Suthin Sukosolvisit: Shohin Artist Extraordinaire 2/12/10

Suthin Sukosolvisit. The old pro at work. From the album, World Bonsai Convention 2009 by Candy J. Shirey.

One of the very best
Suthin Sukosolvisit is one of the very best shohin artists working in the West. He and Dara (Suthin’s kind and gentle wife) own Royal Bonsai in the Boston area, though your chances of finding him there are probably no better than 50-50, as he travels and teaches extensively. In fact, if you are looking for a someone to lead a workshop, give a demo, or do individual tutorials, you won’t go wrong with Suthin.

Bonsai Cafe
All of the photos below are from Bonsai Cafe’s gallery and are just a very small fraction of their trees by a range of accomplished artists. It’s worth a visit.

I think this one’s a ficus. They’ve put the artist’s name on each photo, which can be a little distracting. But given how fast and loose ownership is in the wild world of the web, I can’t say I blame them.

I don’t have the dimensions on this powerful little gem, and can only guess at the variety (it looks like a juniper). I do know that it’s Suthin’s (I cropped his name) and am pretty sure that it’s small enough to qualify as a shohin bonsai.

In bonsai exhibitions Shohin are normally shown in group displays. If you are interested, Morten Albek’s book, Majesty in Miniature, Shohin Bonsai, is full of excellent information (supported by numerous quality photos) on shohin and shohin display.

Suthin steps out! Dynamic, unusual, full of brilliant flowers and perched in an almost-too-small hand made free-form pot that looks like a rock. Not bad.