30th Annual Bonsai-a-Thon
Schedule
- 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Extensive bazaar area with vendors selling top-quality tools, pots, and plants
- 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. Demonstrations: Initial training and advanced styling by local bonsai artists.
∘ Saturday: Kathy Benson, Marcus Juniel, Bill Ward, Tom Vuong
∘ Sunday : Jason Chan, Mitch Matsey, Bob Pressler, Jason Saito - 11 a.m. Guided tour
∘ Saturday: Shoya Heritage House
∘ Sunday: Guided tour of the bonsai nursery - 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Jonas Dupuich lecture (auditorium on the lower level of Banta Hall)
∘ Saturday: Deciduous Trees
∘ Sunday: Black Pines - 2:30–4:30 p.m. Live auction followed by raffle of demonstration trees and donated trees, pots, tools and more.
Proceeds from this event support the Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection at The Huntington.
Happy kusamono workshop participants with their creations. Young Choe, center front, is a world renowned kusamono artist and was the 2024 GSBF Bonsai-A-Thon visiting artist and workshop leader.
Each day you can expect four to five demonstrators working in an inviting setting allowing you to ask questions and to get to know each expert.
Huntington Bonsai Curator and auctioneer extraordinaire Ted Matson pointing to the winner of one of many auction prizes, including kusamonos made by Young Choe.
California juniper bonsai (Juniperus californica), styled from plant material approximately 500 years. Photo by Andrew Mitchell. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
About the Organization
Golden State Bonsai Federation, Inc. (GSBF) is a non-profit 501(c) (3) educational organization comprised of member and affiliate clubs in California and adjoining statespromote the art of bonsai.
About the Bonsai-A-Thon Visiting Artist
Jonas Dupuich got his start in bonsai over twenty years ago, when he met Boon Manakitivipart, while working at his family’s nursery. After seeing a tree Manakitivipart had styled – a neglected black pine – Dupuich was hooked. That experience kicked off more than two decades of study with Boon. During that time, Dupuich became a founding member of the club, Bay Island Bonsai, and started his website the Bonsai Tonight Blog. In 2015, Dupuich's hobby became his profession. He now teaches classes, works on trees, and runs a small bonsai business full-time. His primary aim in bonsai is the same now as it was more than twenty years ago: to help as many people as possible appreciate beautiful bonsai.
The Bonsai-A-Thon visiting artist is sponsored by Joshua Roth Limited