This is run by Simon Temblett who has been doing Bonsai for about 25 years, and although Simon has been influenced by many people, he tends to stick to his own ideas and images. Simon admires the Japanese gardens and their style.
Simon won the peoples choice award for the Newstead 2 Show and has had a tree selected for the Ginkgo European Show.
He has had articles published in Bonsai Focus and several trees are on the RIBB (Register of Important British Bonsai). He is also on the committee of The Association of British Bonsai Artists (ABBA).
Simon is also a potter and sculpture, producing some of his own pots.
A least once a year we will have a well known established speaker and non members from the surrounding areas are welcome.
The meetings are from 10 am-1 pm and the subscription fee is £50 per year and £5 for each meeting attended.
Please ring for more information if you are interested.
Dates - 2010
27th February
Winter pruning and discussion for following topics
27th March
Form and balance (card silhouettes) (bring; pencil, scissors/craft knife, blue tac)
Critique; nebari/root stucture - leading into optional afternoon root styling and re-potting workshop (bring trees with problems concerning roots)
24th April
Workshop; rock carving, travertine, thermolite, etc (to be planted at future date, may be as combined landscape) (bring; old saw, screwdriver, chisel, hammer, and a drill with masonry bits)
29th May
Critique; crown design - leading into optional afternoon crown improvement workshop (bring trees which have crowns in need of attention)
26th June
Apprectiating tree structure - sketching with a pencil, ink, charcol, etc (bring paper, pencils etc)
Follwed by short defoliation demo and workshop (bring trees for defolitiation)
31st July
Guest speaker?
28th August
Display and discussion focusing on judging and assessing Bonsai. follwed by BBQ (bring trees, stands, accents, etc for group display and vote)
25th September
Talk on location and selection of raw materials
30th October
27th November
December
Critique; pot seletion. (bring; trees in Bonsai pots, the more the better)
Workshop; wiring practise, literati material and needle pruning (bring trees or green pine branch,wire and tools)
guided walk "apprectiating native tree forms" weather permitting
