This image was taken from Bill Valavanis’ 4th U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition website. If you are one of the three or four people who don’t know about this most important upcoming bonsai event, it’s time to educate yourself.
The 4th U.S.National Bonsai Exhibition starts in eight days. We (that’s me) strongly suggest you be there or else you’ll miss the most important U.S. bonsai event since 2012 (the 3rd National Exhibition). It’s not too late to register and enjoy some of the best bonsai and most talented bonsai artists in North America (and beyond).
This wonderful Sargent juniper planting belongs to the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, NC. You can find it on Bill’s 4th National website and in the 3rd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition album.
Another Sargent juniper (aka Itoigawa Shimpaku in this case). It belongs to John Kirby. You can also find it on Bill’s 4th National website and in the 3rd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition album.
This 2012 show stopper is from north of the border. It’s by a good friend and neighbor (when you live in remote places, a friend an hour and twenty minutes away qualifies as a neighbor) Pierre Leloup, a talented multi-dimensional artist (bonsai, Japanese gardens, woodworking, interior design, etc). It’s hard to appreciate the scoop of this planting (it’s 8 feet long) with one small photo. In case you’re wondering, the rippled base is wood that was carved by Pierre. The photo is from the 3rd U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition album.
Pine bonsai with a smiling man who happens to look a lot like Bill Valavanis (American bonsai hero). We don’t usually feature humans with bonsai (we’ll leave our reasons for another time), but just couldn’t resist this one.