It's here! It's better than ever and it's available at Stone Lantern.
I was at the 2014 National Exhibition and the excitement in the display area was palpable. The trees were magnificent and, as in the past, the overall quality had improved from the previous Exhibition. Now we have the book… for those of you who couldn’t make it and for those of you who did make it and want to remember what you saw.
Just in case you are new to this and not familiar with our National Exhibitions; every two years, Bill Valavanis and friends put together a U.S. National Bonsai Exhibition in Rochester NY and every two years the trees just get better. 2014 was no exception.
There was a lot of buzz at the show around this tree. No one knew it would turn out to be a major award winner, but I'm sure no one was really surprised.
This one jumped out at me for a couple reasons. First, I don't think I'd ever seen a literati style Yew, and second, the bonsai artist and the potter are the same person. Sara Rayner. This doesn't happen every day.
While they last. The 3rd album is on special at Stone Lantern.