Programme
Friday 26th April 2019
6.00pm Arrival
7.30pm Demonstration – Tony Bebb
Saturday 27th April 2019
7.30am Breakfast
8.30-10.30am Demonstration - Andrew Sellman
10-30am Morning Tea
11.00am Demonstration – Clinton Nesci
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm-5.00pm Workshops - with Tony Bebb and Andrew Sellman
3.00pm Afternoon tea
5.30pm Happy Hour
6.30pm Dinner
7.30pm Demonstration – Tony Bebb
Sunday 28th April 2019
7.30am Breakfast
8.30-12.30pm Workshops - Tony Bebb and Andrew Sellman
10.30am Morning tea
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Raffle draws
1.30pm Critique of display trees – Tony Bebb and Andrew Sellman
3.00pm Close
All Weekend: Daiza making assistance with master daiza maker George Reissus.
Tree Display: Registrants are invited to bring one bonsai for display and optional critique by Tony and Andrew.
Trading Table: Registrants are invited to bring bonsai and bonsai related items for sale on the trading table. A 10% commission will be payable to the club.
Commercial Sales Tables: Sales of bonsai material, tools, pots, wire and handmade pots will be available from Ray Nesci Nursery; Sales of pots by Lynette Smith pottery.
Suggested Dining on Friday Night - Local venues for dining include Bonny Hills Beach Hotel, North Haven Bowling Club, Laurieton United Services Club, various restaurants in North Haven and Laurieton.
Suggested Places to Visit in the Area - Bonny Hills Garden Centre, North Brother Mountain, nearby towns of Laurieton, Dunbogan, Lake Cathie, Port Macquarie, Wauchope.
Demonstrators
Our guest demonstrators/tutors are well known and respected bonsai tutors, Tony Bebb (Bonsai Society of Queensland) Andrew Sellman (Sunshine Coast Bonsai Society Inc.) and Clinton Nesci (The School of Bonsai). As well as conducting workshops, Tony Andrew and Clinton will each do major demonstrations. To conclude a great weekend, on Sunday afternoon they will do a critique of the trees on display.
If you don’t wish to participate in the tutored workshops you can join the sunshine club and work your own trees in the grassy surrounds, or finally get that grand carving project under way. The choice is yours – or you could just relax and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow bonsai enthusiasts in the great outdoors.
Tony Bebb has demonstrated at AABC Seminars and conducted demonstrations for various clubs and events around Australia & internationally. Tony demonstrates all subjects but has a special preference for Literati, Cascade, Windswept and Driftwood styles, including carving. Favourite species include pines, junipers and azaleas.
Andrew Sellman has been involved with bonsai for over 12 years, making several trips to Japan visiting gardens and exhibitions. While in Japan he was able to learn horticulture practices specific to Bonsai varieties, the display of Bonsai and day to day nursery work. Andrew is a qualified horticulturalist and since 2010 has operated his own landscaping and maintenance business. Andrew has demonstrated in Queensland and recently was one of three to demonstrate for the Black Scissors 3rd Anniversary Online International Demonstration.
Clinton Nesci has worked full time in his family’s bonsai nursery since 1989. He holds a Nursery Trade Certificate from the Ryde School of Horticulture, studying bonsai and later becoming a teacher at The School of Bonsai, of which he is the current President. Clinton has demonstrated at many Sydney and country clubs and conducted workshops in Hamilton, New Zealand. Working at the nursery for such a long time has exposed Clinton to many different varieties of plants suitable for bonsai, which has enabled him to expand his knowledge on the growth and possible development of a wide range of plant material. His favourite plant material is Junipers.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Julie 0413 330 848 (email:
julie.higgins758@gmail.com) or
Steve 0413 585 116 (email:
wauchope.bonsai@gmail.com
