BRISTOL BONSAI SOCIETY'S SHOW, AUGUST 2011 - a photo report

The Bristol Bonsai Society’s show was held on Sunday August 2011. Here is a report of the day’s events and the trees …….

The venue was the usual meeting place used by the society. We had more visitors than we could have hoped for and the "overflow" car park had to be used.

First, some Shohin exhibits (of which there were many exhibits) and some Mame too........

Johns 5 tree shohin display









Shohin Zuisho pine



A powerful small shohin Trident maple



Shohin Chinese Elm



Beryl's shohin display



Beryl's potentilla group displayed to the left of the above display



Bob's Mame



More photos to follow ......

Hi Mark

An Excellent display of Beautiful Trees and Presentation Well done to everyone at BBS

Look forward to seeing the rest

Take care

Jim thelad

Thanks Jim ...that's very kind. Lots more to come

John Armitage ran a free Shohin clinic at the event and did a few excellent demonstrations too. I lost count of how many trees he worked on...



two more of John's demo / clinic creations....



Paul H's shohin display .....



Dan's Guelder Rose ...already colouring up .....



John T's Trident Maple (it's heavy too !) ....



And here is the delightful figurine that graced John T's Trident maple display....



Malcolms' huge Swamp Cypress... this tree created a lot of interest...



And here's the accent plant that Malcolm used with the above Cypress, in a Barton Frog pot ....



Sorry this isn't bonsai related, but being a bit of a car nut, I couldn't resist sharing this with you.
We get a very nice class of car at BBS events....spotted in the car park a 40 year old Rolls Royce!.....



More photos to come .....

That shohin trident is awesome!

Beautiful crisp clear exhibition photos (which is difficult), as always
Beautiful shohin and displays too. You surely have gathered some high quality there. I envy a bit.
Nice with a shohin-clinic - haven't heard that description before. Good idea!

Best regards
Morten

Very nice shohindisplays. Very nice....The bigger trees also very nice.
Thanks for sharing....hope for more photos.

Kind regards Yvonne

Thank you for sharing!
I feel so very lucky every time IBC members upload photos of such events and I can look at the photos and admire the beautiful trees and displays!

Mark Cooper wrote:John Armitage ran a free Shohin clinic at the event and did a few excellent demonstrations too. I lost count of how many trees he worked on... ... ...

How very sweet of him!

Beryl's home made root over rock Larch



What were Chris, Jerry and Bob talking about ?....



Dan's Yew ......



The accent item that was with Dan's Yew....



Dans shohin Juniper and Crab Apple....



Ritta's large kusamono that greeted visitors in the entrance to the show .....



Some figures from the "Magical Bonsai Accents 2012 " event promotion ......



Martin's Chinese Juniper ........



Martin's Japanese White Pine ......



More photos to come .......

Keep going Mark with images they are wonderful even better than the "Roller"

take care

Jim the lad

Great photos! Lots of beautiful trees there.

I was curious about the swamp cypress - had asked this in the other thread but haven't received an answer - you describe it as "huge". Can you give an approximate height? 3 feet? 4 feet? Thanks!

Chris

Chris, my best guesstimate would be nearer 4ft than 3.

No one commented on the Rolls photo, so i feel obligated to do so.

Like the bonsai we love and treat with tender loving care, it's easy to appreciate the same motivation with a classic car.

When an event happens, like a koi show or bonsai show, I always appreciate seeing a little extra photo coverage
in addition to the main subject.

Thanks mark!

dick benbow wrote:No one commented on the Rolls photo, so i feel obligated to do so.

Like the bonsai we love and treat with tender loving care, it's easy to appreciate the same motivation with a classic car.

When an event happens, like a koi show or bonsai show, I always appreciate seeing a little extra photo coverage
in addition to the main subject.

Thanks mark!

I thought you'd appreciate that Dick. I know that car gets plenty of TLC, as I spoke with the owner.

looks like a fantastic show Mark congratulations to everyone involved.

Ian.

What a great show. How many members are in this club? They have some great trees.

Those little accents give me the urge to go carve some something small.

PS Love the Rolls shot too. Looks like the same car I rented when my wife and I got married years ago.
I love classic cars.

Rob Kempinski wrote:What a great show. How many members are in this club? They have some great trees.

Those little accents give me the urge to go carve some something small.

PS Love the Rolls shot too. Looks like the same car I rented when my wife and I got married years ago.
I love classic cars.

Hi Rob, firstly I hope you enjoyed your recent trip to the shores of the UK ?
Thanks for your kind comments. The BBS is a very long established society being founded by Dan Barton and a few enthusiasts. It currently has 30 or so members, so it's not a huge club by any means, but the level of experience and enthusiasm is pretty high.
Glad you liked the "Roller" ; in reality it was an exceptional example, and I understand that it only ventures out on dry sunny days (which are few and far between these days in UK summers )

Mark

Reg's large Hinoki ......



Mo's Hinoki......



and the figure that went with Mo's Hinkoki....



Cork Bark Chinese Elm ......



and the shitakusa that was display with the above tree......



visitors admiring the small trees on display ....



Steve T closely inspecting one of the exhibits .....



Dan B and Joan..both are members of BBS



Ian S, Dave M and Terry relaxing ....



Terys pomegranate (grown from a seed) ....



Still more to come .....

Excellent show report and super photography. So sorry that I couldn't be there. Keep up the great work guys!

Mark Cooper wrote:

Rob Kempinski wrote:What a great show. How many members are in this club? They have some great trees.

Those little accents give me the urge to go carve some something small.

PS Love the Rolls shot too. Looks like the same car I rented when my wife and I got married years ago.
I love classic cars.

Hi Rob, firstly I hope you enjoyed your recent trip to the shores of the UK ?
Thanks for your kind comments. The BBS is a very long established society being founded by Dan Barton and a few enthusiasts. It currently has 30 or so members, so it's not a huge club by any means, but the level of experience and enthusiasm is pretty high.
Glad you liked the "Roller" ; in reality it was an exceptional example, and I understand that it only ventures out on dry sunny days (which are few and far between these days in UK summers )

Mark

Well I'd say that club on a per captia basis might be one of the best in the world. Very impressive.

And thanks for asking - yes I had a blast in Scotland. Made a Hole in One on the Castle Course in St Andrews and shot a really low round on the Old Course. Then I topped it off with a bonsai weekend hosted by Fiona and George! Doesn't get much better than that.

Great photos. Looking forward to seeing more.

hi,
where do you get the name plaques for the trees done?

cheers Marcus

I love the combination of the little owl sculpture and the tree. Thanks

marcus watts wrote:hi,
where do you get the name plaques for the trees done?

cheers Marcus

Hi Marcus, the badges were home made (not by me) on an Apple Mac and a domestic printer (nothing fancy) and put in conference style badge holders ....simples !!