Shohin UK II exhibition March 2015

Last weekend saw the 2nd Shohin UK exhibition at Failand in Bristol, organised by Mark and Ritta Cooper ably assisted by their band of helpers.
The standard of the trees and displays was excellent and there were a number of traders at the show selling all things shohin related.
There were quite a few Bespoke Bonsai Stands in use at the show, here are some pictures of those stands.

Black Pine on Rosewood Cascade stand on Oak ji ita
Chojubai on root stand (ne taku)

Itoigawa Juniper on Walnut root stand 

Ibota (Privet) on Ebony shohin stand

Itoigawa on Maple ji ita

Itoigawa Juniper on Oak ji ita

Rose on Ebony shohin stand

Bronze on burr Elm ji ita

Accent on Oak ji ita

Accent on Maple ji ita

White Pine on Sycamore ji ita

Winter flowering Jasmine on Rosewood cascade stand on Maple ji ita

Zelkova on Rosewood shohin stand

Bronze on burr Elm ji ita

Accent on driftwood ji ita

Sekka Hinoki on Mahogany root stand (ne taku)

Swindon Winter Image show 2015

There were quite a few Bespoke Bonsai Stands in use at the Swindon Winter Image show again this year.
Here are some pictures from the event.

John Armitage's Itoigawa Juniper on a Mahogany ne taku

Chojubai on Maple ji ita

Andy Jordan's display

Sekka Hinoki on Mahogany ne taku

Juniper on Mahogany ji ita board

Accent on burr Elm ji ita

Potentilla on burr Elm ne taku

My Chojubai displayed with cork bark Chinese Elm

Chinese Elm on Maple ji ita

Accent on Oak ji ita

Bespoke Bonsai Stands in use at Noelanders trophy 2015

Andy Jordan has kindly allowed me to use some pictures he took of his shohin display at the Noelanders Trophy 2015.
Unfortunately photography by the general public at said event is not allowed anymore so I can't show you any more pictures from the weekend....pity.

Anyhoo without further ado here are the pics that Andy took of his display, he had commissioned a ji ita and also used a ne taku that he had purchased from me previously.

Andy's display set up for the "official photograph" that will appear in the commemorative book.

I think this is a great display with good use of direction, seasonality, differing pot shapes and colours

Mr Jordan proudly poses with his display in the show hall

Juniper on root stand sits on the Maple ji ita board that Andy commissioned

Sekka Hinoki sits on Mahogany ne taku

Andy's display as seen in the show hall.














Thanks again to Andy for allowing me to use your pictures and for putting my stands to great use in your lovely display.

Better late than never.........

As promised in my last post, here are some pictures from our visit to David Benavente's garden whist we were in Spain in December.
Better late than never..............

Hotsumi Terakawa & David Benavente talk bonsai