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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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SUMMARY:General Meeting August 2025
DESCRIPTION:Kusamono demonstration by Young Choe\n \nYoung Choe is a kusamono artist who studied traditional art in her native Korea before moving to the United States and earning her BS in horticulture from the University of Maryland. While volunteering at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum\, she brought her artistic talent together with her knowledge of horticulture to create kusamono. As her interest developed\, Young traveled to Japan to study the unique art form with the master kusamono artist\, Keiko Yamane\, a former student of Saburo Kato. She worked for many years with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)\, including the U.S. National Arboretum. Young is considered a leader in the field and enjoys conducting workshops and lectures nationally as well as internationally. \nYoung Choe\nKusamono refers to a Japanese botanical art that developed alongside bonsai. Kusamono are potted arrangements of wild grasses and flowers in unique pots or trays selected to suggest a season or place. The name is composed of two Japanese characters– “grass” and “thing”—which together suggest humble\, everyday plants. Originally\, this name referred to the small\, potted grasses displayed next to bonsai as accent plants. More recently\, creating Kusamono has developed into an art form of its own. A well-chosen kusamono reflects the season in which it is displayed. Some compositions are designed to include plants that will look good in several seasons. Besides the season\, a Kusamono should suggest a specific natural habitat\, such as a wetland\, meadow\, or woodland. Whether using a single plant or a group of plants\, there are three basic styles of planting: moss-ball\, out-of-pot\, or in a container. \n                          \n\nAs always… \nBring a tree to the meeting if you have questions about it.  Members are always encouraged to bring personal trees to the meetings for advice on care or styling from our many club artists.\n  \n\nMeetings are held on the first Wednesday (or the 2nd Wednesday if immediately preceded by a holiday)  from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The College of Dupage campus in the TEC 1038b. \nThe college address is 425 Fawell Boulevard\, Glen Ellyn\, Illinois. \nMembers who are unable to attend in person may join via ZOOM.
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SUMMARY:Mid-America Bonsai Show & Sale
DESCRIPTION:Mid-America Bonsai Show & Sale\nChicago Botanic Garden\n1000 Lake Cook Road\nGlencoe\, IL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, Saturday & Sunday\nAugust 15: noon – 5 p.m.\nAugust 16 & 17: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. \n\nPresented by the Midwest Bonsai Society\nSee bonsai trees on display\, shop the plant sale\, and learn from experts. \nShow: Nichols Hall\nSale: Runnels & Searle Courtyard\nDemonstrations & Lectures:\nAuditorium\, Design Studio & Plant Science Lab\nWorkshops: Various locations \nhighlights: \n\nA judged show including 200 bonsai trees reflecting all types of bonsai styles in Nichols Hall\nOver a dozen vendors selling bonsai trees\, raw nursery stock\, pots\, tools\, and supplies in the Searle and Runnells Courtyards\nFree demonstrations and lectures in Alsdorf Auditorium\nWorkshops for beginners and accomplished bonsai growers to collect growing information\nTo register and see the full list of workshops\, visit midwestbonsai.org\nChicago Botanic Garden
URL:https://prairiestatebonsai.com/event/mid-america-bonsai-show-sale/
LOCATION:Chicago Botanic Gardens\, 1000 Lake Cook Road\, Glencoe\, IL\, United States
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