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Spotlight on Headliners | BCI 2015 | Guangzhou, China
PEARL OF SOUTH CHINA CENTER OF WORLD ART
François Jeker, one of the featured instructors at the BCI 2015 Convention in Guangzhou, China, September 18 to 21, with his heavily carved, large Mugo pine collected by Pius
Notter and given to François in 2001. The first
branch to the left was the original apex of the yamadori. Pius was a key person in François’ determination to become a bonsai collector with a passion for yamadori.
my friend François
a multifaceted artist
By Solita D.T. Rosade, USA
Photos by François Jeker and Chase Rosade.
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A drawing by François Jeker
on the wall of the Rosade Bonsai Studio Classroom in New Hope, Pennsylvania.