Bonsai Focus ES Magazine - March - April 2024

In this issue

6 Gallery: Eda Uchi Kai
A selection of the best bonsai from the Eda Uchi Kai show.
8 Technique: Nature like a sculpture
Bruno Proietti Tocca on deadwood.
14 Technique: Acing a base
Shay Cohen improves the nebari of a hackberry (Celtis).
18 Display: Just sublime
Kunio Kobayashi lectures on tokonoma display.
22 Case History: Back to the future
Revisiting famous bonsai creations of past years.
26 Styling: Even or uneven?
Susumu Shinkawa deals with a raft style satsuki.
33 Gallery: Eda Uchi Kai
A selection of the best bonsai from the Eda Uchi Kai show
35 Styling: Puzzling it out
Dennis Fuchs works on a scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).
41 Pots: Masterly crafted
The Toufukuji Masterpieces.
45 Workshop: Playful spirit
The skills and artistic sense of bonsai artist Takako Fujikawa.
49 Masterclass: 3 pair of eyes
Master Takashi Iura and student Yuuki Kobayashi share the same passion.
56 Profile: Connected with nature
The bonsai passion of Brian Hollowell.
60 Shohin: Entwined together
Katsumi Komiya guides you through the specific techniques of improving your shohin bonsai.
64 Technique: Hydrangea
How to create bonsai from cuttings, grafting and other methods using interesting and unusual species.
67 Report: Aki-Ten
The Aki-Ten takes place in the Italian Alps
70 Gallery: Aki Ten
A selection of photos from the latest edition of the Aki-Ten show
73 News and Agenda
New book by Mauro Stemberger, Autumn in France, new course from Bonsai Empire, Agenda

Bonsai Focus ES Magazine Description:

¡Descubrir el apasionante universo de Bonsai Focus¡ Una revista bimensual, con interesantes reportajes informativos acompañados de impresionantes fotografías. “Bonsai Focus”, os brindará la oportunidad de disfrutar de extraordinarios bonsáis, de poder compartir increíbles modelados llevados a cabo por los más grandes maestros, de aprender de una manera muy didáctica todo tipo de técnicas específicas, y os facilitará consejos absolutamente útiles para llevar a cabo un adecuado mantenimiento de vuestros bonsáis. Algunos reportajes irán, en ocasiones, complementados a modo de apoyo, por espectaculares y exclusivos audiovisuales.