Dear all,
I am Paul's daughter, Kristina. While drafting the obituary, I remembered how active he was on Bnut and searched for him. It warms my heart so much to hear of your appreciation of his work and his character. My father was 61 years old and suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on June 12. He treated all activities in his life with the same dedication and conscientious as he did his pottery.
For those of you that own his pots, could you please share images of your tree in pot compositions. This would mean so much to my mother and me. We are planning an very informal memorial service this weekend, and are contemplating how to best share the beauty of his passion. Please send them to
bellota.pots@gmail.com , subject line:
Bellota pot planting [Your Name]
For those friends in North East Florida, the memorial will be at 10am, this Saturday, June 17 at the Garden Club of Jacksonville. 1005 Riverside Ave, Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Bellota Pots, now headed by my mother, with continue to operate as we sell his remaining pottery stock, as well as his collection of trees, which he has cared for almost 30 years. It is important to us that his trees go to good homes, where they will be cared for, appreciated, and respected.
While we are very busy at the current time, if you are interested in buying Bellota pottery, please email the address above in a few weeks and follow the FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/bellota.bonsai.pots/. Nothing would make us happier than to know that his work will continue to be appreciated by the Bonsai community.
Thank you again.
