Sections:
- Occasion Overview
- The place & When!
- Distributors in Attendance
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Demonstration/Workshop Schedule & Particulars
- Raffle & Particulars
- Bonsai Time Podcast Interviews with CBS Present Visitor Artists

This yr the Columbus Bonsai Society will probably be internet hosting our
fiftieth Annual Bonsai Present and we’re making a giant bash of it! Whereas we’ve got
been spreading the information throughout Ohio and past, we’ve got additionally been at
work behind the scenes to make this occasion particular by securing. For
starters, we’ve got two outstanding headliner artists – Jim Doyle and Chase
Rosade – who will share their data with audiences and critique
exhibited timber. We even have extra distributors deliberate for this present than ever
earlier than! These distributors embrace Mark Fields, Rob Hoffman, Ken Huth, Mark
Passerello, Dan White, & April Grigsby. A lot of our distributors have additionally
generously agreed to take part in main workshops and demonstrations
for our guests. Please see the detailed schedule beneath to register forward
and study extra. We additionally plan to incorporate a raffle, a scavenger
hunt/coloring handout for the little ones, a meals truck, and extra!
(7770 Jackson Rd, Newark, OH 43056) on September 24-Twenty fifth, 2022. The Dawes
arboretum can be a big backyard property solely a brief drive from downtown Columbus. They’ve quite a lot of settings for
guests to get pleasure from together with a Japanese backyard, topiary backyard, and pure
Ohio forests. Discover these landscapes and extra over miles of strolling
trails and admire their quite a few uncommon species and cultivars of timber.
Our CBS present will probably be situated on the customer middle by the principle entrance.
The exhibited member timber, raffles, distributors, and workshops/demonstrations
will all be housed close by that space. See the map beneath for extra particulars on
the right way to discover us at Dawes.
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Present as of 9.09.22 – topic to vary.
Workshop registration & check-in information:
We strongly advocate planning and reserving your workshop spots early as it will make the check-in course of go extra easily! A abstract of workshops and demos will be discovered on the CBS web site right here, and workshops for the present will be bought on-line right here. If you happen to register for a workshop after Thursday 9/22, your title might not make it onto the listing of registered members in time and you’ll have to convey a receipt or have one accessible in your e mail/telephone on the day of the occasion for verification. Workshops with open spots can nonetheless be bought on-line by the CBS retailer on the day of the occasion, however once more you’ll have to present your receipt on the check-in station. Lastly, if you happen to completely can’t buy tickets by the web CBS retailer, members on the check-in station can help you by way of their cell units if you’re comfy or you could possibly concern a examine to CBS on the day of the occasion. Contact our workshop coordinator with any questions – ry2tree2@gmail.com.
Tree sitting obtainable on a restricted foundation on the Workshop Test-in space
Workshop/demo information:
- Saturday 9/24/22
- 9:15 AM -10:00 AM – Exhibit tour/critique w/ Jim Doyle & Chase Roade. $10/particular person; restrict 10 members.
- Achieve perception about bonsai and bonsai show from two acknowledged masters of the artwork type. Our particular visitor artists and judges will give their thought-about opinions about present entries. Study what makes a super bonsai, the easiest way to exhibit, and decide what enhancements will be made.
- 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM – Chase Rosade Juniper Styling, Half 1.
- American bonsai grasp Chase Rosade will current a long-form demo, engaged on a San Jose juniper. For about an hour he’ll work in public on preliminary type concerns, wiring, and pruning. Then he’ll work extra slowly on his personal, refining and “ending”. The general public is welcome to look at as Chase will probably be working at his personal tempo with out an explanatory narrative. The general public is invited again later within the afternoon for the second a part of his demo.
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Workshop #1 – Make an accent pot. $35/particular person; restrict 10 members. Acceptable for all expertise ranges.
- Study the fundamentals of clay, an historic and acquainted materials that may be manipulated in shocking methods. No particular expertise or instruments are required; fundamental methods will probably be demonstrated and also you’ll have the possibility to place them to make use of, making your very personal pot acceptable for small bonsai or different varieties of vegetation. Price consists of supplies, instruction, and supply of completed, fired pot to you.
- 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM – Workshop #2 – Jim Doyle azalea styling. $245/particular person. Not acceptable for freshmen/new growers.
- Jim Doyle will lead a session utilizing Chinsan Azaleas. The inventory has roughly 1”+ trunks and is well-branched, these will make good small Bonsai. Price consists of plant materials, instruction, and take-home handouts. Contributors ought to convey the standard bonsai instruments and wire. No repotting will probably be achieved.
- 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Demo/discuss –Chase Rosade Juniper styling, half 2
- Continued from 10:00 AM session. Chase will talk about the work he has achieved over the morning and his future plans for the tree. Open to the general public.
- 3:30PM – 5:30 PM – Workshop #3 – Mark Fields shohin juniper styling. $90/particular person.
- Mark Fields will lead a shohin juniper workshop appropriate for all expertise ranges. Plant inventory may be very twisty shimpaku juniper, the fascinating ‘Itoigawa’ cultivar, these will make very enticing small-size bonsai. Appropriate for all expertise ranges; members ought to convey standard bonsai instruments and wire. No repotting will probably be achieved.
- Sunday 9/25/22
- 9:15 AM -10:00 AM – Exhibit tour/critique w/ Jim Doyle & Chase Roade. $10/particular person; restrict 10 members.
- Achieve perception about bonsai and bonsai show from two acknowledged masters of the artwork type. Our particular visitor artists and judges will give their thought-about opinions about present entries. Study what makes a super bonsai, the easiest way to exhibit, and decide what enhancements will be made.
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Workshop #4 -Absolute newbie ficus session with Jason Parrish. $42/particular person.
- Jason Parrish will lead a newbie’s session, geared towards first-timers and new bonsai hobbyists. Hardy fig timber will probably be formed into interesting small bonsai timber. Relying in your aftercare scenario at house, repotting could also be achieved. Two distributors on website could have pottery obtainable for separate buy.
- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Workshop #5 – Rob Hoffman Japanese black pines from uncooked inventory. $75.00/particular person.
- Japanese black pines are a well-regarded, conventional tree for bonsai, known as the “king” of bonsai in Japan. Robert Hoffman will lead an in-depth session making use of preliminary shaping methods to 3-year-old inventory. He may even element a care and growth plan for these timber going ahead, referring to the important thing elements for plant well being and good design. An entire introduction to the species. Contributors ought to convey the standard bonsai instruments and wire. No repotting will probably be achieved.
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Demo/discuss -Ken Huth restyles a big ficus. $5/ticket.
- Ken Huth will reveal drastic pruning and styling on a really giant Golden Coin fig ( Ficus “Carpella”). There will probably be energy instruments and common Bonsai instruments used as he transforms an enormous, bushy, roughly 30-40 yr Ficus into one thing we (hopefully) will acknowledge as a prize Bonsai in a matter of MINUTES. Be sure that to come back for the BEGINNING of this Demo! You will not imagine your eyes.
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Bonus BYOT Workshop Time – Sunday 9/25, 3-5 PM. No price, area first come first serve.
- As we had an additional workshop/demo area on the finish of Sunday, Ryan Huston and different senior CBS members will probably be main a BYOT session to advise and talk about concepts for our timber. Ryan may even be styling his bog-grown western crimson cedar yamadori there if you happen to choose to spectate. Carry a wholesome tree from house or be a part of the enjoyable with timber from our distributors.
Raffle tickets will probably be obtainable for buy all through the weekend for quite a lot of
gadgets together with pots, timber, instruments, and workshops. The varied raffle gadgets have been generously donated by CBS members, distributors, and native companies. Along with the distributors donating gadgets which are already listed in Part III, we additionally acquired donations from the next native companies:
Raffle drawings will happen at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM every day; the precise merchandise listing and schedule for drawings will probably be obtainable on the raffle desk on the present. We would like gadgets be picked up on the identical day or earlier than the tip of the present, but when crucial, winners might be able to decide up gadgets at a future CBS assembly. Our raffle supervisor will contact the winners to rearrange pickup!