Owen Reich AND Roy Nagatoshi?!

[Redwood Ryan]

Well, it's official. April 26th I have signed up to have a styling day with Owen Reich. He's coming to Meehan's Miniatures and having demos and the sorts that weekend, so I've signed up to bring in one of my monster Ficus.

A couple weeks before that though, the Northern Virginia Bonsai Society is having Roy Nagatoshi come and style some of the member's trees. Hopefully (if I get a spot) I'll bring my other monster Ficus for him to work on with me. But, I haven't yet secured a spot for that, so cross your fingers for me! Two great opportunities in one month!

 

[sorce]

Hell yeah Ryan!

Sorce

 

[tmmason10]

Owen is great to work with. Hes really down to earth and obviously knowledgeable from his apprenticeship.

 

[LanceMac10]

Do you have any conifers or deciduous trees? No offence, but seems like a waste of a chance to work with Owen. I mean, you can pretty much whack the crap outta' a fig and it'll come back. None the less, enjoy!

 

[berobinson82]

Yeah, we're getting Owen in Richmond on his way up North. Really excited to meet the chap having seen all his vids. My club is excellent about bringing big names. Only a few more American bonsai "masters" that I've yet to shake hands with.


Take some pics will ya?

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I am jealous! Take lots of photos! Share! Share!

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Well, I'm just a fig man, so all I've got are Ficus. The reason I'm bringing one of my 10 inch trunk Ficus is because Martha has a huge natalensis that I purchased at one point. Owen styled it for her last year, and I have absolutely NO idea where to take the monster, so I'll see what he has to say.

 

[mcpesq817]

I went to a Roy workshop and wasn't all that impressed. If you are coming in for shimpaku grafting, I think it is well worthwhile. Other than that, I didnt feel like I got my money's worth compared to other instructors that held workshops for NVBS.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Well I'm just planning on signing up for a styling workshop with Roy where he helps style one of your own trees, so hopefully I'll be able to do so.

 

[AppleBonsai]

Nice have a great time!

 

[Giga]

I seem to be on the wrong side of virginia

 

[Vin]

I'm glad to hear you didn't bale on bonsai. I was worried there for a while.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

I'm glad to hear you didn't bale on bonsai. I was worried there for a while.

Well I was considering it, but I think it was just the winter time sadness. Gets me every year.

 

[KennedyMarx]

Will there be material for sale at the workshops? I would consider buying some at one of them and bringing the ficus to the other. Owen gave a presentation for my club last year and he was very knowledgable. I would trust him to take something forward.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

I'm sure there will be, they're both at nurseries. However, I've got two massive Ficus that don't yet have a direction, so Roy gets to style one and Owen gets the other

 

[KennedyMarx]

I misread your earlier post. I thought your want you'd take a ficus to work on, then two weeks later to the other workshop for more work. Make sure to post pics of both. If I recall correctly you got one off those monsters from Fred (?) on Facebook.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

Yup, they're from Fred. They're just so big that I have NO idea how to work them.

 

[Vin]

Yup, they're from Fred. They're just so big that I have NO idea how to work them.

I haven't touched the one I got from him either. I don't believe it has lost anymore than a half dozen leaves since the day it arrived. And, I had to repot it when it arrived because the pot was in pieces.

 

[mcpesq817]

Well I'm just planning on signing up for a styling workshop with Roy where he helps style one of your own trees, so hopefully I'll be able to do so.

I took a similar workshop a few years ago. He comes every April to NVBS. He didn't really do much help styling people's trees - not just mine, but other people as well. Maybe it was an off day for him, but he spent a half hour or more grafting shimpaku foliage to some guy's san jose juniper, and spent a lot of the rest of the 3 hours sitting and chatting with people. I felt like I wasted my money and time to be honest.

 

[Redwood Ryan]

I took a similar workshop a few years ago. He comes every April to NVBS. He didn't really do much help styling people's trees - not just mine, but other people as well. Maybe it was an off day for him, but he spent a half hour or more grafting shimpaku foliage to some guy's san jose juniper, and spent a lot of the rest of the 3 hours sitting and chatting with people. I felt like I wasted my money and time to be honest.

I wonder. This is supposed to be JUST a styling class, and he's supposed to meet with each student for roughly 30 minutes each.