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I love the history of Bonsai, the trees, the Artists, the Exhibitions,ok so everything. This past November an American was asked to be a Judge at the 38th Taikan ten held in Kyoto in the Miayko Messe Center. That person was my great Friend & Teacher Wm. N. Valavanis!!! No American or westerner...

Eastern White Cedar Bonsai This Bonsai was created from a tree collected in 1989. It was growing in a “rock pocket” in Northern Upstate New York. The current front was facing the sky and the current back was lying against the rock. It had a trunk which extended along the rock for about 3 ½ ft...

Great opportunity to view this historic event through the eyes of this talented Artist and Videographer !!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AY-lRK6DwI

Greetings, We just finished staging the Suiseki Study Group of Upstate New York's 2nd Annual Exhibit and it looks great!!! The variety of Stones is quite impressive. The country of origin, as well as location of collection range from Japan, China, California, New York and PA. There are Stones...

Coming soon ...September 10,11,12 Rochester,NY Educational Programs and Workshops with: Ryan Neil, David Easterbrook,Mary Madison,Marty Schmalenberg and Wm. N. Valavanis. All amazing collected Material: American Larch,Rocky Mt. Juniper,Buttonwood, Eastern White Cedar,Bald Cypress,Pitch...