All day workshop

[Gerard]

A few lucky people gathered on Sunday for an "all dayer" with visiting Japanese tutor "Yuske"

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We dicussed styling and techniques.

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We worked on our trees and we watched as yuske demonstrates his methods.

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Most impressive were these two shimpaku junipers.

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A great day which extended well into the evening.
Many thanks to the host and also to Yuske.

[maple]

The second Shimpaku looks fantastic. Any pre workshop photos?

[Jow]

That gives you an idea of scale.

[lackhand]

That gives you an idea of scale.

Very cool shohin. Seems fairly rare to have a master working on small trees most seem to insist on large, high quality material, and usually collected at that. Of course, those both look like very high quality trees, just . . . small.

[Jow]

I think it is more the case of the better the material the better the end result. Hence when a visiting teacher comes out with good skills people tend to take the best stock they have access to.

[63pmp]

It's that kind of stock that will keep them coming back to Aus. Nothing more embarrassing then to have a world class bonsai-ist being presented with ordinary stock. It's embarrassing for us and an insult to them.

Paul

[lackhand]

Both good points, and I do agree. Though I would like to see some demos on more average material too, as it's what most of us have to work with. Of course, if I managed to get something world class, I think I would be afraid to do too much on it with my mediocre skills, so I would probably welcome the chance to have a visiting master work on it.

63pmp - the implications for Australian bonsai didn't cross my mind honestly. I live in the US, and I'm not too familiar with who comes down there and how often. I've seen a lot of amazing material on this site though, so I wouldn't think it would be too difficult to get some material that would not insult a master.

Anyway, didn't mean to hijack the thread. Looks like it was a really good workshop, and the two trees look amazing. Gives me some good inspiration for my little junipers.

[Gerard]

Inspired by the work done on Sunday, I got stuckinto mine today.
Not the same quality material but the more it gets "worked" the better the development.
Still need to position the apex on the smaller one

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[Shane]

Really love that second tree of yours, Gerard. The way the sashieda comes down low gracefully along the line of the trunk. Is Yuske doing any public demos or classes?

[Gerard]

Yuske is on a working holiday and expects to remain in Australia for most of the year. He was at the February BSV workshop meeting just wandering about giving advice.
He is earning a living doing work at some of the local bonsai nurseries and private collections. I believe he will be available for people who wish to offer work. People could organize a group and pay him for the day as we did.

[Shane]

Thanks Gerard. Will pass that on.

[miyagiman]

Hi, nice trees guys. is there any indication of his daily charges & requirements, thanks, miyagiman.

[Scott Roxburgh]

Is Yuske doing any public demos or classes?

Yusuke will be up in Canberra from the 12th to the 26th, doing a number of demonstrations and workshops at the NBPCA, Canberra Bonsai Society, Weston Creek Bonsai Group, and Goulburn Bonsai Club. Yusuke is also available for private work while he is here.

I will be getting some private tuition, along with some show wiring, as I'm sure he is better at hiding it than I am!

Let me know if you are in the area and want some more info.

[Jow]

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[Webos]

What a brilliant day it was... Everyone there had a great time and learned a lot.

If anyone is interested in arranging workshops or demo's with Yusuke, I am in daily contact with him and can pass on any requests. He is most interested in helping clubs/individuals with their trees and although he can work on all species, he describes himself as a conifer specialist.

If interested, please pm me and we can discuss details

Adam