{"id":2677,"date":"2025-05-04T19:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2025-05-04T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T19:26:08","slug":"heike-van-gunst-may-16-7pm-gvjci","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/?p=2677","title":{"rendered":"Heike van Gunst \u2013 May 16, 7PM @ GVJCI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PRESIDENT&#8217;S MESSAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May is always a busy time for us at Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai. We have a show and a meeting to arrange, prepare, and execute for the club members and general public.\u00a0May 10-11 is our annual show and sale, I have a few spots remaining if you want to show a tree. The beginner\u2019s workshop is Saturday morning and we are still looking for some instructors, at least 15 students to cover, it will be a bonsai fun day.\u00a0The headliner demonstration will be provided by Jeff Sczechowski.\u00a0Jeff is the past president of the Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara and will be working on a native from Australia. Jeff will also be presenting a slide demonstration of native trees from Australia, the creator of the slide show is Hugh and Eve Grant, owners of\u00a0\u201cTree Makers Design\u201d of Australia. Come out and support the club!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1\/images\/4b3c0b1a-fc41-16b3-710e-b4e58191f629.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"840\" data-file-id=\"7528775\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saturday night will be our annual dinner and auction\/raffle. If your a member of our club or any club In the area come on down for a fun time and a great meal.\u00a0If you want to bring an item, salads, snacks, a main dish, or even a dessert more food is always welcome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/cf8a8cc28dade04b753db9bd1\/images\/620b8e6d-b6c3-d71e-a750-86f8b27e8496.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" data-file-id=\"7528777\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Heike van Gunst has had an long and illustrious career in bonsai. In 2007 she founded a new local club, the Bonsai AK Hamburg &amp; Umland. She also joined the team of the German BONSAI ART magazine in 2013 and became the chief editor in 2016. Heike has traveled the world teaching workshops and demonstrating her Bonsai skills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2680 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080-teaser-graphic-heidevangunst-0525-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080-teaser-graphic-heidevangunst-0525-2-980x551.png 980w, https:\/\/www.daiichibonsaikai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1080-teaser-graphic-heidevangunst-0525-2-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for all your support<\/p>\n<p>Doyle<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UPCOMING EVENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>May 10-11 \u2013 Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai Show and Sale \u2013 Ken Nakaoka Community Center Gardena<\/p>\n<p>May 16 \u2013 Dai Ichi Bonsai Meeting \u2013 Heike Van Gunst \u2013 Visting Artist Program.<\/p>\n<p>May 17, 18\u00a0 \u2013 Bonsai Club of Santa Barbara Show &amp; Sale<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT&#8217;S MESSAGE May is always a busy time for us at Dai Ichi Bonsai Kai. 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