NORTH FLORIDA BONSAI CLUB JANUARY 2017 NFBC Officers Jsh Brwn Open Bruce Washingtn Rn Price President VicePresident Treasurer Secretary January News Our meeting n Mnday, January 9 is at the Mandarin Garden Club 7:00 PM. Welcme and cngratulate ur new club fficers! We have sil! If yu need sil cntact Mike bettsmike@htmail.cm, and please return yur empty buckets. 2016 / 2017 membership dues nw due. Cst is $36 fr the year. This includes membership in BSF and the BSF electrnic magazine. BSF / ABS Cnventin May 25 29, 2017 Mving American Bnsai Frward The Flrida Htel, Orland Flrida Presented by the American Bnsai Sciety And the Bnsai Scieties f Flrida Sil making event. We will be mixing bnsai club sil at Mike Bett s huse n Saturday, January 28. We will get started abut 9:30 AM. In additin, members are invited bring trees, tls, and pts fr a swap and shp. We are als cnsidering lunch. Lunch plans have nt yet been wrked ut. Cme and jin the fun. The mre members we have; the faster we will finish.
Just had t cpy this fr yu! Taken frm the D & L recent newsletter Thught f any New Years Bnsai reslutins? I will remve wire BEFORE the tree grws int it. I will fertilize my bnsai n time. I will rept all the bnsai that need it. I will trim n time. I will critically lk at my bnsai and restyle thse that need it. I will remve bnsai frm my cllectin that I d nt like and cannt see a way t restyle int smething I like. I will wrk n my bnsai mre ften. I will nt grw mre bnsai than I can prperly care fr. I will purchase all f my bnsai materials frm D&L Nursery. Hehe had t thrw that ne in. The BSF visiting artist prgram bring Ted Matsn t us n Wednesday, March 1 fr an evening prgram 7:00PM t 10:00PM. Lcatin t be determined.
2017 Meeting Plan Mnth Agenda Prep Wrk 10 minute Tpic January Juniper Styling Wrkshp/Dem If yu have time befre the meeting cnsider, pre-wiring yur tree. We will wrk tgether t mck up ur designs and style the trees. Tanuki led by Jsh B. February Elm Wrkshp (Shhin) Grup wrk Currently six trees available Pending club apprval t dnate sil & wire March TBD BSF Visiting Artist Ted Matsn If have a club meeting let s use time t talk abut getting nline and setting up a website psitin (Currently wrking with Paul Pikel) Have web admin remake the Brchure and bnsai facts handut, als fllw-up n the bnsai calendar that Bruce prpsed April Lets discuss a less cmmn style Bruce? Pick a less cmmn style Windswept, cascade, literati, frest, banyan Ask smene t research and cme back with hw t make it cnvincing cnsider brining material that might lend itself t this style fr hands n wrk May Air layering Jsh/ Je? Bring material t demnstrate June TBD BSF Visiting Artist??? July The First Cut Mike Betts? Hw t use cutting back t drive taper and frm the line fr yur tree Bring lts f trees in develpment as examples and talk abut directinal pruning August Carving See if we can get Adam Lavigne, r ther BSF artist, t shw us prper carving techniques and tips September TBD BSF Visiting Artist Rdney Clemns Octber Display Have each member setup a display and ask Luise t perfrm a critique Nvember December Thinking abut cllecting, when, where, hw, and why Share stries abut success and failures Other ideas
Summer beginner wrkshp - ficus Frest Wrkshp - like a club night event Swap meet / Auctin Pick a species, fcus n native material Flrida artists Dave Cutchin Adam Lavigne Luise Lester Mike Rgers
NORTH FORIDA BONSAI CLUB MINUTES OF MEMBERSHIP MEETING Nvember 14, 2016 CALL TO ORDER By Rn Price 13 Member(s) and 0 visitr(s) were present SECRETARY REPORT An abbreviated business prtin was held The minutes were nt read TREASURY REPORT An abbreviated business prtin was held The treasurer s reprt was nt read DISCUSSION ITEMS Electins were held and the fllwing individuals will be the 2017 fficers President will be Jsh Brwn Vice President psitin will nt be filled Secretary will be Rn Price Treasurer will be Bruce Washingtn We have 4 buckets f sil remaining and will need t mix mre befre winter replanting seasn Paul Katich has pumice available fr sale at $23.36 a bag (cubic ft) PROGRAM Guest presentatin by artist David Cutchin Membership List The fllwing members have paid their 2017 dues Bal Aguila Jsh Cllins Rn Price Gerge Armstrng Gary Hrick Je Stumpf Michael Betts Linda Kandetski Bruce Washingtn Jsh Brwn Anne Karshis Rn Brwn Cathy Carter Elaine Mancusi Tristan Kincaid Respectfully, Jsh Brwn Secretary
Bnsai in 10 Minutes Tanuki Histry The Tanuki has been significant in Japanese flklre since ancient times. The legendary tanuki is reputed t be mischievus and jlly, a master f disguise and shapeshifting. It is als a cmmn theme in Japanese art, especially statuary. Because these bnsai trees lk like smething they aren't... they're named after this Japanese trickster. Tanuki bnsai is nt a style, but a unique technique fr making bnsai lk much lder than they are. This is dne by jining a live plant t a piece f dead wd. Althugh cnsidered "phny bnsai" in sme circles, when dne prperly it can be impressive Hw is it dne The prcess f their creatin nrmally fllws the same basic prcess. A large and interesting piece f dead wd is used as the centerpiece in the planting. A die grinder r dremel tl is fitted with a ruter bit and used t inscribe a grve in the deadwd and then a yung leggy plant (mst ften a juniper) is nailed, screwed r therwise affixed in the grve. Overtime they grw tgether and the cmpsitin lks mre realistic. Learning Mre Fr an example see Randy Clark's Tanuki Juniper refined by David Cutchin http://bnsailearningcenter.cm/2016/02/creating-a-tanuki-bnsai/ Tanuki are created in Japan, hwever they are nt allwed in frmal exhibits. In the United States, artist Dan Rbinsn is credited with naming this prcess a "Phenix Graft."