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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
TMessage froM the editor
his issue marks the 20th quarterly publication I have edited and designed over the last ve years. Five years worth of information and knowledge on bonsai, stones, people, events and many related subjects
has passed through my hands. e know-how and insights I have gained from the articles and their authors have enriched my bonsai practice and inspired me to start a stone collection. e process of turning text and photos into a narrative that supports the author’s intention is a lengthy and detailed one where I am obliged to ponder and scrutinize every detail. e result is that with each issue, I learn something new from the writers, photographers and artists presented in this magazine that helps me enjoy bonsai and stone collecting even more. is issue is no di erent.
Nikunj and Jyoti Parekh and Sujata Bhat report on a fascinating trip to China, the opening of three more BCI Cooperation Centers and a major exhibition in Guangzhou. e article features a gallery of penjing, bonsai and viewing stones that is sure to inspire readers. From drilling small holes part way into a branch a few centimeters apart to creating an oval-shaped hole in a branch, both Budi Sulistyo and Massimo Bandera reveal unique techniques for bending heavy branches. Massimo also applies propolis to the bark and deadwood before wrapping the branch with ra a. is is a rst for me. Propolis or bee glue is a natural sealant that helps prevent dehydra- tion in live wood. Larry Stephan attended the 2nd Bonsai Making Games in Shuyang, China and describes how the Chinese methods are di erent and diverse from the familiar methods and tools used in Japan.
Have you ever found a stone in nature that would make a good viewing stone but le it behind because it would be impossible to present it in a base? In part two of Enhancing the Stone, Tom Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji interview one of the last stone carvers in Japan and describe his processes and techniques for working a stone to create a work of art. Lindsay Bebb presents a detailed how-to article that explains step by step how to recess a stone into a wooden base and get a perfect t.
A new generation is discovering bonsai and some are taking it very seriously. Alessando Bonardo has been interested in bonsai since he was eight years old. Now, in his late teens, he writes about realizing his dream of studying bonsai in Japan with the great master, Masahiko Kimura. We will follow his six-year apprenticeship and report on his progress and experience in Japan periodically.
Gudrun Benz, Joan Greenway and Tom Anglewicz report on club shows in Leipzig, Montreal and Colorado, proof that bonsai is improving all over the world. Montreal has the distinction of promoting both bonsai and penjing to their members. Clubs are a great way to engage with fellow bonsai or stone enthusiasts. In an article in the News section, two clubs in Colorado and Portland o er a program to that will look a er a member’s bonsai trees while they are away or in an emergency, con rming that there is strength in numbers and joining a club is a good thing to do.
—Joe Grande, Canada (bcieditor@grandesign.net) 2 | BCI | October/November/December 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.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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
Roger Snipes, Treasurer Washington, USA treasurer@bonsai-bci.com
DIRECTORS
Massimo Bandera, Italy
mb@massimobandera.it
Sujata Bhat, India
sbhat@hotmail.com
Gudrun Benz, Germany
Benz-W@t-online.de
Vic Ceballos, Philippines
bonsairp@yahoo.com
Chen Chan, China
chairman@pck.com.cn
Les Dowdell, Canada
hokkoku@telusplanet.net
Min Hsuan Lo, Taiwan
bonsailo@mail2000.com.tw
Frank Mihalic, USA
mihalicf@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
WEB SITE MAINTENANCE
Bonnie Moore, Canada
neveryonas@shaw.ca
WEB SITE EDITOR
Joe Grande, Canada
editor@bonsai-bci.com
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