Bonsai . . . now for something completely different!

This is a real first for us. Since I was a small child I was always intrigued by the art of Bonsai - the perfect marriage of the horticultural arts and the fine arts.
My career lead me into fine arts, but I have always held this burning interest in Japanese culture, and more specifically the art of Bonsai. I have a pretty old collection of my own - largely inspired by the bonsai masters that I met on my various trips to the Omiya bonsai village in Japan. A couple of mine . . . 

Recently I met bonsai master Kanta Nakajima in my studio. He was interested in my art - and I was interested in his - so . . . we have decided to collaborate and build a workshop together.
     
These are a couple of Kantas trees . . . not the bonsai that you might see at the local mall, are they?

  This will be a one day event and everthing will be included . . . a tree for you to work on, bonsai pots, a complete kit of specialty bonsai tools in a leather case, wire and substrates. All of these things will be yours to take home at the end of the day.

I will be demostrating a variety of techniques and will demonstrate the re-styling and refining of a mature specimen from my collection. Throughout the day I will assist you in the styling and creation of your own bonsai.

If you have ever had an interest in bonsai and horticultural arts generally, this is a very rare opportunity to learn the principles of this ancient art.

This is an expensive workshop to run, and as such will cost a little more than many of the workshops that we have run in the past.

The total cost for the day will be $280.

There will be an array of museum quality, mature (50 years+) trees on dispay in the studio, and of course a number of somewhat younger specimens for you to work on and take home with you.

Please let me know at your earliest convenience if this is a workshop that you would be interested in. You can call the studio at (604)250-5562, or email denecroft@gmail.com, or use this link https://www.denecroft.com/contact-dene-croft

We will be limiting the number of participants to 12

Dene Croft studio
118 Pemberton avenue
North Vancouver, BC
(604) 250-5562