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AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: June 10th, 2019, 2:36 pm
by Steven
G'day all,

I'm please to invite you to the first AusBonsai Presents; a Shohin Comprehensive featuring Koji Hiramatsu on 14th July 2019.

The venue is the brand new AusBonsai Studio; an intimate, purpose built bonsai creative space located in an award winning Japanese garden, on the outskirts of Parramatta in Rosehill.

The format for this event will be an open forum consisting of a demonstration on a high quality shohin Juniper, presentation on all aspects of growing, training, maintaining and displaying shohin bonsai as well as an open forum discussion.

Spaces are limited to only 30 participants and will be allocated on a first come, first secured basis.

The cost is only $70 for the day and includes morning tea, hot lunch and afternoon tea.

To secure your position please email me at steven@ausbonsai.com.au.

Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Steven
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Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: June 11th, 2019, 5:45 pm
by Steven
Hi all,
This event is now more than half full. If you intend to come along I recommend you book soon.
Regards,
Steven

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: June 11th, 2019, 10:53 pm
by kcpoole
Already booked in and places filling up fast :-)

Ken

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: June 12th, 2019, 2:59 pm
by Steven
4 spaces left. Better be quick if you're keen to attend.

Regards,
Steven

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 14th, 2019, 4:46 pm
by Bougy Fan
OMG if you weren't there you WERE square :lol:

Thanks to Steven, Evan, John and Koji for an awesome day.

Special thanks to Liam for video and Evan's folks for magnificent catering.

A very inspiring day, off to the airport to go home.

I will be stoking the incinerator over the next few days :palm:

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 14th, 2019, 10:52 pm
by Bougy Fan
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IS THAT A GREEN T MINI TURNTABLE ?
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Note that Koji doesn't have a 32 piece tool set.

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 14th, 2019, 11:02 pm
by Bougy Fan
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The boss in action

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The three point display

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 14th, 2019, 11:47 pm
by kcpoole
What an awesoem day with Koji,
Thanks to Steven and Evan for running it and excellent Venue steven :yes:

Fun thing this afternoon when Steven Challenged Koji to go and find items to create a Shohin display and set it up in 5 minutes.
Excellent Job by Koji as he made it with 2 minutes to spare.

He ran out to stevens benches and came back with a selection of trees and set up the display in quick time,
note it helps when there is ample quality trees to select from eh Steven!

Good fun and instructive day

Ken

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 15th, 2019, 6:33 am
by Bougy Fan
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The result of Steven's display challenge to Koji

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 15th, 2019, 6:58 am
by Bougy Fan
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And here is Evan doing an excellent presentation on Shohin displays.

Going to work now have a greatr day !

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 15th, 2019, 5:07 pm
by maryo
thanks for a great day. I am still not sure I am ready to discard trees yet Stephen. But I am certainly looking at them a bit more crtical than last week. Maybe a few trunck chops for shohin?

Re: AusBonsai Presents, Shohin Comprehensive with Koji Hiramatsu

Posted: July 16th, 2019, 11:05 pm
by Chris Di Nola
To say the day was great would be under statement, what an event that Steven put together, seamlessly run with continual talks and demos sharing well prepared, sound and inspiring information by Koji, Steven and Evan.
Over the years I have been to a lot of events and I can confidently say that the catering was taken to another level with Evans parents dishing up one the best lunches I have had at a Bonsai event.
The Aus Bonsai studio was is an amazing venue the gardens looked fantastic thanks to skills and talent of John M.
Then to finish of the day by winning the raffle, I am now the proud owner of a new Green T turntable soon to be readily available on a bonsai site near you.
A big thank you to Koji, Evan and Steven and I look forward in anticipation for the next event!
:hooray: :hooray: :hooray: