FREE Advertising & A Few Small Complaints

This Juniper is from the ‘Before and After’ section on Suthin Sukosolvisit’s Bonsai Studio. Suthin is one of the headliners at the GSBF Convention XXXVI (below). Would you like to see your bonsai event featured here? If so, here’s the deal; we need at least one good link, otherwise, we’re not going to bother. And not just a link that lists the date and place, but a link with the names of the featured bonsai artists and with some sort of graphics (club logos are passable, but what we really like are photos of bonsai that belong to the featured … Continue reading FREE Advertising & A Few Small Complaints

Stunning Satsuki & No Slouches

This Nikko Satsuku Azalea is from the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum’s Japanese collection. It was donated by Masayuki Nakamura. See May 25 – June 2 below for an important upcoming event at the Museum. May 25-26: If you’re anywhere near Slovakia next weekend and you like the name ‘Tea House of Good People’ as much as I do, then this one is a don’t miss event, which judging by the photo above (especially the Juniper on the right), should feature some pretty good bonsai. This one is a Korin Satsuki. Like the magnificent Nikko Satsuki above, it … Continue reading Stunning Satsuki & No Slouches

Fifth Entry $100 Bonsai Art Contest

Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) by Mars Healey of the Greater Hartford Bonsai Society. Keep ’em coming We still need at least two more to make our minimum (I had to reject two that were just photos of trees). So ga’head and send us yours. Really! Contest details here Pirates At least one blog has been pirating our posts, lock stock and barrel; but without our links and without any attribution to bonsai bark, or Stone Lantern. If you are reading this on any website or blog that is not ours, and is not attributed to us, then it has been … Continue reading Fifth Entry $100 Bonsai Art Contest