Bonsai Resources and Influences

Bonsai Resources on the Web and
other media
By Peter...a.k.a.. a bit of a Bonsai Geek
Paper or digital..?
 With the advent of the Internet there are many
resources available to us...is digital a better resource
than paper..?
 Does it allow us to better explore our creativity...eg
this example
 Over the next few slides I will explain some of the
resources that I have explored over many years...and
will share some of my personal favourites...
My early bonsai influences
 Began Bonsai in 1989 – First Tree Fukien Tea
 First Books – Paul Lesniewicz / Harry Tomlinson
The Bonsai Book
 Bonsai Magazine British publication
 Bonsai Today
 Midland Bonsai & Ambion Bonsai Societies
Bonsai in the UK 1990’s
Craig Coussins
Peter Adams
Peter Chan
Dan Barton
Harry Tomlinson
Colin Lewis
Alexander Kennedy
Hotsumi Terakawa
Some of their notable publications
My 15 minutes of fame
Digital Age -Blogs and Forums
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Bonsai Nut
Bonsai Tonight
Bonsai Study Group – Simply Bonsai
Bonsai Empire
Peter Tea Bonsai
Crataegus Bonsai & Portland Bonsai
Village
Digital Age – Video Resources
Bonsai Farm – Linday Farrs World of Bonsai
Omiya Bonsai Village
Shikoku pines
Bjorvala Bonsai – The Bonsai Art of Japan
The Bonsai Art of Japan
An inspiration – Minoru Fujikawa
Kaizen Bonsai – Graham Potter
Shohin Creation
New Kids on the Block & Education
Ryan Neal – Bonsai Mirai
Ryan Critiques a show
Bonsai Education in Portland
Boon Manakitipivart
Boon Bonsai Techniques
Bonsai Education in San Francisco
Aichen Apprenticeship Program
Other useful resources
BONSAI4ME – extensive free resource – how to’s
progression series etc
BONSAI4ME – Digital books – excellent reference
Material
Typical example 12 years of Beech development
And…back to Paper
As good as the internet is…I personally still like to read
on paper – here are some of my favourites..
 An oldie but still a goodie (or two) - John Naka
 Bonsai Focus – not quite Bonsai Today but still
good
 Something a bit different – re: realities of bonsai
apprenticeship in Japan
And of course...
Questions?