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TAbout this issue
his first issue of 2015 has an additional eight pages to accommodate the interesting and varied articles that were submitted by BCI Directors, contributing editors, members, and other authors. There are great
bonsai and stone events all over the world and at BCI, we are fortunate our Directors are an active and energetic group that attends and organizes these events and then documents them for our readers to enjoy.
BCI President Tom Elias and BCI Director Budi Sulistyo participated in a major exhibition in Indonesia that featured a who’s who of demonstrators and instructors, as well as exceptional trees and stones. BCI Director Gudrun Benz report on an exhibition in Mannheim, Germany and acknowledges the importance of volunteers and group cooperation in organizing a show. Owen Reich from Tennessee reports on the Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo in North Carolina and the inherent beauty of bare branches in winter. Many thanks to Joseph Noga and his excellent photos, which he contributed to this article. Malcolm Hughes reports on the Hua Fong Bonsai Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, and the renowned and impressive Taiwanese junipers being trained there as bonsai. BCI Director IS Ng participated in the Orchid and Bonsai Competition & Exhibition in Malaysia where prizes are awarded according to size and species—an effective way to reward excellence in many categories.
Danilo Scursatone uses one of his beautiful forest creations to illustrate the Genotti method for creating the bonsai forest style. I like this method for its simplicity and versatility and will try it this spring.
In their comparison of desert viewing stones from the Mojave Desert and the Gobi Desert, Tom Elias and Hanne Povlsen present some very beautiful stones and a wealth of information to inspire stone collectors everywhere.
During Bjorn Bjorholm’s six-year bonsai apprenticeship in Japan, he documented his experiences there and the result is a wonderful film, Continuum A Year in the Japanese Bonsai World, spanning four seasons and featuring Keiichi Fujikawa and the team of apprentices at Kouka-en bonsai nursery in Osaka, Japan. I hope you find the interview with Bjorn and the gallery of his work as interesting as I did.
We also introduce you to another bonsai professional and a man of many talents, François Jeker. Past BCI president Solita Rosade gives us a brief look at this artist from France who is one of the headliners at BCI 2015.
Every bonsai professional I have met has an intimate understating of Botany. If this is an area where you would like to improve your knowledge, be sure to read Lew Buller’s book review of Botany for Gardeners.
Entries to the Best of BCI 2015 Photo Competition are coming in. It’s easy to enter using our online form that prompts you for all the necessary information and allows you to attach your photos. Go to and click on the photo competition banner at the top of the page. We look forward to receiving your entries before the April 30 deadline.
—Joe Grande, Canada (bcieditor@grandesign.net) 4 | BCI | January/February/March 2015
MISSION STATEMENT
BONSAI CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
Bonsai Clubs International, a not-for-profit educational organization, advances the ancient and living art of bonsai and related arts through the global sharing of knowledge. We educate while promoting international friendship and solidify world relationships through cooperation with individuals and organizations whose purpose is consistent with ours.
OFFICERS
Thomas S. Elias, President California, USA tselias@msn.com
Glenis Bebb, 1st Vice President Queensland, Australia glen@bonsainursery.com.au
Kath Hughes,
Secretary
West Midlands, UK mkhughes567@btinternet.com
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Robert Kempinski, Florida, USA rkempinski@cfl.rr.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Helen Su
Taiwan, R.O.C. hweiying.cheng@gmail.com
BCI BUSINESS OFFICE
Carole Roske,
Business Manager
PO Box 40463
Bay Village, OH 44140-9998 USA bcimanager@visn.net
DIRECTORS
Massimo Bandera, Italy
mb@massimobandera.it
Gudrun Benz, Germany
Benz-W@t-online.de
Vic Ceballos, Philippines
chilloutprof@yahoo.com
Kathy Coffman, Ohio, USA
kcoffman.coffman1@gmail.com
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan
bonsailo@mail2000.com.tw
Frank Mihalic, USA
mihalicf@yahoo.com
Ing Suan Ng, Malaysia
isng1818@gmail.com
Nikunj Parekh, India
nikunjyo@gmail.com
Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
budisulistyo22@gmail.com
BCI CLUB NEWSLETTER
Frank Mihalic, Editor, USA
mihalicf@yahoo.com
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