AusBonsai

Soooo...I have heard that Matt and a friend might be coming to Australia to do some presentations/workshops. Anyone know any details as I'd be keen to make the trip to work with him?

Scott Roxburgh wrote: Matt and a friend

Lets hope that friend is Micheal Hagerdorn. Good news for Australia either way.

Man if Mike comes ill move mountains to get to that workshop. Was going to get down to vic for Bjorn but the fact that the workshops are 3hrs meant that travel wasnt worth it, bummer though as it would have been amazing.

Looking forward to updates on this

Kerrin

HOW is Matt

Should I say WHO is Matt

Yeah, never heard of him.

Google will tell you all about him. Lots of experience.

Just googled and he looks like the Reel deal.....




(sorry)

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I also think that America's approach and their separation from the pre-conceived notions of bonsai could benefit us immensely...

The only thing ''holding back'' bonsai in this country is the on going problem of lack of good material.
Also, as far a demos and workshops are concerened (whether imported or local), although they are very important, they have a limit to their effectiveness beyond which only the experience of working with a lot of trees and high repetition will increase knowledge and technique. In other words a beginner will/can gain just as much from a slightly more advanced practitioner as they would from a master. Whereas a highly practiced individual gains only little from watching a master shape a tree. However, it all adds up in the end.
My point? To learn how to wire well (for example) you need to wire a lot. It's a mistake to think that going to lots of demos will alone teach you much..

So no one has any ideas on where he is coming to?

treeman wrote:The only thing ''holding back'' bonsai in this country is the on going problem of lack of good material.
Also, as far a demos and workshops are concerened (whether imported or local), although they are very important, they have a limit to their effectiveness beyond which only the experience of working with a lot of trees and high repetition will increase knowledge and technique. In other words a beginner will/can gain just as much from a slightly more advanced practitioner as they would from a master. Whereas a highly practiced individual gains only little from watching a master shape a tree. However, it all adds up in the end.
My point? To learn how to wire well (for example) you need to wire a lot. It's a mistake to think that going to lots of demos will alone teach you much..

+1 This is a very insightful post and one worth thinking long and hard about.
Up thread someone asked about who Matt was and here is a link to his outdated blog
https://reelbonsai.wordpress.com/

I recently (2 months ago) returned from an 8 year apprenticeship with my master Shinji Suzuki.
It was an honor and great privilege learning from one of the best in the business and I continue to wonder how I got so lucky, but luck turned into hard work and now it is beginning to pay off here in California

Ken

Don't see anything of relevance being posted in this topic anymore - it is now closed for business

Hi have removed all of the off topic posts and leave the thread open again.
Remember the question was asked by the OP if any one knwo iff Matt Reel was visiting, and if so what are the details of said visit.

please keep the thread on topic and if you have any info on Matt or posts of his work them pleas post them here.

Many of you may not know of him, but he is an American Bonsai artist, than has spent 8 years as an apprentice with Shinji Suzuki in Japan.
He is now very active in the American Bonsai Community since moving back from Japan, and like many before him, I am sure that his name will become well known in the future.

Ken

kcpoole wrote:Hi have removed all of the off topic posts and leave the thread open again.
Remember the question was asked by the OP if any one knwo iff Matt Reel was visiting, and if so what are the details of said visit.

please keep the thread on topic and if you have any info on Matt or posts of his work them pleas post them here.

Many of you may not know of him, but he is an American Bonsai artist, than has spent 8 years as an apprentice with Shinji Suzuki in Japan.
He is now very active in the American Bonsai Community since moving back from Japan, and like many before him, I am sure that his name will become well known in the future.

Ken

Ps Shinji Suzuki - known for a more naturalistic approach to Bonsai rather than the usual super-refined style we see in Japan. Consistently wins awards for his tree's too.

If we cannot get Suzuki, we'll just get Subaru!... I mean Matt...