December Show 2022

We arrived Saturday morning before 7:00 AM and put up the banner on the school fence. Koko Head is in the background.

This was my display, a hibiscus and a Harry Hirao suiseki. Click the image to see the full resolution version.

We are all set up before 9:00 opening time.

People in line just before opening. A ceramic tile mural is at the cafeteria entrance.

It was a beautiful morning wihtout a cloud in the sky. Egrets were in the treetop.

One of two great rows of bonsai. Photo by Andrea.

People lined up at the cashier. Sales were brisk.

With my kou tree before the demonstrations began. Kou is a native Hawaiian tree. This one I grew from seed. Photo by Andrea.

Keith and I got together on a plan for mutual introductions. Keith began doing bonsai in the 1970s. In 1980 he took instruction from
Mr. Miyagi in Okinawa. He retired in 1998 and received instruction from Kenji Miyata and Ed Nakamishi. Later he established the Bonsai
Foundation Clinic. He's a member of most of the bonsai clubs on Oahu and has been Show Chair and President of the Hawaii Bonsai
Association. He is a lifetime member of Rainbow Bonsai Club. Photo from the Rainbow Bonsai Club Facebook page.

A large audience attended Keith's demonstration on a Japanese black pine.

I was the MC and conducted an auction for Keith's black pine. It fetched $350. Photo by Andrea.

Talking about the plan for the tree after removing it from its pot. Photo from the Rainbow Bonsai Club Facebook page.

Keith offered to help me defoliate the kou. Photo by Andrea.

We removed all the leaves bigger than a half dollar. Photo from the Rainbow Bonsai Club Facebook page.

After wiring as a formal upright. Showing the audiece the top view. Photo by Andrea.

The winning bid family with the bonsai. It fetched $40. Photo by Andrea.

Taylor had brought some very nice pots designed for bonsai. Unfortunately they were priced too high and not one sold.