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You are invited to be a part of the BCI Vision.
We are raising funds for the future of BCI! Any donation you can make, will help.
Remember BCI in your will, your trust, your future!
For more information contact:
Glenis Bebb, president@bonsai-bci.com
AMessage froM the editor
s this issue of Bonsai & Stone Appreciation magazine goes to press, so does the BCI photo album book featuring bonsai and stones that were nalists in BCI’s 2015 Photo Competition. Tom Elias and Budi
Sulistyo have expertly edited and produced this high-quality book and soon you will be able to see for yourself the wonderful diversity of beautiful trees and stones from BCI Members’ Collections. Be sure to reserve your copy at the pre-publication prices advertised on the back cover, on the BCI website, www.bonsai-bci.com or e-mail o ce@bonsai-bci for more information.
With a new slate of dedicated o cers for 2016, BCI continues to evolve and re ect the accomplishments of the BCI team. Newly elected president Glenis Bebb, Australia, and vice president Helen Su, Taiwan ROC, bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to BCI that goes back more than two decades, both having served BCI in many capacities. We also welcome Larry Stephan, BCI Business Manager located in Illinois, USA. Please note the change of mailing address, phone number and e-mail for contacting the BCI Business O ce, on the lower right of this page.
Sadly, we say goodbye to Carole Roske who ably ran the Business O ce for three years and to Tom Elias, who resigned his presidency to pursue his scholarly projects. Both will be missed as BCI builds on their good work.
In this issue, we feature bonsai from many countries where bonsai artists are successfully evolving a national style within the international bonsai community. BCI director Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan, and José L. Rodríguez Macias, Puerto Rico, provide a short history of bonsai in Taiwan and share with us some very beautiful and impressive trees. BCI director IS Ng has been working tirelessly to promote bonsai in Malaysia and presents the results of his e orts, an exhibition combining exceptional bonsai, art and culture, in a very exotic setting. BCI vice-president Nikunj Parekh with Jyoti Parekh and Sujata Bhat cover the bonsai convention is Stellenbosch, South Africa and present bonsai that is uniquely of that region, re ecting their local trees in nature.
Excitement is building as we get close to the BCI 2016 Convention in the Philippines and the organizers, the Philippine Bonsai Society, offer convention and tour information as well as a preview of their excellent bonsai and stones. Join the momentum and consider attending this event because “bonsai is more fun in the Philippines!”
Lew Buller and Steve Valentine contribute their experiences in growing the Brazilian Pepper Tree for bonsai and offer some great insights. Solita Rosade, past BCI president, journeys to India in a spirit of friendship to attend the All India Bonsai Convention and to visit with long-time bonsai friends in this welcoming country.
Thanks to BCI director and contributing editor Gudrun Benz, we can enjoy her reports on viewing stones and stone lectures at the recent BCI Convention in Guangzhou, China; her recent trip to a stone festival in Mongolia; and her reports on bonsai and stone events in Europe.
—Joe Grande, Canada (bcieditor@grandesign.net) 2 | BCI | January/February/March 2016
MISSION STATEMENT
BONSAI CLUBS INTERNATIONAL
Bonsai Clubs International, a not-for-pro t 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
Glenis Bebb, President Queensland, Australia president@bonsai-bci.com
Helen Su, 1st Vice President Taiwan, R.O.C. bcivp@bonsai-bci.com
Nikunj Parekh, 2nd Vice President Mumbai, India nikunjyo@gmail.com
David DeGroot, Secretary Washington, USA degrood@comcast.net
omas S. Elias, Immediate Past President
California, USA tselias@msn.com
BCI CLUB NEWSLETTER
Frank Mihalic, Editor, USA
mihalicf@yahoo.com
DIRECTORS
Massimo Bandera, Italy
mb@massimobandera.it
Gudrun Benz, Germany
Benz-W@t-online.de
Vic Ceballos, Philippines
bonsairp@yahoo.com
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan
bonsailo@mail2000.com.tw
Frank Mihalic, USA
mihalicf@yahoo.com
Carlos Morales, Puerto Rico
djcalinary@yahoo.com
Ing Suan Ng, Malaysia
isng1818@gmail.com
Budi Sulistyo, Indonesia
budisulistyo22@gmail.com
BCI BUSINESS OFFICE
Larry Stephan, Business Manager PO Box 639,
Prospect Heights, IL 60070-0639, USA
o ce@bonsai-bci.com
TO JOIN BCI OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP
New members, go to www.bonsai-bci.com and click on “Join BCI Today” button. Renewing members, log in to your account and go to Manage My Pro le/Renew My Membership.
Join or Renew Online, by Phone, by E-mail or by Mail.
www.bonsai-bci.com, o ce@bonsai-bci.com, phone 847-612-5133,
PO Box 639, Prospect Heights,
IL 60070-0639, USA.