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Limited by Knowledge by Enrique Castano

Limited by Knowledge by Enrique Castano

We are usually led to believe that art is free and can take any form from our imagination.


Michael Hagedorn

Profile: Michael Hagedorn

Michael Hagedorn was a potter before apprenticing in Japan under bonsai master Shinji Suzuki.


Gallery: Pine Bonsai

Gallery: Pine Bonsai

Pines are often thought to be the pinnacle of bonsai horticultural accomplishment. . .


World Bonsai Convention 2009 - Bonsai Olympics Photo Contest

World Bonsai Convention 2009 - Bonsai Olympics Photo Contest

The Art of Bonsai project is proud to sponsor the World Bonsai Convention’s first ever Bonsai Olympics Photo Contest.


Review: Carolina Bonsai Expo #13 - Anybody superstitious? by John Dixon

Review: Carolina Bonsai Expo #13 - Anybody superstitious? by John Dixon

The Thirteenth Annual Carolina Bonsai Expo. Hmmmm; thirteen, how about that?


1st National Exhibit - One Man’s Story by Will Heath

Review: 1st National Exhibit - One Man’s Story by Will Heath

Deciding to make the trip to the First National Bonsai Exhibit was an easy decision, well as easy as they come anyhow.


Review: National Bonsai Exhibition – A Cinderella Story?

Review: National Bonsai Exhibition – A Cinderella Story? by Will Heath

Thorns aside, the story of American Bonsai and the long awaited exhibition is one of rags to riches. . .


Classical Bonsai Award at 1st National Bonsai Exhibition - by Peter Warren

Classical Bonsai Award at 1st National Bonsai Exhibition - by Peter Warren

To understand why the tree was chosen I think it first important to understand the criteria of the award. . .


America's First National Bonsai Exhibition

America's First National Bonsai Exhibition

The bonsai community is on the threshold of a historic event of such importance that it will no doubt change the state of the art in this country . . .


Gallery: Halloween 2008

Gallery: Halloween 2008

Clutching at our very souls, the trees now pull us to a time when light loses its importance, a time when trees are transcending. . .


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