Happy Holidays!!
We hope to see you on January 27th for our first (new January meeting) general meeting of 2020. Our guest artist will be Andrew Robson, from the Portland area. Andrew will by hosting workshops on the 26th and 27th.
Andrew Robson is an emerging deciduous artist in the American bonsai community. Andrew recently completed a 3 year apprenticeship with Michael Hagedorn, after graduating from Yale University. Andrew serves as a member of the Portland Bonsai Village, and has previoisly served as a board member of the American Bonsai Society. He currently exhibits work at the Portland Japanese Garden, and regularly lectures at the garden's Japanese Arts Learning Center. Andrew and his family are currently building a deciduous-focused bonsai garden, school and nursery, RAKUYO-en, just outside of Portland, Oregon. While some conifers hang around RAKUYO, the overwhelming focus is on deciduous bonsai.