2005 Bonsai Activity

Bob Lawlor's President's Demonstration

It's a Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai tradition that in January the President of the club gives a demonstration, in which the demo tree is in the benefit drawing. Tickets to the drawing are not sold at the President's Demo, but the losing tickets from the prior year are drawn. It's also known as the "losers' drawing."

Bob introduces his topic.

He brought a boxwood to show and one on which to demonstrate.

Bob made a drawing of what he wants the bonsai to look like in the future.

Root ball reduction.

Into a bonsai pot.

Looks pretty good.

Annual May Show

Our annual show's theme is Serenity Through Bonsai.

One of several aisles in the show, with the tokonoma in the background.

The tokonoma.

Saturday begins with the 9:30 free beginners' workshop, led this year by President Bob Lawlor
and Past President Rick Wagner.

We start with some history and theory.

Then we learn by doing.

After lunch on Saturday is the round robin demonstration with Jim Peerson, Bob Lawlor, and Rick Wagner.

The more you cut, the less you wire.

Really getting into it.

Wiring and preparing for potting.

Sunday we have a workshop in making dais (wooden stands) for suiseki (viewing stones).

Our workshop leader explains the principles.

Showing various stones and properties.

Arts Day LA

The club was asked to participate in this annual event at UCLA.

It's a nice day and they provided tables and umbrellas.

We brought some trees to show.

Lots to see.

Landscape architects.

A nice crowd.

I work on trees.

Wiring a tree.

Pretty much done for now.

An event organizer.

Bob Lawlor helps with my orientalis.

People are having a good time.

Musicians entertain.

July Picnic

Our annual picnic is held the first Sunday in July after the 4th of July weekend.

Recreation Park in El Segundo is a great place for the picnic.

We start at 9:00 AM working on our trees.

Ted Oka demonstrates technique with Japanese black pine (pinus thunbergii).

A young black pine.

Ted has several black pines.

He shows us the tap root cutting technique with seedlings. Some were put into the bingo prize pool
and I won one which I still have as a shohin.

Ted's lecture continues.

Working on trees.

Ed Walters, Bob Lawlor, and Ted Oka.

Ted works on an older tree of his.

Jay helps with the barbecue.

Rick Wagner and John Luhnow play chess while author Ron Arias looks on.

The game progresses.

Pressure is on.

Becky holds down her end of the log.

Email Richard dot J dot Wagner at gmail dot com