This issue of the Newsletter discusses the upcoming “Triple Demo” being held at Wigert’s Bonsai Nursery on Oct 17, a tribute to the late Ginny Boka, Interviews with club members Jim Bremer and Peter Shawinsky, a Bonsai Glossary with a link to a complete website anthology.
This month’s newsletter describes the auction scheduled for September 19th and includes photographs of each of the 14 trees. Also, at the end of the attached newsletter are comments about Ginny Boka who is not doing well. Please help cheer her up with anything that you would like to give.
This Saturday, Aug 15th, at 9AM we will have another virtual Zoom club meeting. We will start at 9AM and at 10AM will have a special presentation by Tony Tickle, a world renowned Bonsai artist and photographer. He is an exceptionally talented person. Don’t miss this one! Following Tony’s presentation will be our first on-line auction. Photos of the trees are attached in this newsletter.
This month’s newsletter mentions that due to the “Social Gathering” recommendations we had our Board of Directors meeting using Zoom, and for our next club meeting we will also be using Zoom. On Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 we will be accepting participants to log in and the presentation will be hosted by Mike and Lunetta Knowlton. The meeting will begin at 10:00AM. (No coffee or refreshments will be served!) Mike is preparing a Power Point presentation for all to see and will be the host of the meeting. It is unsure about future meetings, but Zoom allows us to stay in the safety of our homes, yet participate fully in the meeting. Here are some more details about Zoom: Each participant will receive an email with a link in it. (If you are not comfortable with Zoom and need a little more time to learn it, click on the link in your email at 9:00, and we will walk you through a few of the features of Zoom.) Please type in your name. You will then shortly be connected to the meeting with video and sound as you choose. You can use a PC, Mac, iPhone and any other device. Please note that all microphones except Mike’s will be initially muted. You will see a little red symbol of a microphone on your screen, and when you want to say something, press the spacebar (on a PC) and your mic will become active. Alternatively, we may at some time turn on all microphones, but please don’t speak all at once. This may sound a little complicated, but it’s really not. Finally, we will be recording the session for posterity. One more hint: Don’t have any lights on behind you. Use a soft light on your pretty faces so that we can see you!
Also in this edition of the Newsletter, Bill Smith has contributed an excellent discussion of a Fukien Tea Forest on a Slab with detailed instructions and photos.
Thanks to Judy Giandelone for the effort and work putting together this newsletter.
This month’s newsletter is a little scant due to the ongoing pandemic, but on the bright side you have more time to appreciate and work on your trees! At least you can get close to them without any worries!
This issue of the Newsletter describes the 2020 Monthly Programs, other club meeting notes, and an extensive discussion by Jim Bremer on how to “Clip and Grow”. Before wire was used in styling trees, this was the prevalent method.