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You can start submitting your trees and stone right away by e-mail. Send you photos and story, or questions, to info@ bonsai-bci.com.
We are also adding a submittal form on the website.
Members of BCI are creating and curating exceptional works of art in bonsai and viewing stones. Fifteen BCI members,
for example, are finalists in the much anticipated Artisans Cup exhibit and competition this September in Portland, Oregon, hoping their entry is worthy of the Ten Thousand Dollar Grand Prize. Competing at this level is a pursuit of many bonsai professional and accomplished hobbyists. Although these talented people help elevate the quality of the art, others appreciate bonsai and viewing stones as a casual hobby and relish the relaxing activities associated with bonsai and bonsai friends. Regardless of your level of experience, a new feature on our new website will offer a showcase for your trees and stones.
Every month, we will publish a Tree of the Month and Stone of the Month. Send us your photos and stories that teach, inform, entertain and inspire! The photo will be accompanied by short story describing some aspect of the subject; how the tree or stone was collected or acquired; who styled the tree or carved the base; a story about the pot and trays or the artist
that created them; a short monograph on the species or geological material.
You can make the story as personal as you like, but try to make it interesting and informative. You can also add a link to your website, blog or Facebook page if you like. Featured photos must be in color, in focus on a neutral background, about 1000 pixels wide. If appropriate or necessary, additional photos showing a process or a “before and after” can also be submitted.
Both the story and photo will be considered when selecting the finalists. Every member and club is eli- gible to participate. All levels of expertise are welcome whether you are a novice, an experienced hobbyist or a professional. Trees and stones to be featured each month will be selected by the BCI Editorial Committee.
You can start submitting your trees and stones right away by e-mail. Send you photos and story or ques- tions to info@bonsai-bci.com. We are also adding a submittal form on the website.
This is a great opportunity to share your trees, stones and stories with your fellow club members around the world and inspire everyone who visits the website.
• Events Calendar that can be viewed by year, month, week, etc., and by sorted by Local, Regional, National and International. Currently new entries can be added by any paid member. The entries are reviewed by an administrator and then published.
• Landing pages that correspond to BCI’s main areas of activity. This will make it easier to promote conventions and subscriptions to the magazine. The Resources section will grow as we add more content.
• The Species Guide section is now all HTML and part of a categorized database. We can now ask members
to contribute to this database that is dynamic and not
static like the PDF documents from the current site.
• The site is responsive to your screen size and will reflow
as necessary to maximize the images and text.
Over the next while, we will look for ways to improve your experience when on the website as we review your comments and suggestions, and fix any glitches brought to out attention. Let us know what you think. Contact information for board members, the editor, business manager and tech support are on the website.
New Feature on New BCI Website: Tree and Stone of the Month
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