New England’s best. Teddi Scobi’s easy-going personal style is a big reason for New England Bonsai’s success for the past 27 years (photo is from New England Bonsai’s Kaikou School of Bonsai). If you don’t believe me, visit New England Bonsai and meet her for yourself. Be sure to tell her I said hello.
Still scratching
Judges
Though we already featured our judges once, for some reason I feel compelled to do it again. I think it’s because I’m already getting excited about our next Bonsai from Scratch Contest (here’s an early post on the just completed 2011 contest) and I might just ask them to do some more judging (and maybe a little prize-donating too).
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Summer display at Bill Valavanis‘ International Bonsai. Bill is a driving force behind much of what happens in our North American (and beyond) bonsai scene. His accomplishments are too many to mention, but suffice it to say, the Bill probably does more in a day than most of us do in week. You can take a tour of Bill’s nursery and studio without getting out of your chair.
Simulation of a cascading Premna by Robert Steven. Robert has been whipping out masterful bonsai simulations for a long time. (right here on Bonsai Bark), and his bonsai are every bit as good as his simulations. BTW: These simulations are an art form in themselves. If you don’t believe me, try doing one yourself (if you like it, send it to me). In addition to being a bonsai artist and simulation artist extraordinaire, Robert is also a well-known bonsai author and teacher.
English elm by Colin Lewis. Pretty stumpy for what is usually a very stately tree. When Colin found it, it was just a branchless old stump. You can view it and more of Colin’s trees here. BTW: Colin has become a rather famous bonsai teacher since he fled his native U.K. for our rocky New England shores (Mass first and then Maine, where Colin and his bonsai currently reside). Colin is also a noted bonsai author (he’s one of those rare people who can do bonsai and write at professional levels).
Michael Hagedorn’s Engelman spruce. From a post on Crataegus Bonsai (Michael’s site) titled Three Years of a Spruced Up Engelmann. We’ve feature Michael’s bonsai and his writing more than anyone else (except Robert Steven) on Bonsai Bark because both are so good. Michael is a very serious student of the art of bonsai (he apprenticed with Shinji Suzuki in Japan) and an excellent writer to boot (Post-Dated: The Schooling of an Irreverent Bonsai Monk). If you spend some time on his site, you’ll see what I mean.
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