SABS Bonsai Notebook

Next Meeting: Nov. 9, 2024

Demonstration by: Robert Hoogeveen

Time: 7p

Location: LA Arboretum, Palm Room
Arcadia, CA

Our guest demonstrator for November is Robert Hoogeveen.

Robert is a longtime friend of SABS.
Robert’s passion for Bonsai began in 1977 when he was only 12 years old when he visited the Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery. He studied for 7 years under John Naka. Robert joined the Orange County Bonsai Society and also started taking formal lessons from the 4 main founders: Francis Watari, Tets Tsukamoto, Mie Mizusawa and Jim Takeda.
Robert is the current president of OCBS and loves to share his passion for bonsai.
At this Saturday’s SABS meeting Robert will be demonstrating on a juniper. It will be a great learning experience for all who attend.

Plan to join us….

for more information & directions email SABS at [email protected]

Refreshments: Hungry???

Please bring your favorite appetizers and snack to share
Water provided by SABS

Large Raffle Table– bring a bonsai related item to donate

Your donations to the raffle at our meetings are a BIG help to support the club
Please keep them coming
Plus it’s a lot of fun to see what’s on the table
Thanks!!!

Our raffle tables have been incredible-check out www.sabonsai.org to see some of last months items
thanks to all who have so generously donated

SABS Update

• There will be additional club meeting photos, bonsai community news, resources and more only available at www.sabonsai.org

• There is no meeting in December- Happy Holidays to all

• check out the webpage for 2025 Club info and a surprise

• The Club gave Dave Miles a unique Ken Bross Desktop minature tablestand as a “thank you” for his many years as SABS President

Oct Meeting Highlights

Our October return to the Arboretum featured Ken Bross, “The Barefoot Woodworker”, who brought a large collection of his bonsai display stands for us to see.
Ken explained his process for the woodworking that went into the structure of the stands and showed individual stand pieces that were interchangeable by design.
Members were asked to bring in trees that could be matched up with stands to create a show display.
Ken had stands in a variety of wood types, and the members enjoyed seeing trees on different stands and picking favorite combinations.
For those members interested, stands could be ordered in the size and material of their choosing, to be delivered in time for our May show.

Ken donated one of his stands to our raffle, and Anthony was the lucky winner of the stand.
A very nice juniper bonsai was donated to the raffle table by Mike, along with several cork-bark elms brought by Ray.

Thanks to all the raffle donors. Our members always enjoy the surprises that show up each month.
Thank you again to Ken for an enjoyable evening presentation.

~ Dave

Upcoming Events

Nov 9-
Jim Pelling Memorial Tree Sale
9a-3p Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School
6338 N Figueroa St LA, CA – sale in the parking lot, plenty of parking for more information contact Joe Galgoul, [email protected]

Nov 10-
Embracing Fall In the Garden
www.thejapanesegarden.com
6100 Woodley Ave, Van Nuys, CA 91406 Admission is free- celebrate the Fall Season & Veteran’s Day with Bonsai Demonstrations and Kamishibai Storytelling (paper theater) ***Sansui Kai Bonsai Club will be there, set up just outside the garden’s entry gate where they will hold demonstrations and a sale of some very unique bonsai pieces

Jan 11, 2025
SABS Annual Membership Meeting, Potluck and Bonsai Bingo
7pm Palm Room, LA Arboretum, Arcadia, CA