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Inside 2011 Q1

Volume 50 number 1

January/February/March 2011

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

04   Memories of China and 2010 BCI Convention in Tianjin by Robert Kempinski with comments from Ian Glew and Willem Pretorius

14   Bonsai in America; 2010 US National Exhibition; photos by Bill Valavanis

18   6th Liuzhou International Fantastic Stone Festival by Tom Elias

24   V Bonsai Competition, Madrid, Spain by Luis Vallejo Bonsai Studio

30   Bonsai in the Blue Grass: Program and Instructors’ Profiles

37   Bonsai in the Blue Grass: Instructor Spotlight—Min Hsuan Lo

38   Japan Tour: Asia Pacific Convention (ASPAC) in Takamatsu and the annual Taikan-ten exhibition in Kyoto

Feature Articles

42   The Suseok by Chiara Padrini

52   Suiseki in Vietnam by Chiara Padrini

58   Bark in Bonsai by Giacomo Pappalardo

Process

46   Bucida Spinosa: Bonsai Gold from the Caribbean by Enrique Castaño de la Serna

Programs

51   Bonsai Friendship Exchange

Awards and Competitions

17   BCI Award of Excellence

55   Certre Winners 2010

Book Review

63   Chrysanthemum Stones by Thomas Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji

64   Calendar of Events compiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2011 Q2

volume 50 number 2

APRIL/MAY/JUNE

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

15   Bonsai in the Blue Grass Host City; Welcome to Louisvile, the Possibility City,by George Buehler, Greater Louisville Bonsai Society

18   Bonsai in the Blue Grass; Schedule of Events

40   Japan Tour: Asia Pacific Convention (ASPAC) in Takamatsu and the annual Taikan-ten exhibition in Kyoto

Feature Articles

11   Stones from the Collection of Kathy Coffman,by Chiara Padrini

28   Matsuura Arishige; World Leader of Suiseki,by Thomas Elias and Hiromi Nakaoji

34   A Morning Stroll through the Bonsai Gardens of Omiya Village, Japan,by Willi Benz

44   The Call of Huangshan; The Photography of Tse Li Luk,by Michael Collins- McIntyre

51   Introduction to wall scrolls; An essential component of formal bonsai and suiseki display,by Jonathan Maples, Hyousoushi

Process

4     Imperturbable like jade, righteous like a mountain.Creating an Impression of Jade Mountain with a Chinese Juniper, by Min Hsuan Lo

22   Revealing the Cobra Within; Evaluating Starter Trees,by Danilo Scursatone

54   Guardian of the Valley of Laments,by Giacomo Pappalardo

Programs

33   Ambassadors Corner,by Ian Glew

Book Review

62   Min Hsuan Lo’s Bonsai Journey, by Joe Grande

Events

64   Calendar of Events;compiled by Alan Walker

Inside 2011 Q3

Volume 50 number 3

July/august/september

Tours, Exhibits and Conventions

4     Best of British Bonsai, 2011 Spring Bonsai Exhibition and Convention in Birmingham, by Kath and Malcolm Hughes

16   Shenzhen; A Rising Center for Stone Appreciation in China, by Tom Elias

20   Japan Tour: Asia Pacific Convention (ASPAC) in Takamatsu and the annual Taikan-ten exhibition in Kyoto

40   Korean American Soosuk Club; 18th Annual Exhibition, by Jack Dennis

Feature Articles

24   Shunka-en; Kunio Kobayashi’s Bonsai Museum, by Willi Benz

32   Birth of a Passion; Stones from the Collection of Carlos Gusi Zaidin,by Chiara Padrini

48   2011 BCI Photo Competition Winners and Finalists

Process

36   Time & a Jin; the Process of Naturalization, by Massimo Bandera

54   Great Expectations; Bald Cypress Project Trees, by Ian Glew

57   Focus; Tedy Boy on Bonsai, by Tedy Boy and Michael Collins-McIntyre

People

19   In Gratitude to Willi Benz by Paul Gilbert

News

46   BCI Bonsai & Stone News, by Thomas S. Elias

Events

64   Calendar of Events;compiled by Alan Walker