SEPTEMBER 21st 2018 MEETING –  RON REEKERS

SEPTEMBER 21st 2018 MEETING – RON REEKERS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 Ron Reekers is a fine artist, as well as a bonsai artist. He has trained with John Nielson, Manny Martinez and David Nguy. Recently, Ron won the Golden State Bonsai Federation’s Harry Hirao scholarship that helped pay for Ron’s bonsai training in...
JUNE 15th 2018 MEETING – TED MATSON

JUNE 15th 2018 MEETING – TED MATSON

JUNE 15, 2018 Ted Matson began studying bonsai in 1979. He learned the basics from John Boyce in San Francisco. After moving to LA in 1980, he became involved in a number of clubs, and began pursuing the art taking classes from leading masters in SoCal, including Ben...
MAY 18th MEETING – WILL BADDELEY

MAY 18th MEETING – WILL BADDELEY

MAY 18, 2018 Our feature demonstrator for May will be internationally acclaimed bonsai artist, Will Baddeley. Will has been creating trees for over 20 years now. Although heavily influenced by Colin Lewis and Kev Willson, he is pretty much self taught. He is known for...
APRIL 20TH MEETING – PETER MACASIEB

APRIL 20TH MEETING – PETER MACASIEB

APRIL 20, 2017 Peter Macasieb was born in the Philippines and immigrated to the US in 1983. He began studying bonsai by reading John Naka’s book until he meet Harry Hirao in 2004. His relationship with Harry Hirao began when he was invited to assist him in a bonsai...
MARCH 16TH MEETING – TOM VUONG & ALLAN SUGIMURA

MARCH 16TH MEETING – TOM VUONG & ALLAN SUGIMURA

MARCH 16, 2017 At our March meeting, our demonstrators will be DIBK members Tom Vuong and Allan Sugimura. Tom is the co-founder of the Viet Bonsai Today Society, and is a popular presenter in the Southern California bonsai club circuit. He is known for his advanced...