Bonsai Vic Society

[anttal63]

Its really good to see you start demonstrating and talking Ant. I hope you enjoy it and get on to the circuit.
Craig

Ta mate, i will definately enjoy it, the rest is up to the bonsai community. I'm keen!

[anttal63]

Hey all melbourne kids This coming Monday night Jow, Gerrard and myself are doing the demo at the Vic society
The Kew Masonic Centre 31-33 Strathalbyn Street, East Kew. Doors open at 7.30pm demo starts at 8pm. Vic society is with out doubt one of two of the most progressive clubs here in Victoria. While Jow is a seasoned demostrater, this is a 1st for gerrard and myself at the Vic. It is with great honour and pride for us to go up on the stage for this club. Jow will be demonstrating and talking about correct wiring technique. Gerrard will be wiring and styling a pine for its first time. I will be discussing and demonstrating how i set up young stock to grow on. A great night aimed at the beginners to intermediate. We would like to see as many of you Melbourne cats there as possible. Support your locals! Help us to help Australian bonsai.

I know this is a forum, and forums are discussions, but I would love to see a reference type section where beginners can go and read without having to ask the endless questions I seem to ask. I think (IMHO) something like a condensed written version of stuff like this (especially setting up young stock to grow on) would be greatly appreciated by us novices (I am sure I am not the only one). When I look out there in the big world wide web for advice, so much is conflicting. For example: plant your trees in the ground to get them to grow quickly - don't plant your trees in the ground because you get poor nebari development and trunk movement. I certainly would be there, but Kew is just a few kilometres too far from Mackay

Glenda

I am working towards something like that. Hopefully not too far away.

[Sime76]

Good Luck for tonight Gerard & Ant!

I'm sure you guys will do well.
I'm thinking about coming along, if I don't get home too late from work that is. I've never been to the Vic Society meeting so might be interesting.
I'll help cheer you guys on, (silently )

[Gerard]

Thanks Sime,
We appreciate your vote of support

[anttal63]

Great job fellas, i had a blast!!! A big thanks to you guys and vic society for the oppertunity. And a big thanks to all who came out, it meant alot!

[Jarrod]

Wouldn't miss it mate, you all did well, once the nerves shook off you were fine.

Give me a couple more years and I hope to find my voice.

[buzza]

Jow,Gerrard and Ant ,you all did a great job last night.
Expect to be booked again next year.
Thanks from the BSV management

[Gerard]

Thanks Jarrod and Buzza for your support and kind remarks.
It was a strange feeling giving a demonstration aimed at beginners and seeing an audience full of familiar faces respected and talented bonsai artists. (I hope they were not bored) Hopefully I managed to pass on something useful to somebody.
A major point I did hope to pass on was that we should try to sketch our plans, it does make styling easier and a bad plan is better than no plan at all. SO DON"T SAY YOU CANNOT DRAW!
When I finished first I stood back and listened to Antonio and Jow, I was a little sorry that I missed most of what they had said but I did pick up at least one rippa pearl of information from Jow about his wiring which I will take on board.

[gargar]

A major point I did hope to pass on was that we should try to sketch our plans, it does make styling easier and a bad plan is better than no plan at all. SO DON"T SAY YOU CANNOT DRAW!
..... but I did pick up at least one rippa pearl of information from Jow about his wiring which I will take on board.

Totally agree about the drawing mate. Alls you need to be able to draw is lines and simple foliage shapes to make a good start.

Can you share Jows pearls for those of us that couldnt go.

[Gerard]

Hard to put into words and "I CAN"T DRAW."

Jow made the point that when wiring pines he likes to follow the movement of the main branch with the sub branches only moving away from the main branch with the tips of the branches.

Jow also told us how we should not be lazy and we should change wire gauges as we move toward the ends of the branch (and demonstrated how to)

[John Henry]

Thanks to Jows advice last night i didn't go to work today and spent 8 hrs wiring this Radiata and still have not finished.

[Jarrod]

Wow. I wish I made a similar choice this morning. Recievership isn't fun

[daiviet_nguyen]

Hi Antonio,

I hope you and everybody have fun there

Cheers.

[Rhiannon]

I'm sorry to have missed it. But there's one thing you're not allowed to blow off and that's an in-laws birthday celebration. Sounds like it was a cracker, though!

[anttal63]

Hey Viet, Rhi thanks heaps. Yes we had a great time! No one walked out so i think they had a good time too!