Bonsai

President’s Message: Show Us Your Trees! Greetings BCSB Members. I think everyone who attended the spontaneous bonsai creation workshop we had at our October meeting would agree it was a…

President’s Message: On the Road Again As the world is slowly (and hopefully) returning to some kind of normal, like many of you, I am (sometimes painfully) rediscovering how much…

President’s Message: Youth Movement Over the last 10 plus years, I’ve “enjoyed” my sacrificial participation in the development of the mountain bike racing careers of our two sons as they…

President’s Message Good news! To quote John Belushi as “Joliet” Jake Blues in the movie The Blues Brothers “We’re putting the band back together.” Yes, the Bonsai Club of Santa…

President’s Message: Our “In-Person” Future! Due to a busy week at work, Jeff wasn’t able to work on his opening address for this month’s newsletter. All the important information for…

President’s Message: Our Family Tree When we last “spoke”, I was on my way to Bonsai Mirai for a 3-day bonsai class on design, setting primary and secondary structure on…

Sergio Cuan is a bonsai magician. He can make branches seemingly appear from nowhere -– over the course of a number of years, that is. A visual artist who graduated…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: THE FUTURE AND BEYOND! Greetings Fellow Tiny Tree Wranglers,  As you well know (or are quickly finding out), now is the busiest time of year for bonsai practitioners.…

MEMBER’S TREES: JEFF SCZECHOWSKI In the February 2021 newsletter I bored you to tears with philosophical musings on parting with most of my native Colorado yamadori trees. Here is a…

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: OLD FRIENDS AND NEW When our family moved from Boulder, Colorado to Santa Barbara in 2017, we said goodbye to many friends, some of whom I’ve known for…