Materials for show and sale were put outside until the tables were set up and covered with paper.
Eddie put the banner on the school fence facing traffic. That hump of land is Koko Head, enclosing Hanauma Bay.
Beautiful Andrea awaits the opening at my book signing table.
Keith, Bill, and Kathy behind my show tree, a bougainvillea moyogi.
Eaton's juniper on a rock. He jinned the front branch, opening up the tree. The pot is properly centered on the dai, but perhaps the accent
would be better on the left side. John Naka wrote extensively about bonsai display in his Bonsai Techniques, Volume II.
Eaton photographing his show tree.
The public are lined up outside ten minutes before opening at nine. Not as many as prior years.
Inside we are all ready for them.
My show bonsai is in the foreground.
My accent is a suiseki, a viewing stone. This one is eroded by wind from a California desert, a gift from Bill Johnson. Photo by Andrea.
Kathy's juniper on a rock is on the left. She is the Hawaiʻi Bonsai Association (HBA) Treasurer. Keith's ironwood is in the center.
Nelson's escambron is on the right. Nelson has been the HBA Okinawa Festival Co-Chair with me.
A number of nice bonsai displays. We had a big participation from Pearl City Bonsai Club this year.
Display Chair John Arafiles' shohin display. We try to accommodate all who want to show, and as a result our displays tend to be cramped.
A medium-large sized bonsai. Bill discusses something with Kathy.
A few minutes after opening. Customers bring purchases to the holding area.
Lifetime member Keith Schultz agreed to perform a demonstration on a Chinese banyan that I provided. Photo by Andrea.
Keith asked me to assist in bending the trunk while he tightened a holding wire. Photo by Andrea.
A view of the demonstration from the stage.
Keith with the finished bonsai. We decided not to repot it. It was auctioned for forty-five dollars.
A closer view of the banyan tree. It was heavy because it was planted on a rock, not visible. Photo by Andrea.
Next up was our headliner, Alving Chang, President of Classic Bonsai Club. He's been doing bonsai as long as I have. Photo by Andrea.
Alvin looks a bit skeptical as I remove bark from the top of the tree for jin (intentional deadwood). Photo by Andrea.
Adding heavy wire to bend the primary branches. Photo by Andrea.
Alvin added this bonsai mug to the tree for the auction which was won by Andrea for forty dollars. Photo by Andrea.
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