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Feature Articles


The Art of Bonsai Awards

The Art of Bonsai Awards

The Art of Bonsai Project has teamed up with International Bonsai to host the International Bonsai / Art of Bonsai Photo Contest.


The Pottery of Dan Barton

AoB / KoB Article Contest

The contest objective is for participants to write an original article about bonsai in a professional and educational manner.


America's First National Bonsai Exhibition

America's First National Bonsai Exhibition

The bonsai community is on the threshold of a historic event of such importance that it will no doubt change the state of the art in this country . . .


Book Review: 'Bonsai Potters' - by D Giphart and L Arzooyan

Book Review: 'Bonsai Potters' - by D Giphart and L Arzooyan

The art of bonsai pottery has always seemed to exist in the background of the bonsai community.


Profile: Antoni Payeras

Profile: Antoni Payeras

. . .There he began to produce commercial bonsai from native Mediterranean trees.


Profile: Dan Robinson

Profile: Dan Robinson

Dan Robinson looks and acts younger than his years. His drive and joyful obsession for creating bonsai are crucial elements in his artistry.


Gallery: Warren Hill

Gallery: Warren Hill

After this initial exposure Warren went on to study the rich Japanese culture that spawned this unique art form.


Penjing: A Chinese Renaissance by Karin Albert

Penjing: A Chinese Renaissance by Karin Albert

In the West, penjing has come a long way. For decades, the art of dwarfing trees in containers had been attributed exclusively to the Japanese.


In Defense of the Mallsai  by Will Heath

In Defense of the Mallsai by Will Heath

The term Mallsai has become a joke, a punch line, even an insult in the community; the very name brings to mind images of poorly designed bonsai . . .


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