Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc. January 2017 fileright off the Alameda de las Pulgas near Hillsdale Mall....
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Spotlight Events In This Issue Bunjin Bonsai Dues Notice President’s Message New Calendar for 2017 BGLM Hours Bending Large Branch- es Review . This Month’s Meeting By Valerie Monroe What is the Bunjin or Literati style of bonsai? Valerie will pre- sent some of the key features that make this style unique. She will show some examples and talk a bit about the culture of how this style came about. She will demonstrate some of the artistic fine points on a tree which will be raffled at the end of the evening. Members are encouraged to share their bunjin trees on the show and tell display. Image from paphaofurniture.com Pinterest Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc. January 2017 John Naka — 'Bonsai Techniques' page 247 "The Bunjin style of bonsai is so free that it seems to violate all the principles of bonsai form. The indefinite style has no specific form and is difficult to de- scribe, however its confirmation is simple, yet very expressive. No doubt its most obvious characteristics are those shapes formed by old age and extreme weather conditions." Note: “confirmation”, easily identified structure, we know when we see it.
Transcript of Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc. January 2017 fileright off the Alameda de las Pulgas near Hillsdale Mall....
Spotlight Events
In This Issue
Bunjin Bonsai
Dues Notice
President’s Message
New Calendar for 2017
BGLM Hours
Bending Large Branch-
es Review .
This Month’s Meeting
By Valerie Monroe
What is the Bunjin or Literati
style of bonsai? Valerie will pre-
sent some of the key features
that make this style unique. She
will show some examples and
talk a bit about the culture of how
this style came about.
She will demonstrate some of the
artistic fine points on a tree which
will be raffled at the end of the
evening.
Members are encouraged to
share their bunjin trees on the
show and tell display.
Image from paphaofurniture.com
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc. January 2017
John Naka — 'Bonsai Techniques' page 247
"The Bunjin style of bonsai is so free that it seems to violate all the principles of bonsai form. The indefinite style has no specific form and is difficult to de-
scribe, however its confirmation is simple, yet very expressive.
No doubt its most obvious characteristics are those shapes formed by old age and extreme weather conditions."
Note: “confirmation”, easily identified structure, we know when we see it.
President’s Message
2017 Calendar
(Subject to change)
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2017 Membership Dues
Your board of directors has concluded after careful consideration that an increase
in yearly dues is warranted to help bring income more in line with increasing oper-
ating expenses.
The yearly dues have increased less than 1 dollar a month to 45/single, 55/family,
and 25/72+10.
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai
President:
Valerie Monroe
Vice President:
Marsha Mekisich
Treasurer:
Randi Keppeler
Recording Secretary:
Irene Hall
Corresponding Secretary:
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Newsletter Editorial Team:
Jerry Carpenter,
Caroline Koss,
Board of Directors:
Richard Oakes
Dennis Hawkins
Phyllis Swanson
Mike Mello
Klaus Diederich
Mike Tracy
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Special Consultant
Gordon Deeg
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc. Proud member of Golden State Bonsai Federation
GSBF Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt Update
November program featured Gordon Deeg illustrating the bending of large
branches. We were treated to the transformation of a black pine owned by Randi
Keppeler and the straightening of a needle juniper. Several techniques were dis-
cussed including the use of rebar, removal of a block of live material allowing the
branch to bend, branch benders, and much more.
Contact Us
Send us an email or visit
our website for more in-
formation.
Sei Boku Bonsai
Kai Inc.
Visit us on the web at
http://seibokubonsai.org/
Club Meetings
Our club meetings are held at the San Mateo Garden Center in the main salon. The meeting occurs on the 4th Wednesday of each month, except in December. The meeting normally starts at 7:30 pm and ends at 10 pm. Each month we cover different Bonsai topics and techniques. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to a wealth of Bonsai knowledge both resi-dent and visiting.
The San Mateo Garden Center is at 605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA right off the Alameda de las Pulgas near Hillsdale Mall.
First Tuesday Workshops:
This is an extremely popular event right now as there are a number of us just starting out. Because of room and time limitations, it is restricted to members only. Bring yourself, your questions, and your bonsai or pre-bonsai materials and tools. The workshop is currently on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm. It is held the Rose Room at the San Mateo Garden Center.
Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc.
P.O. Box 4463
Foster City, CA 94404
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Sei Boku Bonsai Kai Inc.
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