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SUMMARY:Destination Asia Festival 2025 – Annual PSBS Bonsai Exhibition – Morton Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:The Morton Arboretum\n \nExplore the diverse cultures of Asia through music\, dance\, food\, and more. Join us for a fun-filled weekend that will transport you across the globe. Our bonsai exhibition will include more than fifty trees\, both from the club and from non-club members. As you wander around Meadow Lake\, you will experience diverse cultural performances\, demonstrations\, various shopping and art vendors\, and local food trucks. \nThis event attracts new members to our club\, allows members to gather and interact with festival attendees\, and teaches them the art of bonsai. \nPSBS is proud to be in the Sycamore Room again to host our Annual PSBS Bonsai Exhibition.  Our Bonsai Exhibition is where our club members show the trees they have spent so much time on.  There will also be several “trees in training” tables where our new members can show their work\, and others can display attractive trees in progress.  Please consider bringing as many of your trees as possible.  As PSBS members\, you are allowed up to three display trees for judging\, but unlimited “trees in training.” \n\n\nGuest Artist\n \nThe Guest Artist for the 2025 Destination Asia Festival Bonsai Show is James Keith. Jim is a longtime member and past president of Prairie State Bonsai Society. His Bonsai Artist Statement is as follows: \nMy bonsai journey began thirty years ago when a neighbor moved into the house behind mine. I saw he had bonsai trees\, and I asked him if he could teach me. He agreed\, and together we would work on trees in his backyard while having a beer\, telling stories\, and smoking an occasional cigar. Those were great memories. The lessons I learned from my friend led to a passion for the art of bonsai that I have been practicing ever since.\nThe art of bonsai provides me with a meditative connection to nature. It’s the contemplation of the design and future I see for the tree before I begin the styling process. Developing a vision for it as a piece of living art is what excites me as a bonsai artist. \nI apply the principles of artistic design. Carefully considering concepts such as line\, form\, shape\, color\, texture\, movement\, positive and negative space\, and asymmetry\, with an eye towards creating a harmonious and captivating piece of art. \nMy goal is to evoke an emotional response in viewers of my art. I want them to be drawn into my art with a sense of wonder and imagination. To recognize the story that the tree would be telling of its journey if it were a tree growing in the wild. To experience the beauty\, the ephemeral and transitory nature of life that is the art\nof bonsai. \n\n\nWorkshops\nAll workshops will be presented at Morton Arboretum’s Thornhill Education Center on the west side of the park. Further information may be viewed at The Morton Arboretum website under Adult Programs at \nWorkshop information and registration \nMembers of Prairie State Bonsai Society can receive a $10 discount on any workshop by registering by telephone at 630-719-2468. Members of the Arboretum can register online. \nWorkshops include: \nIntroduction to Bonsai Workshop: Chinese Elm\nSaturday\, August 2 nd from 9:00 AM to Noon\nTaught by Linda Camp and assisted by Badar Zulqarni\nCost for members $105\, Non-members $115 \nIntroduction to Bonsai Workshop: Green Gem Ficus\nSaturday\, August 2 nd from 9:00 AM to Noon\nTaught by Phil Malhiot and assisted by Katlin Mulligan\nCost for members $100\, Non-members $110 \nIntroduction to Bonsai Workshop: Brazilian Rain Tree\nSaturday\, August 2 nd from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM\nTaught by Linda Camp and assisted by Nick DiBattista\nCost for members $119\, Non-members $129 \nGuest Artist Bonsai Workshop: Dwarf Mugo Pine\nSaturday\, August 2 nd from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM\nTaught by Guest Artist Jim Keith\nCost for members $115\, Non-members $125 \nIntroduction to Bonsai Workshop: Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper\nSunday\, August 3rd from 9:00 AM to Noon\nTaught by Jim Beck and assisted by Badar Zulqarni\nCost for members $93\, Non-members $103 \nGuest Artist Bonsai Workshop: Dawn Redwood\nSunday\, August 3rd from 9:00 AM to Noon\nTaught by Guest Artist Jim Keith\nCost for members $85\, Non-members $95 \nGuest Artist Bonsai Workshop: Bring Your Own Tree\nSunday\, August 3rd from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM\nTaught by Guest Artist Jim Keith\nCost for members $60\, Non-members $70 \nKids’ Bonsai Workshop: Dwarf Japanese Garden Juniper\nSunday\, August 3rd from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM\nTaught by Larry Magee and assisted by Matt Mazza\nCost for members $80\, Non-members $90\nKids must be ages of 8 to 16 and must be accompanied by a parent or guardian \n\n\nFree Demonstrations\nAll demonstrations will be presented in The Morton Arboretum Courtyard across from the Sycamore Room. Each styled demo tree will be offered as part of the raffle at PSBS monthly meetings later in 2025 or early 2026. \nHinoki Cypress presented by Guest Artist Jim Keith\nSaturday\, August 2 nd at 10:00 AM \nJapanese Maple presented by Matt Mazza\nSaturday\, August 2 nd at 2:30 PM \nYew presented by Larry Magee\nSunday\, August 3rd at 10:00 AM \nJuniper presented by Phil Malhiot\nSunday\, August 3rd at 2:30 PM \n\nClub Members Only\nExhibition Tree Judging Criteria\nCLICK HERE
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