Club Meeting - No Meeting

 

January 20, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum 

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: Xx, xx, xx

First club meeting of 2022 has been cancel due to the proximity to our show the same weekend. Please adjust your calendar. We may have a last minute Zoom Meeting to prepare tree presentation. Thank You.  See you all at the show!

Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai 58th Annual Winter Sihouettes Show

January 22-23th, 2022

Location: LA Arboretum, Ayres Hall

Time: 10:00am to 4:30pm
Baikoen Bonsai Kenkyukai will be conducting our 58th Annual Winter Silhouettes Show the week after Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend at the LA Arboretum. Yes, it will be in person! Our exhibit will have trees in their leafless form, showing off their trunk and branch structures .Our show will offer the following: Exhibit, sales area, Saturday night reception featuring entertainment, giant raffle and auction. 
For more information, please visit www.baikoenbonsai.com.

Club Meeting - Julian Tsai - CBS Guest Artist - 

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February 17, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx and xx

Another special guest this month will be Julian Tsai from our very own backyard! We will be having "bring your own tree" workshop with Julian as far as it is planned. Julian has a science background and has formally trained in Japan for two years before returning back to the States.  Julian comes to us via the CBS Bonsai Visiting Artist Program. Great first meeting of the year. 

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Club Meeting - Jason Saito - Saikei Landscape 

 

March 17, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx

This month we have Jason Saito for the very first time.  Jason will be sharing with us a special saikei techniques he been learning from Frank Goya. Great opportunity to learn from Jason as this art of saikei is not practiced very often. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.

Club Meeting - Jason Chan - Juniper

 

April 21, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx

This month we have Jason Chan return to our meeting rotation we had him visit in 2019.  Jason will be sharing with us a special juniper techniques he been fine tuning through the years. Great opportunity to learn from Jason as this art of playing with rough stock is exciting. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.

Club Meeting - Yannick Kiggen - CBS Guest Artist - Juniper

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May 19, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX

Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Guest Exchange Program will be Yannick Kiggen. He is a Belgium bonsai artist and the publisher and owner of the https://www.yama-bonsai.be/ website. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there. 

Club Meeting - Peter Macasieb - Shohin

 

June 16, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx

This month we have Peter Macasieb for the very first time in a longtime as a presenter. Peter is a well known bonsai shohin master in his own right. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.

Club Meeting - Jose Rodriguez - CBS Guest Artist - 

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July 21, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX

Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Guest Exchange Program will be Jose Rodriguez. He is a Mexcian bonsai artist and I love to see my brethren from south of the border. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there. 

Club Meeting - No Meeting

 

August 2022

No Meeting in August.

Club Meeting - XXXXXXXX - Presentation

 

September 15, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx

This month we welcome back Cheryl Manning.  Cheryl studied under John Naka and has traveled to Japan to train before. She a retired teacher and now sharing the art of bonsai on her free time. Please come by and visit to support another Southern California local.

Club Meeting - XXXXXXX - 

 

October 20, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: xx, xx, xx, and xx

This month we have Jonas Dupuich for the very first time.  Jonas is a Northern California artist. He has studied under Boon Manakitivipart and has also traveled to Japan to refine his skills. Jonas is also the man behind the blog Bonsai Tonight and sells bonsai product.  Please come by and visit to support this Northern California local.

Club Meeting - Caroline Scott - CBS Guest Artist - 

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November 17, 2022

Location: Los Angeles Arboretum (Bamboo Room)

Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Refreshments: XX, XX, XX, and XX

Another special guest this month from the CBS Bonsai Visiting Artist Program will be Caroline Scott. She is an UK bonsai artist and has a huge depth of knowledge. Another not to be miss event of the year. I'll hope to see you all there. 

Club Meeting

 

December 10, 2022

Location: Shiba's Residence

Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm

Refreshments: Pot Luck Christmas Party! Sign up soon!

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Its going to be a white Christmas this year! Well, lets keep hoping for one. Once again its going to be the Shiba's Residence. We do enjoy having the Shiba's host this every year. Please sign up soon when the list comes out. The club will provide the main dish while the club members will provide all the sides and desserts! Have enough to serve 15-20 people. Also if you like to participate in the annual White Elephant Exchange don't forget to bring a gift.

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