Calling all Michiganders to the show! All state in Grand Rapids now open!

[Mayank]

Congrats! Beauty of a tree and glad you enjoyed GR a bit too.

Its one of my favorite cities! Love GR!

 

[Underdog]

Awesome , congrats Very nice to see a show happening, and the trees and displays are good quality. I wish they had background material though... thanks for posting these!

I was confused about that as well but have only been to 2 small shows before. Seems hard to see the trees thru the forest. LOL

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

I'm sorry I could not be there. I'm heading to Branson MO from Saint Louis today.

Would have enjoyed seeing the Michigan crowd. But family had plans in SW Missouri.

 

[GreatLakesBrad]

I'm sorry I could not be there. I'm heading to Branson MO from Saint Louis today.

Would have enjoyed seeing the Michigan crowd. But family had plans in SW Missouri.

Next year, and maybe we will actually be able to see faces. I was hoping to bump into a few more Bnuts, it is tricky with masks without the nonverbals sometimes. Did run into a few though!! Yay for some normal.

 

[JudyB]

Usually they do but due to Covid they're smaller and in a different room.

Totally understandable, and it’s pretty awesome that they could even put this together in these times.

 

[Carol 83]

Congrats, and thank you for all of the pictures. Sounds like a good time too

 

[vancehanna]

Dr Vora,
Such an excellent display of your precious trees! And Congrats on the placement in the show!!
Best to the fam,
vance hanna

 

[mattspinniken]

@Mayank congrats on your award and I loved that tree. Of course it was better in person. How long have you had the tree? I will post my trees as well.

 

[mattspinniken]

My two displays from the show. Just my second time showing, I really enjoyed it. I hope they do the National show this year too!

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

@mattspiniken I have really enjoyed looking at your trees, both so impressive in person
I gotta say the one on the rocks is really inspiring

 

[Mayank]

@Mayank congrats on your award and I loved that tree. Of course it was better in person. How long have you had the tree? I will post my trees as well.

About 3-4 years. Styled by Rod King. We have done some refinement to separate pads and repotted this year into that Sara Rayner pot.

 

[Mayank]

Dr Vora,
Such an excellent display of your precious trees! And Congrats on the placement in the show!!
Best to the fam,
vance hanna

Thank you. Meant to text you about that but you beat me to it! Lol.

 

[TinyArt]

@mattspiniken very cool use of the skull — wonderful compositional balance, my eye came to that last & took a moment to recognize it — the tree is so powerful!

 

[sorce]

My two displays from the show. Just my second time showing, I really enjoyed it. I hope they do the National show this year too!

I thought how Michigany that rock one is, very nice.

Sorce

 

[Hartinez]

My two displays from the show. Just my second time showing, I really enjoyed it. I hope they do the National show this year too!

Matt these compositions ares so well executed. Perfect balance of wild and refined.

 

[Mayank]

Sorry, meant to update yesterday but Brewery Vivant and Speciation took priority
Here some other awards.

 

[Mayank]

Best of show, Tim Preist

 

[Mayank]

Second place
Matt!

 

[Mayank]

Peoples choice
Crabapple

 

[Mayank]

Best in professional
7 point shohin display
Mark Fields