This January we had Daisaku Nomoto with Jonas Dupuich and Andrew Robson in Portland, Oregon for the Shohin School. I’ve enjoyed watching this event take shape the last two years, matched by the enthusiasm of its 50+ students.
Andrew Robson, Daisaku Nomoto, and Jonas Dupuich at the Shohin School this past January.
Many of you know Jonas from his excellent educational resource, blog, and online store Bonsai Tonight.
Andrew Robson runs Rakuyo Bonsai, a spectacular deciduous bonsai garden is barely a mile from my garden, here in Portland, Oregon. Andrew and Jonas are the founders of Shohin School.
Mr. Nomoto is an award-winning artist from Kyushu, where he tends the bonsai garden Nomoto Chinshou-en with his father.
The team has taken the engaging model of multi-media presentations with multiple people on stage at the same time. There’s things on the screen, there’s things passed around, there’s someone working on a tree—it’s truly fun. And it’s memorable, one of the key ingredients in education.
Mr. Nomoto is beyond talented as a shohin creator and also a truly gifted communicator. Also, he’s just plain funny.
Learn more about Shohin School: https://www.shohinschool.com/