August 2021 – From Zoom to Room (7)
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…
July 2021 – Todd Schlafer of First Branch Bonsai
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…
June 2020 – Black Pines with Jonas Dupuich
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 – DECIDUOUS TREE DESIGN
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…
Cypress Trees
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.…
CASE OF THE COLORADO BLUE(S)
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…
BILL VALAVANIS TALKS FORESTS
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…
ZOOMING INTO 2021
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: NEW YEAR, NEW NORMAL Happy New Year to all Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara members. While we all still face many COVID-19 related challenges at the start of…
1994: First tree. First show. First kid.
ONWARD TO 2021
NEW LEADERSHIP: PRESIDENT-ELECT JEFF SCZECHOWSKI I was first exposed to bonsai in 1991 during a visit to my high school friend’s house about 10 years after we graduated and escaped…
Huntington’s Chinese Garden
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: HELP WANTED FOUND! I’m extremely happy and relieved to report that we have almost a full slate of ready, able, and willing officers for 2021! The club constitution calls…