Activities

SBBK Annual Show: June 13-14
San Mateo Garden Center
605 Parkside Way, San Mateo, CA
Saturday/Sunday: 10AM-4PM

In-Person Club Meetings – 4^th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 to 9:30 pm
These meetings we have demonstrations and lectures from existing members and invited guest artists from outside the Bay Area, as well as group workshops.
Our popular “Green Elephant” meeting in the fall allows members to have an opportunity to redistribute their trees, pots, and tools through an auction format.

In-Person Workshop – 1^st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 to 9:00 pm
The workshop is for members to bring their own trees to work on with the guidance from experienced bonsai artists.

Pottery Workshop

Click here to view pictures from the Pottery workshop.

Bjorn & Yannick Style Off

Bjorn and Yannick styled off on some Japanese Black Pines. Thanks to Steve for picking the trees from Ed Clark at Round Valley nursery, material that was ground grown. Sei Boku Bonsai Kai welcomed Kusamura Bonsai Club, and it was a full house. One tree was raffled off and the other auctioned off.

Bonsai Challenge

The Sei Boku team with Gerardo Ortiz, Steve Iwaki, and Ernesto Flores are hard at work creating their informal upright tree. Midori Bonsai’s team with Elliott, Mehrdad Chavosh (hidden behind the tree), and Christian Sierra have decided to go with a windswept style. The Kusamura team with Carlos Sanchez, Ray Giron, and
Maryann Hinden create an ‘American Style’ informal upright with integrated jin work and secondary apexes

Juniper Styling

It was great to see so many of you circled around with your trees, learning from each other. Thanks to Steve for providing great material from Round Valley Nursery

Repotting Party

Special thanks to Gordon and Kamrin for hosting a repotting party for club members. Thanks to all of the mentors offering guidance or advice, and thanks to Ivan for sharing the photos below. We hope those who attended had a good time and setting their trees off to a healthy growing season.