March 2016 – IBA Newsletter
One thing that caught my eye today was a beautiful and uniquely styled satsuki with a plaque listing the owner as Matt Ouwinga, the only westerner with a tree in today’s show. The only thing I can figure is that he must have bought the tree here and is unable to bring it to the […]
MORE >>February 2016 – IBA Newsletter
We feel the same experience can be attained regardless of tree size, so keep the above in mind as you spend time with your short friends. We think benefits apply whether in the woods, visiting a Japanese Garden, working with bonsai, observing artwork with a nature theme. February – 16 DOWNLOAD NEWSLETTER
MORE >>January 2016 – IBA Newsletter
Moses went to the mountain. Many of us do for a myriad of reasons: perspective, wind in the hair while on a high place where one knows quite well that death awaits the foolish, a good place to remember that there is more here than oneself, maybe even to feel closer to what is there, […]
MORE >>November 2015 – IBA Newsletter
In the context of Japan’s rich history of art, the Yoshida family is notable for having created a sustained and diverse range of fine art that combines the best Japanese aesthetic instincts with a clear modern international appeal. Two in particular, Toshi and Tsukasa, father and son woodblock artists, produced prints with bonsai as the […]
MORE >>October 2015 – IBA Newsletter
The final IBA meeting of the year is a banquet event, November 17. Following the meal various activities are scheduled, including this year an auction of bonsai materials donated to the Iowa Bonsai Association. Fred Truck has thinned his collection of pots and given the culls to us for sale. Monty Redinius has decided to […]
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