BCI President's message

It was indeed a joy to read the compliments showered on our Patron Shri Ponnusamy in the Q3 BCI Magazine. In BCI President's words "His garden offers testimony to his commitment to the art of Indian Bonsai".
Cheers to our leader may his tribe grow !!

July 23 2011 - A memorable day for Bodhi Bonsai Chennai members with Mr Ponnusamy, our Patron.

Here are a few more photographs from the day.

Planning to create the Saikei 'Rivers of India'.

Adding the finishing touches

'Rivers of India' - The completed Saikei

 

Some of the participants

Great Master & his talented team

July 23 2011 - A memorable day for Bodhi Bonsai Chennai members with Mr Ponnusamy, our Patron.

I consider it as a great opportunity having participated in the SAIKEI workshop organised by Mr Ponnusamy, renowned Bonsai Master at Jenny's Club, Coimbatore.  Several members from the local Friendly Bonsai Club also participated in the event.

Fourteen magnificient arrangements were created during the workshop. Members were fascinated from its conceptualisation stage to the final formation of each piece.

Here are some of the eye catching creations :

Process of making the Saikei - varigated Serissa foetida

The finished scenery


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Beautiful rocks showing cascading waterfall 

 

Ficus benjamina on a drift wood -  Process of Making






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Group planting with many Australian Bottle-brush trees.

Finished Saikei

 

More photograhs from the event will be uploaded soon.

It's driftwood & Saikei art with International Master Ponnusamy

Few photos from the recent Bonsai workshop by Mr. Ponnusamy, our Patron

(Photos courtesy of Dr.Yogesh )

Welcoming Mr.Ponnusamy by our President

Planning a  banyan forest

Forest formation of chinese bamboos

Finished Carmona microphylla forest

Casurina forest

Finshing touches on the group planting

Tray landscape of Snow bushes

Ficus with rocks in a shallow tray

Desert landscape with Yuca and sandstone

Expressing gratitude to Mr.Ponnusamy

Bonsai workshop on April 16, 2011

Month of April appears to be a period of intense learning for the members of Bodhi Bonsai Chennai. This is the second workshop for the month!

Mr Ponnusamy, renowned Bonsai Master and our Patron from Coimbatore demonstrated two styles :

1) Yose–Ue style (forest or group planting) This is a non classical style where any number of similar trees can be used provided they have sympathetic line and different trunk thicknesses. Uneven numbers work best. Species with small leaves are preferred.

2) Saikei – A living landscape of plants and rocks or stones.

Mr Ponnusamy  meticulously created several arrangements, in these styles, for the members. He showed us perfect placement of each component in an appropriate manner to create a natural scenery.

The finale was a desert scene using Yuca plants and rugged sandstones in a large oval tray. I am sure, the participants were spellbound by the sheer beauty of this creation.

The workshop was well attended.

The participants stood in silence for a minute in memory of the lives lost due to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Our prayers are with the Japanese people.

PS: May I request other members to share their experience and also upload photographs.