Bonsai

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…

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…

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…

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…