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Ben Oki Live 5/16/03 ... Gerber Online Bonsai Journal ... Nashville Bonsai Society ... Bonsai Links ... Bonsai Event Calendar
OTHER SESSIONS > Rocky Mtn Juniper Session ... Hinoki Cypress Session ... Pine Session ... Other Tree Sessions
May 16th, 2003 6 pm - 10 pm at Dr. Malcom Lewis' Home
(Ulmus Parvifolia "Yatsubusa" ELM Session)
Photography by Tony Gerber unless noted otherwise.
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Bonsai Master Ben Oki creating with a "Yatsubusa" Chinese Elm |
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Mr. Oki puts a Ulmus Parvifolia "Yatsubusa" into training as NBS member, Tony Gerber looks on. MASTER BEN OKI LIVE BONSAI DEMONSTRATION |
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Wiring ("Yatsubusa" Chinese Elm Session) |
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Trimmings are starting to pile up on the table as Mr. Oki wires branches on this young Elm tree. Many of the cuttings were picked over by the end of the evening and members take cuttings to start small trees for future bonsai specimens. photo by Heather Gerber MASTER BEN OKI LIVE BONSAI DEMONSTRATION |
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Mr. Oki Sketches ("Yatsubusa" Chinese Elm Session) |
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Part of the mastery of Ben Oki are his sketches that follows each trees transformation. MASTER BEN OKI LIVE BONSAI DEMONSTRATION |
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Completed Ben Oki Bonsai Design ("Yatsubusa" Chinese Elm Session) |
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The finished design as it sits on the Gerber front porch arboreum. MASTER BEN OKI LIVE BONSAI DEMONSTRATION |
OTHER SESSIONS > Rocky Mtn Juniper Session ... Hinoki Cypress Session ... Pine Session ... Other Tree Sessions
Ben Oki Live 5/16/03 ... Gerber Online Bonsai Journal ... Nashville Bonsai Society ... Bonsai Links ... Bonsai Event Calendar
©1996-2003 Nashville Bonsai Society and SpaceForMusic.com. All photos ©2003 Tony and Heather Gerber
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