Our appreciation

Congratulations Suseela Vergis & Dr.Yogesh of Bodhi Bonsai, Chennai for the recognition earned at International Bonsai Convention and Exhibition, Mysore. It is indeed a feather on the cap of Bodhi Bonsai. We are proud of you!
Looking forward to seeing the photographs.

12 November Bonsai Meet

The November Bodhi Bonsai Meet was held at the Defence Officers Club, Defence Colony.
It was well attended. We had a talk by Mr. George Koshy on Organic Terrace farming. Sheela Babu demonstrated Wind Swept Bonsai arrangements. There was a display of various styles of Bonsai for the benefit of new members. There was also a counter of organic fertilisers and pesticides.

Members please post photos of our November meet. Thank you for making it a useful and happy occasion.

From our display at Sri Sankara hall.

 More pictures from the exhibition.

From the exhibition of Bodhi Bonsai Association Chennai.
The event was a grand success, the demo on penjing by Mr.Manoj Kumar was well attended and appreciated .

Here are a few glimpses from the exhibition.
.

BONSAI EXHIBITION, DEMO, WORKSHOP & SALE

PROGRAMME - DAY TWO - AUGUST 28 2016

BONSAI  WORKSHOP
Time: 10 am to 12 30 pm
Learn to create and maintain a living Bonsai
By 'BODHI' Bonsai Artists

Fees: Rs. 500/-
Please register your name - 9840273708


BONSAI EXHIBITION, SALE OF PLANTS & ACCESSORIES

Date & Time:   August 27 2016   11am to 7 pm
                          August 28 2016   9 am to 7 pm


For more details:  9840273708
E mail id:  bodhicba@gmail.com



 

Bonsai Exhibition, Demo, Workshop & Sale

ATTENTION:  BONSAI ENTHUSIASTS IN CHENNAI !

'BODHI'  - The Chennai Bonsai Association

Proudly presents

BONSAI  EXHIBITION,  DEMONSTRATION,  WORKSHOP  &  SALE OF BONSAI  PLANTS 
for two days
ON  SATURDAY, AUGUST 27  &  SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 2016

Venue for all the activities:
SRI SANKARA HALL (A/c), T T K Road, Alwarpet, CHENNAI

DAY ONE - August 27 2016
Inauguration at 10 am
Chief Guest:  Mr FUKAO Junichi, Resarcher/Adviser,  Consulate-General of Japan
Guest of Honour:  Mr M R Ranganathan, Chairman, ABK-DOSOKAI, Chennai 
ALL ARE WELCOME

Followed by:
BONSAI  DEMONSTRATION - PENJING (Group planting)
An art of creating landscape using rocks, soil, water & miniature trees
By Bonsai Master Manoj Kumar from New Delhi
Fees: Rs 1500/- (includes Working Lunch & Beverages)
Please register your name - 9840273708

(Programme for Day Two will follow)

   

There will be an exhibition of bonsai trees
and sale of bonsai related materials too at the venue.

A few bonsai from Bodhi Association.

My visit to Pacific Bonsai Museum, Seattle

Pacific Bonsai Museum, situated 23 miles south of Seattle, is an unforgettable place to visit, enjoy and learn the living art of bonsai.

Nestled amidst towering conifers, Pacific Bonsai Museum features traditional and contemporary bonsai with the elegance of a fine art museum.

The collection boasts over 100 bonsai trees from China, Japan, Canada, Korea, Taiwan and America, 60 of which are on display, and the rest held in reserve.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, opened the collection in 1989. At the end of 2013, Weyerhaeuser gifted the collection to the non-profit Pacific Bosai Museum.

Many of the trees are well known, featured in books and magazines, several have won awards, and many are works by famous artists.

I had an opportunity to visit this great museum. When I visited the Pacific Bonsai Museum on 9th July 2016, I saw an unusual combination of bonsai and painted skate decks (deck of a skateboard). The skate decks, painted by urban muralists, replace the traditional hanging scroll used in bonsai display.

In Japan, the traditional focal point of tokonoma is the bonsai. The scroll has the power to draw the viewer into a deeper state of mind.

The 'skate deck scroll' in the bonsai display works together with the 'accent plant' to establish a specific story or idea.

Tropical Bonsai in Glasshouse

Outdoor Bonsai

Saikei showing the juxtaposition of European Mountain Pine with Japanese Coastal Spruce

Bonsai, accent plant and painted skate deck, which takes the place of the traditional scroll

100 year old Trident Maple bonsai originally from Japan