Posts categorised: Winter Show

This year we had a bespoke video presentation at our winter show, a collaboration between the UK Bonsai Association, the Japanese Embassy and Mr Ryuichi Kitadani.

Aka Matsu

Photographs courtesy of Andy and Mandy [Swindon members] click to enlarge image.

Merit Awards, Sponsored by the Swindon Club & Judged by.………… Reg Bolton, Amelia Williams & Terry Adams From Main display area…………… Merit Visiting Club…………. Newbury, tables 34/35 Merit Shohin Visiting Club………. Warminster,  Merit Shohin Visiting Cub………. Surrey Heath Merit Deciduous, No 13……….. Rod Mcfarlane, Acer Merit Deciduous, No 32……….. Ian Duff, Acer Kashima Merit Evergreen,… Read more »

Main judge………… Dan Barton, https://danbartoncreative.co.uk/ Judging was for the whole display on a 6 ft table area. Due to show visitors and space it was difficult to capture the whole displays, All photos taken by Andy and Mandy [Swindon members] Best Visiting Club Display………individual trees

What a great day and another fantastic Swindon Winter Image Bonsai Show. Thank you to all those who aided with the show from exhibitors, traders, visitors, any everyone involved. Here is a short set of photographs from the day and the full show report will follow shortly with the photos of all the bonsai trees… Read more »

Following the very successful UKBA bonsai display at the Hyper Japan Festival in London last year, contact was made with representatives of the Japanese Embassy in London. Through them a link to a bonsai master in Japan was arranged. It is hoped to have a pre recorded link running during the show in a side… Read more »

NO……………… it’s not the HUGE pot in the photo. Kindly donated to the show raffle is this unique opportunity of a pottery workshop to make a coiled bonsai pot with Dan Barton………. Bonsai Artist and Ceramics Expert. [BUT not as big as the photo]……………….. For a chance to win the workshop or other prizes, you… Read more »

With the Swindon and District Bonsai Society ‘Winter Image’ Show 2024 just around the corner on Sunday 11th of February 2024, here are the Exhibitor’s Judging Notes.