American Bonsai Society Learning Seminar 2023 Presented by Rocky Mountain Bonsai Society/Denver Botanical Garden June 8-11 2023

[ShadyStump]

I wish we had stuff like this on east coast

ABS hosts things like this routinely, the '23 one is just here this year.

I'm job hunting again now, but now that I know there's a contest with free stuff...

 

[Carol 83]

I'm job hunting again now,

 

[Colorado]

Announcing the 2023 Superfly New Talent Contest!
- Have you been involved with the art of bonsai for fewer than 10 years?
- Are you coming to the 2023 ABS Learning Seminar in Denver Colorado, June 8-11?
Visit absbonsai.org/new-talent-contest for details on how to enter. Finalists will style a provided tree and the headline artists will judge the completed bonsai. The results will be announced at the banquet on Saturday night. The winner will receive $1000 towards study with a bonsai professional of his or her choice. The runner up and third-place finisher will receive vouchers for $500 and $250, respectively, for any product at Superfly Bonsai.

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I am planning to submit an application for the contest! Fingers crossed

 

[ShadyStump]

I am planning to submit an application for the contest! Fingers crossed

 

[markyscott]

Im so excited for this! I'd love to do a meetup with any folks who can make it. Looks like @Colorado and @ShadyStump and I will all be attending.

I plan on being there as well!

- S

 

[markyscott]

I wish we had stuff like this on east coast

Stay tuned - the location of the ABS learning seminar changes every year.

- S

 

[Kanorin]

Wompwomp, looks like we are not going. We only have so much headspace and time and unfortunately this show won’t work out. They are accepting vendor applications right now though with payment roughly due Feb. 1st. I think the tables are only $100, and the vendor event is open to the public! Vending is from 9 am to 8 pm, very long hours! So sounds like a possibly lucrative weekend.

So the Vendor area is open to the public (no ticket required)? That's kinda cool.

 

[August]

Yep, the show and vendors are free with a ticket to the gardens. It isnt immediately clear on the ABS site, so I asked a few months ago:

 

[Kanorin]

I'm tempted to fly in for it, but I'd want to do at least 1 tree workshop if I'm going to make the trip. Then how to get the tree back with me...
I assume it's very doable to pack a shohin-sized tree in a carry on. Anyone have ideas for larger trees?

 

[August]

You could ship it to yourself, @Kanorin , or fly out and then rent a car to drive back.

 

[Colorado]

I'm tempted to fly in for it, but I'd want to do at least 1 tree workshop if I'm going to make the trip. Then how to get the tree back with me...
I assume it's very doable to pack a shohin-sized tree in a carry on. Anyone have ideas for larger trees?

Road trip? St. Louis isn’t TOO far!

 

[Carol 83]

Road trip? St. Louis isn’t TOO far!

It's too far for me.

 

[Kanorin]

It's too far for me.

Carol, we could split driving duties!

 

[Carol 83]

Carol, we could split driving duties!

I can't stand sitting in a car for more than like 3 hours and I have no sense of direction and would get us totally lost.

 

[August]

I can't stand sitting in a car for more than like 3 hours and I have no sense of direction and would get us totally lost.

You would not have made it on my family christmas roadtrips. We would drive a whole day from Denver to central nebraska, and then a whole day from Nebraska to Wisconsin... 8 or so hours each

Edit: and then back!!!

 

[Carol 83]

You would not have made it on my family christmas roadtrips.

No, I wouldn't. That sounds like a nightmare.

 

[markyscott]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: 2023 ABS Learning Seminar, Denver Colorado, June 8-11 2023
Jennifer Price will be one of the featured artists at the 2023 ABS Learning Seminars! She discovered Bonsai after retiring from the stage as a professional ballerina. She has studied with numerous artists such as Jim Doyle, Mauro Stemberger, Will Baddeley and Ryan Neil. Jennifer's ongoing apprenticeship continues to this day with mentor Walter Pall. She is a talented artist and patient teacher and has taught workshops and given demonstrations throughout the United States and worldwide.
She specializes in collected yamadori along with broadleaf and deciduous material. Check out the registration info (https://www.absbonsai.org/national-convention-2023) to see a full list of the seminars and workshops Jennifer is teaching this summer!

 

[markyscott]

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: 2023 ABS Learning Seminar, Denver Colorado, June 8-11 2023
Kathy Shaner will be one of the featured artists at the 2023 ABS Learning Seminar! Internationally known and recognized for her excellence in the art form, Shaner began bonsai in 1983 in California. After ten years of study, she obtained a 5 year apprenticeship with Sensei Yasuo Mitsuya, a highly regarded Master of Gendai (contemporary form) bonsai training. She is the first non-Japanese and the first woman certified by the professional bonsai grower’s branch of Nippon bonsai association. She has educated successive generations of people, created spirited collections, and instills a higher level of knowledge everywhere she goes. Check out the registration info (https://www.absbonsai.org/national-convention-2023) to see a full list of the seminars and workshops Kathy is teaching this summer!

 

[markyscott]

WORKSHOP SPOTLIGHT: 2023 ABS Learning Seminar, Denver Colorado, June 8-11 2023
In the Black Sage Workshop you will work with wild collected material of Shohin or slightly larger sizes. These specimens were collected by Andy Smith of Golden Arrow Bonsai and have amazing trunks with small, light-green leaves that can make a beautiful bonsai. Workshops are a great way to get expert advice on various bonsai techniques through the teachings of bonsai masters. Check out https://www.absbonsai.org/national-convention-2023 to get more info and register for this or some of the other fantastic workshops!

 

[ShadyStump]

These are 100% legit.
Check out some of @Hartinez work on them for more ideas.