that were placed on display at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum in Washington, DC. Today, the museum has 105 stones from several countries and I’m confident that we will see many more viewing stones at our 2013 annual show, especially with such great RMBS enthusiasts like Paul and Allan leading the effort.
Our 2013 Visiting Artist program beginning with Harold “Hal” Sasaki was excellent, from the open lecture discussion morning and the workshop afternoon. I know I speak for all of us who have Hal as our friend and teacher. It is not about just becoming a better bonsai artist that we enjoy with Hal, it is our rich Colorado bonsai history, life lessons and the spirit of being a bonsai hobbyist. I am back to some of the Colorado basics Hal taught me when I first met him in 2005, more light, getting oxygen to my tree’s roots through dunking, picking that first branch and the placement of the bonsai in our individual homes by experimenting with their placement. It was
also nice of Hal to welcome our guest, Ms. Sachiko Nakahira who is with the Denver Sister Cities-Takayama Committee. She loved the Bonsai Orchid tree you presented to her as a gift. We will be working closely with Ms. Nakahira on the Takayama park project scheduled for April 20
th and led by Darell Havener. Thank you Hal for all that you have taught and continuing to
teach us!
The next visiting artist will be Michael Feduccia from Plant City, Florida. Michael’s bonsai sensei is Ryan Neil and he will be hosting a workshop on March 30th and will be presenting at our Tuesday, April 2nd meeting. Michael will also be the first RMBS Visiting Artist to work with DBG on a public event. This collaboration with DBG compliments RMBS’ community outreach goals. On February 28th, RMBS will have a presentation at Jared’s Nursery in Littleton on Bonsai. Please let me know if you would be interested with joining me that day to meet with some accomplished gardeners, who are interest in bonsai.
At our February meeting you should be able to purchase the pumice Larry Jackel was able to procure from the Wee Tree farm in Oregon. A 36lb bag is $14.00, a great bulk purchase and benefit for our membership. As always, thanks for all that you do Larry.
I am looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, February 5th
, spending time with kindred spirits and learning for one another about bonsai, and now Suiseki!
Kind regards,
Patrick
Patrick Allen (303) 905-6544 | Email: [email protected]
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RMBS MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Amended By-laws Vote The amended by-laws were passed at the January meeting. If you would like a copy please see Patrick Allen or David McPeters.
Photos of January visiting artist with Hal Sasaki
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DATE/TIME
INSPIRATION TREE
MEETING TOPIC
VISITING ARTIST
SATURDAY STUDY GROUP
Tuesday, February 5th 7:00pm to 9:00
Denver Botanic Gardens
Plant Society Building 1007 York Street
STONE DISPLAY ALAN HILLS
SUISEKI/STONES PAUL GILBERT
Tuesday, March 5th 7:00pm to 9:00
Denver Botanic Gardens
Plant Society Building 1007 York Street
COASTAL REDWOODS
CHARLIE SISK
Saturday, March 30th 1:00pm to 9:00
Denver Botanic Gardens
Plant Society Building 1007 York Street
VISITING ARTIST
MICHAEL FEDUCCIA
Tuesday, April 2nd 7:00pm to 9:00
Denver Botanic Gardens
Plant Society Building 1007 York Street
BONSAI
MICHAEL FEDUCCIA
Saturday, April 2th Morning
Takayama park project
Tuesday, May 7th 7:00pm to 9:00
Denver Botanic Gardens
Plant Society Building 1007 York Street
WILL KERNS SPRUCE
DARRELL WHITLEY
The 2013 Program and Events Schedule is currently under construction. It will be updated as the dates, programs and events are finalized, so please check back.
UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
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