Roots to Shoots A Newsletter for The Bonsai Community Of Michigan (specifically West Michigan currently) Including Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Holland, and the surrounding areas Volume 1, Issue 2—February 2015 Hello again everyone! My, how time is flying. It should NOT be this late in February already. This is the 2nd issue of this newsletter (which is a currently a compilation of the newsletter for West Michigan Bon- sai Club (KONGETSU) and the newsletter for Bonsai Society- Kalamazoo (OMAKE). Please “wander around” and see what all there is to see. If you only want to read the pages for YOUR club or society, then by all means, do so! But again, I do encourage you to look at the whole newsletter. I’ll be publishing info’ about the “Bonsai World” every issue on the first couple of pages and then will be publishing the individual newsletters. I welcome YOUR input and help and pic- tures to share with everyone. Please send your ideas, suggestions, criticisms, etc to my e-mail and I’ll start a conversation with you! Anita Buckowing [email protected]616-405-1242 (continued next column). (continued from left column) It’s SHOW TIME… Bonsai Shows/Exhibits/Events in Mich- igan and around the country. If YOU know of events that should be included on this list, please do email me! In Date order (somewhat…): April 17-19, 2015 MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival featuring Budi Sulistyo, Mauro Stemberger, Peter Tea, Frank Mihalic, and Critique by David Knittle Visit http://midatlanticbonsai.org for more info. May 9 & 10, 2015 17th Annual Michigan AllState Bonsai Show with Guest Master Suthin Sukosolvisit Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI It is time to start preparing your tree for exhibit. If you would like to have a flyer emailed to you when it is availa- ble, please contact me …. Show Co-Chair Anita Buckowing [email protected] OR [email protected](continued on next page)
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Roots to Shoots
A Newsletter for The Bonsai Community Of
Michigan (specifically West Michigan currently)
Including Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Holland, and the surrounding
areas
Volume 1, Issue 2—February 2015
Hello again everyone! My, how time is flying. It should NOT be this late in February already. This is the 2nd issue of this newsletter (which is a currently a compilation of the newsletter for West Michigan Bon-sai Club (KONGETSU) and the newsletter for Bonsai Society-Kalamazoo (OMAKE). Please “wander around” and see what all there is to see. If you only want to read the pages for YOUR club or society, then by all means, do so! But again, I do encourage you to look at the whole newsletter. I’ll be publishing info’ about the “Bonsai World” every issue on the first couple of pages and then will be publishing the individual newsletters. I welcome YOUR input and help and pic-tures to share with everyone. Please send your ideas, suggestions, criticisms, etc to my e-mail and I’ll start a conversation with you! Anita Buckowing [email protected] 616-405-1242 (continued next column).
(continued from left column) It’s SHOW TIME… Bonsai Shows/Exhibits/Events in Mich-igan and around the country. If YOU know of events that should be included on this list, please do email me! In Date order (somewhat…): April 17-19, 2015 MidAtlantic Bonsai Societies Spring Festival featuring Budi Sulistyo, Mauro Stemberger, Peter Tea, Frank Mihalic, and Critique by David Knittle Visit http://midatlanticbonsai.org for more info. May 9 & 10, 2015 17th Annual Michigan AllState Bonsai Show with Guest Master Suthin Sukosolvisit Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, MI It is time to start preparing your tree for exhibit. If you would like to have a flyer emailed to you when it is availa-ble, please contact me …. Show Co-Chair Anita Buckowing [email protected] OR [email protected] (continued on next page)
(continued from Page 1) Michigan AllState Bonsai Show, cont. Here are the workshops for the show; sign up at www.meijergardens.org now! 1) Beginner Bonsai w/TigerBark Ficus 2) Exploring Mame-style with Boxwoods 3) Bring-Your-Own-Tree with Suthin 4) Designing a Collected Shimpaku into a
Beginning Bonsai in Informal Upright Style
5) Developing a Bonsai Tree Using an Established Cork Bark Chinese Elm
6) Bring-Your-Own-Tree with Suthin May 16 & 17, 2015 11th Annual Spring Bonsai Show Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL Presented by Midwest Bonsai Society Visit http://www.midwestbonsai.org for more info’ May 22—June 1, 2015 Azalea Bonsai Exhibit The National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, Washington, DC Visit http://www.bonsai-nbf.org/ for more info’ June 11—14, 2015 CAPITAL COLLECTIONS & Collecting in the 21st Century Turf Valley Convention Center, Baltimore/Washington The 2015 ABS (American Bonsai Society) Learning Symposium sponsored by ABS and The Potomac Bonsai Association and The National Bonsai Foundation Visit www.absbonsai.org/2015-abs-learning-symposium for more info’ June 12—August 12, 2015 3rd National Juried Bonsai Pot Exhibition The National Bonsai & Penjing Musuem Visit http://www.bonsai-nbf.org for more info’. Entries are still being accepted.
It’s SHOW TIME ...continued Late June— Four Seasons Bonsai Club Annual Show in Troy, MI Visit www.fourseasonsbonsai.com for more info’ (and if anyone can clarify the date of this event, it would be much appreciated) July 10—12, 2015 Mid-America Bonsai Alliance presents MABA 2015 in Indianapolis with Guest Artist Suthin Sukosolvisit and many other guests Visit http://www.maba2015.com August 14—16, 2015 38th Annual Mid-America Bonsai Exhibit With Guest Artist David Easterbrook Presented by Midwest Bonsai Society at Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, IL Visit http://www.midwestbonsai.org for more info’ August 29 & 30,2015 Annual Ann Arbor Bonsai Society Show @ UofM Matthaei Botanical Gardens Visit www.annarborbonsaisociety.org for more info’ (Thanks to those who corrected this date) Sunday, September 20, 2015 Art of Bonsai 2015 @ Hidden Lake Gardens Hidden Lake Gardens 6214 Monroe Rd, Tipton, MI 49287 Visit www.hiddenlakegardens.msu.edu and/or watch Ann Arbor Bonsai Society’s web-site for more information September 25-27, 2015 Artisan’s Cup Bonsai Exhibit At the Portland Art Museum, Oregon Visit http://www.theartisanscup.com/ ENTRIES are due soon; visit the website if you are thinking of submitting an entry...
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Comments from your Editor: Hello everyone! It is almost March; Spring is a month away. It is amazing how fast this year is going! Thank you all for the kind words about my efforts on these newsletters. Please send your links, pictures, & more to me for the next issue. ~ Anita [email protected][email protected][email protected] 269-792-4438 616-405-1242 (yes, I use all of those contacts) Next issue - Bonsai Apps, books, & more. If you have suggestions/information/etc., please share!
Kongetsu January 2015, Page 2
2015 Membership Form West Michigan Bonsai Club
Note-Membership Dues paid from 09/01-12/31/14 include the full year of 2015
BONSAI SOCIETY-KALAMAZOO MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2015 Please fill out and mail or bring to a meeting.
Member since:__________________
Membership Type: select one _____Student $15 _____ Individual $20 _____Family $25 Name___________________________________________ Address_________________________________________ City___________________________ State________ Zip________________ Home Phone____________________ Mobile Phone_____________________ E-Mail________________________ ______Do not publish my address to general membership _______Call ONLY if absolutely necessary Any Bonsai Experience?_________________________________________________________________________________ How did you hear of us?__________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Amount Enclosed $_______ MAIL TO: BONSAI SOCIETY-KALAMAZOO 8814 West H Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49009
OMAKE, January 2015, Page 2
Hello everyone! Winter is more than half over and SPRING is just around the corner. Please contact any of the Board Members if you can help improve our programs. We are excited to again participate in the 20th Annual Spring Flower & Garden Expo @ Wedel’s. This starts on Thursday with a bunch of demo’s & seminars and continues through Saturday (visit www.wedels.com for more info’). We WILL need help setting up on Thursday (March 19, 2-4 p.m.) and then will need help “manning the table” on Thursday (5-8 p.m.), Friday 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Please contact Jenny or Greg or Anita if you can help. We hope you can join us @ our March meeting and please do send your Membership Renewals using the form below. Anita Buckowing Editor