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The Japanese Garden Origami Festival Sunday October 11th |
The Japanese Garden Origami Festival Sunday October 11th Members are invited to volunteer at the Bonsai Garden area of The Japanese Garden to support the festivities of the Origami Festival, Sunday, October 11, from 11 to 2. We can answer questions about bonsai and work on our trees while the festivities are occuring in the rest of the garden. This is a good way to meet potential new members and help to share our passion about bonsai.
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Walter Pall Critique December 2nd On December 2, 2009 Sansui-Kai will host the return of European Bonsai Master, Walter Pall, to the Los Angeles area, for an evening of critique of member's and visitor's trees. We will be meeting at the Encino Community Center, 4935 Balboa Blvd., Encino, CA 91316. We are inviting the whole bonsai community to this event and have rented a larger venue for this night only. “Walter Pall is often listed
among the top five bonsai
masters in Europe,” said
Program Chairman Jack
Reynolds, who contacted Pall
in his native Germany when
he learned that Pall would be Walter told us, "People should bring all sorts of trees, from a cutting in a yogurt cup to world class bonsai and all in between. I will critique everything." Everyone is invited to attend. There is an admission charge and a charge for each of your trees you wish to be critiqued. See the flyer for deatils and contact Russell Benson to arrange to attend and have your tree(s) critiqued. |
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Kaz Yoneda Dies Kaz Yoneda Sansui-Kai members mourn the passing of Kazuo (Kaz) Yoneda at 85-years of age. Kaz served as a board member for GSBF, ABS, BCI, California Bonsai Society, Nampukai and was a founding member of Aiseki Kai. Kaz was a popular demonstrator at all of the Southern California bonsai clubs and at GSBF conventions, and at the convention in 1999, received the President’s Award for his service to GSBF.
This is one of Kaz's trees that was shown in 2002 at Nampukai show Hank Fawcett, Dick Beltran and I were all members of bonsai classes co-taught by Kaz and Sam Nakano at Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery 15 or more years ago. In fact, it was through these classes that I and many others learned of and then discovered the Sansui-Kai club meetings. Kaz was a frequent demonstrator at Sansui-Kai and served as our show judge several times.
2001 Show Judge Kaz is assisted by Mark Alpert and Dick Beltran In 1990 Kaz and Kiyo donated his Prostata juniper to the Nation Bonsai and Penjing Museum in Washington, D.C.
Kaz and Kiyo donated this Prostata juniper - photo taken 2007 He also donated trees to the San Diego Wild Animal Park Bonsai Pavilion and the Weyerhauser Pacific Rim Collection in 1982 in honor of its opening.
Kaz and Kiyo donated this San Jose juniper saikei In December of 2005, His Imperial Highness, Prince Katsura, presented Kaz Agricultural Society of Japan Green and White Medal. Established in 1881, Agricultural Society of Japan was the first nongovernmental agricultural organization formed in modern Japan. Since 1894, it has conferred the Green and White Award to recognize and honor those who have made significant and lasting contributions to mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and California.
Honoree Kaz at 2006 Agricultural Society of Japan luncheon With this award, Kaz joins previous awardees: John Naka, Ben Oki, Harry Hirao, Sam Nakano, George Yamaguchi, Frank Goya, Richard Ota, Khan Komei and Hideo Murata.
Kiyo and Kaz at 2002 Installation Dinner Born in Utah in 1923, he is survived by his wife, Kiyo and their children. We will all miss Kaz, his gentle spirit and smiling face.
Michael Jonas
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