Stone Images VIII at the Pacific Bonsai Museum

Stone Images VIII will be coming to the Pacific Bonsai Museum soon and it promises to be an all-star show.

The display staged by the Viewing Stone Study Group, which is part of the Puget Sound Bonsai Association, will run from February 16 through March 27 in the pavilion at the museum.  This year’s show will feature the “best” stones exhibited at one of the previous seven shows staged by the group at the museum.  Only stones that were selected for one of the previous shows are eligible for consideration by a panel of three judges. The judges will select approximately 20 stones or shelves (display stands that hold a number of small viewing stones) in late January for the show.

The museum is located in Federal Way and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Admission is free.

The Viewing Stone Study Group was founded in 2007 to foster the appreciation of viewing stones, which are often exhibited with bonsai, as an art form.  The group conducts a number of collecting trips annually to Washington rivers and streams.  For more information about the group contact Joel.