How quickly can a bonsai show become a classic?
I’ll let you decide. Here is an informal tour of the exhibition, photos courtesy of Vince Smith. (You will need a good connection, there are a lot of them.)
Best in Show, a cryptomeria. My studio had a hand in this one, a client tree.
Another one from my studio, a Red Maple (Acer rubrum), designed by the great Anne Spencer.
This was our alternative display this year, an Itoigawa Juniper grafted onto a Rocky Mountain trunk, collected by Steve Varland.
The accent is an odd little plant, looks like a desert plant but is a local native, Lewisia columbiana. (The common name is little help, Columbian Lewisia…)
A big part of my extended family, being fantastic bonsai dorks as usual.
The Expo was graced by two potter dignitaries from Japan, on left, Ikko-san, and on the right, Kakuzan-san.
Our organizers, from left, Andrew Robson, Eric Schrader, and Jonas Dupuich.
On the walk back to my lodging near Lake Merritt, a fairy? Maybe Tinkerbell. An enduring memory from Oakland, California. Looking forward to next time, Jonas, Eric, and Andrew!