Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
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Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
On June 17-21 there was the first Russian bonsai and suiseki exhibition in the old town of Suzdal (about 200 km to the East of Moscow) that is part of the so-called Golden Ring of medieval Russian towns between Moscow and Volga River. Suzdal is tiny but perhaps it is best preserved in Russia in terms of old architecture and the overall spirit of history and nature ideally blended together. This exhibition was a joint effort of a tandem (not to be confused with political tandems in Russia!
) of Mikhail Blagoveschensky from Vladimir (suiseki) and myself (bonsai). As you would see Mikhail provided some of his suiseki to accompany my trees. A new local hotel (Nikolayevsky Posad) was kind enough to provide their sport pavilion for the event. The exhibition guests were further entertained by a tee ceremony, origami, Shakuhachi, and Russian folk musicians and dancers etc.
It was a lovely gathering indeed and we plan to make it a regular event. We expect to make one in the early Fall and then perhaps make it an annual event.
Photos of suiseki have been posted in the suiseki forum (https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t6702p30-my-suiseki-from-russia)
Best regards,
Andrei Darusenkov
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5910.jpg)
the overall view with a tee ceremony pavilion in the middle...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4910.jpg)
for me carrying everything back and forth was the main chore of the installation process![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4810.jpg)
Mikhail preparing fabric for the tables...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5010.jpg)
My wife assisting while the kid asleep![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5210.jpg)
five national and local tv stations announced the event...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/110.jpg)
wild apple
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_2810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_2810.jpg)
in front of my favorite creature.....![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_410.jpg)
ginkgo
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_210.jpg)
hawthorn
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_610.jpg)
elm
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_910.jpg)
pseudocydonia
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_510.jpg)
common oak
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_110.jpg)
elm
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1010.jpg)
hornbeam forest
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1510.jpg)
thyme
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_810.jpg)
hornbeam
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1310.jpg)
larch
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_2610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_2610.jpg)
trident maple forest
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_3810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_3810.jpg)
folk musicians scrutinizing strange little trees...![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_3110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_3110.jpg)
Mikhail's wife (Tatyana) having fun while her husband has to explain all over again what is suiseki![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5710.jpg)
origami wizard Anna
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5810.jpg)
a selection of bamboo flutes - not for sale![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4310.jpg)
first live performance for my two month son, it seems he couldn't miss a second of it!![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
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At long last the time for Mikhail to relax - Russian folk show at the end of the exhibition...![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Laughing](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_lol.gif)
It was a lovely gathering indeed and we plan to make it a regular event. We expect to make one in the early Fall and then perhaps make it an annual event.
Photos of suiseki have been posted in the suiseki forum (https://ibonsaiclub.forumotion.com/t6702p30-my-suiseki-from-russia)
Best regards,
Andrei Darusenkov
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5910.jpg)
the overall view with a tee ceremony pavilion in the middle...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4910.jpg)
for me carrying everything back and forth was the main chore of the installation process
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4810.jpg)
Mikhail preparing fabric for the tables...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5010.jpg)
My wife assisting while the kid asleep
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5210.jpg)
five national and local tv stations announced the event...
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/110.jpg)
wild apple
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_2810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_2810.jpg)
in front of my favorite creature.....
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_410](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_410.jpg)
ginkgo
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_210.jpg)
hawthorn
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_610.jpg)
elm
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_910.jpg)
pseudocydonia
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_510.jpg)
common oak
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_110.jpg)
elm
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1010](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1010.jpg)
hornbeam forest
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1510](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1510.jpg)
thyme
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_810.jpg)
hornbeam
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_1310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_1310.jpg)
larch
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_2610](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_2610.jpg)
trident maple forest
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_3810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_3810.jpg)
folk musicians scrutinizing strange little trees...
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_3110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_3110.jpg)
Mikhail's wife (Tatyana) having fun while her husband has to explain all over again what is suiseki
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5710](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5710.jpg)
origami wizard Anna
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_5810](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_5810.jpg)
a selection of bamboo flutes - not for sale
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4310](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4310.jpg)
first live performance for my two month son, it seems he couldn't miss a second of it!
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
![Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011 1_4210](https://i.servimg.com/u/f43/13/53/71/23/1_4210.jpg)
At long last the time for Mikhail to relax - Russian folk show at the end of the exhibition...
![Smile](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_smile.gif)
Andrei Darusenkov- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
What a wonderful show, thanks so much for sharing!! It's always nice to meet the people involved too.
Your "favorite creature" is beautiful, what is it?
Russell
Your "favorite creature" is beautiful, what is it?
Russell
Russell Coker- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Russell Coker wrote:What a wonderful show, thanks so much for sharing!! It's always nice to meet the people involved too.
Your "favorite creature" is beautiful, what is it?
Russell
Russel, many thanks! It's an oriental hornbeam.
Best, Andrei
Andrei Darusenkov- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Hi, nice trees I particularly like the Ginko, I am looking for one for my collection.
Lorien- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Hello Andrei. Great exhibition and a nice touch with the pictures of friends and family. Exhibitions wouldn't go ahead without them and always my favorite aspect of a show.
![Very Happy](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_biggrin.png)
Guest- Guest
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Hi Andrei. Lovely show and great pics showing how it all came together.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
fiona- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Hi Andrei
Very interesting and beautiful trees. Congratulations.
Pavel
Very interesting and beautiful trees. Congratulations.
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Pavel
Pavel Slovák- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Must say that I find it impressive that you are sharing such a wonderful even with us Mikhael and Andre esspecially as this is not your native language. Luckily a picture tells a thousand words and just looking at the collection is great. Well done and hope to see much more from the both of you
Hilton Meyer- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Andrei, you look great, nice seeing you here. Nice trees and display.
John Quinn- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Andrei,
Thanks for sharing the news about the show. What a lot of work to take on. Your trees look great. And so does your new son - congratulations.
Thanks for sharing the news about the show. What a lot of work to take on. Your trees look great. And so does your new son - congratulations.
Rob Kempinski- Member
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Great trees with lovely accents. Seems like everyone had tons of fun.
As a student of bonsai, I have one question to ask about some of our display. In some of your pictures, you have your accents placed higher than the tree. Is there any particular reason... I have been to a lot of shows, and most people perch the tree either higher or atleast at the same level as the accent.
- S
As a student of bonsai, I have one question to ask about some of our display. In some of your pictures, you have your accents placed higher than the tree. Is there any particular reason... I have been to a lot of shows, and most people perch the tree either higher or atleast at the same level as the accent.
- S
Guest- Guest
Re: Suzdal (Russia) Bonsai and Suiseki exhibition 2011
Many thanks to everybody for your kind words!
Suburbia, this is a very pertinent and interesting question you're asking. Indeed, it seems that in Japan as a rule the bigger is the element of the composition, the higher it is placed. Though as usual with the rules in bonsai, one may come across exceptions here and there. In my case the reason was trivial. I had to prepare 50-60 trees for this exhibition and there was no way I could get as many stands for these trees, especially bigger ones. Hence, many of the trees were placed on the table without any elevation. Placing accents on the same level would seem boring to me. I guess sameness is a worse enemy than hierarchy of heights and sizes. In other words, in order to avoid symmetry (being on the same level), I opted to elevate accents in some cases, especially if I had appropriate little stands available. In fact, in such cases intuition sometimes is more helpful than the letter of the rules themselves....
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suburbia wrote:Great trees with lovely accents. Seems like everyone had tons of fun.
As a student of bonsai, I have one question to ask about some of our display. In some of your pictures, you have your accents placed higher than the tree. Is there any particular reason... I have been to a lot of shows, and most people perch the tree either higher or atleast at the same level as the accent.
- S
Suburbia, this is a very pertinent and interesting question you're asking. Indeed, it seems that in Japan as a rule the bigger is the element of the composition, the higher it is placed. Though as usual with the rules in bonsai, one may come across exceptions here and there. In my case the reason was trivial. I had to prepare 50-60 trees for this exhibition and there was no way I could get as many stands for these trees, especially bigger ones. Hence, many of the trees were placed on the table without any elevation. Placing accents on the same level would seem boring to me. I guess sameness is a worse enemy than hierarchy of heights and sizes. In other words, in order to avoid symmetry (being on the same level), I opted to elevate accents in some cases, especially if I had appropriate little stands available. In fact, in such cases intuition sometimes is more helpful than the letter of the rules themselves....
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Andrei Darusenkov- Member
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