July 2018 Meeting this Sunday 15th, West End Hall Castlemaine from 11am
Founded 2001 Incorporated 2002
Presidents Notes
Paul Showell President. 0429 016 729 Helen Wheeler Secretary 54 762286 David Rojo Treasurer 0458 811 205 Newsletter– GoldfieldsBonsaiSociety GBS Facebook page
Hello Members, It’s the middle of winter and the weather is matching the season at last. Although the Showell’s have managed to avoid this weeks cold snap by being in Merimbula. I hope you have all been well. I wasn’t able to attend the June meeting because of a family engagement but I can see from Helen’s notes that an enjoyable day was had but those who where there and Trevor gave valuable advice on creating muck as well as matching trees to pots. Please see Helen’s notes on the next page for the information discussed on the day. This Sunday we will be working on trees for the winter exhibition to be held in two weeks at Daylesford town hall. We need to discus the details of the advertising, setup and display. I hope you can all come along with ideas and your availability and tree information. Winter is a great time to study your trees and plan the coming years work. Spend time looking at the structure of the branches especially you deciduous trees without leaves. Identify those trees you will be repotting in the next few months. Keep an eye out for the swelling of buds on the early bloomers like quince and almond as they will need to be first up. Next weekend we have the AABC National Convention in Melbourne. I hope those of you who aren’t participating in the activities still try to make a trip down to visit the exhibition being held in conjunction with the convention. This will be the best display of bonsai to have ever been held in Victoria with trees being hand picked from bonsai enthusiasts from around the state. That’s enough from me, I hope to see you on Sunday for another enjoyable day. Paul
June Meeting
A few projects worked . Members made muck. Muck ingredients. Equal parts of old powdery cow manure, moist clay and sphagnum moss. The cow manure was sieved, and then the ingredients were kneaded together. (Store in an airtight container till needed.) Muck is used when making built up styles of Seikei or rock settings, some additional type of soil that is stickier and firmer is necessary to keep the soil around the root systems of trees and to make a retaining edge. It keeps the soil from falling away from the tree’s roots and also giving some nourishment to the tree. Helen used the muck to make retaining walls on her hebel “stone”. Three juniperus lutchuensis were planted in cavities carved in the ‘rock’. Trevor carved the hebel “stone” at a club workshop day in 2016. It was covered in yoghurt and left to age and mellow. Matching Trees to Pots Trevor spoke about matching trees to pots. The pot holds the soil and water and must complement the tree. It represents the earth. “The position of the tree in nature determines the type of pot for it as a bonsai.” The higher the elevation where the tree grows, earthenware, crescent pots, unglazed, subdued glazed, or stone will work best. Coloured glazes can work with deciduous trees. The colour should be chosen to accent the best feature of the tree. The pot colour or design should not stand out more than the tree design. A natural tree will not cascade if it is growing on flat land so a deeper pot must be used to indicate a cliff. A weeping style can be planted in almost any round or oval pot. Chart 1. From Naka…trees growing in nature. Chart 2. Collected styles of trees. Trevor used three of his favourite bonsai books as references. “Bonsai Techniques 1 &2” by John Yoshio Naka. “The Beauty of Bonsai,” a guide to displaying and viewing nature’s exquisite sculpture. By Junsun Yamamoto. “The Four Seasons of Bonsai” by Kyuzo Marata
Up Coming Events
Will Baddeley in Bendigo 2018
Will is from the UK and will be in Bendigo for a Demonstration and Workshops on 27th October. Details TBA. This will be our normal meeting day, which will be held at the Golden Square Senior Citizens Hall (now called the Golden Square Community Hall). If you want to know more about him, look on wildwoodbonsai.blogspot.com.au or facebook. There are also’ you-tube’ videos as well. Information can also be found on bonsaiempire.com under artists.
31st Australian National Bonsai Convention To be held in Melbourne, 20-23 July 2018. Titled “Bonsai Exposed”, the convention will feature Bjorn Bjorholm from USA, as the Headliner. The Victorian Demonstrators are Joe MorganPayler, Hanh Tran and Michael Simonetto. Venue- Mantra Bell City. For more information go to: http://www.aabcltd.org/
Contact details for Bendigo Bonsai Club Inc. Mail to: PO Box 889 Bendigo VIC 3552 Email address: secretary@bendigobonsaiclub.org.au
Ballarat Bonsai Society Have their Creswick Dig scheduled for the 21st July 2018. For details contact Alex McKee on 03 5345 1074
NBPCA Conference 2018 18-20th September Penjing Masters from around the world will gather for the first time in Australia at the inaugural National Arboretum Canberra, International Art and Culture Biennale & International Penjing Creation Conference 2018. Immerse yourself in the world of Penjing, learn new skills and gain inspiration from nine international Penjing Masters with three days of talks, demonstrations, workshops, exhibition and cultural immersion. Evening events offer the opportunity to socialize with bonsai and penjing enthusiasts whilst enjoying the company of the Masters. Please visit the website for registration and more information : www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/ universalpenjingconference
Waverley Bonsai Group Exhibition 11&12th August Mount Waverley Community Centre Corner of Stephensons Rd & Miller Cres Mount Waverley
Goldfields Bonsai Society Program 2018 July 15th—Preparing trees for exhibition in Daylesford July 28th + 29th—Winter exhibition, Daylesford Town Hall August 19th—Simon urban yamadori? September 16th—Visit a members collection—Warren’s in Bendigo and nursery visit October 21st—David talk on Azaleas. Preparing trees for the exhibition. November 3rd + 4th—Spring Exhibition Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Tea Rooms November 18th—Christmas Breakup
Meeting this Sunday 15th Hall open from 11am.
Bring Lunch.
Bring some Colour for the display table. Bring some trees to prepare for the exhibition or just to work on