May 17th Bonsai Yard Sale!
Join the club for our ever popular “swap meet” style event in the parking lot of the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center! Bring any plants, pots or other bonsai related related materials you would like to sell, and spread them out by the trunk of your car. There is no cost to participate, but you do need to bring your own folding table and chair… We do ask that you be a member of the club to sell, and we suggest a $20.00 donation to the club from our sellers.
Details: May 17th at 9:30am at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center at 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta GA 30306. The sale will be held in the “rear parking lot” behind the greenhouse and amphitheater. Please see the map below. If you are not Selling, please park in the main parking lot and make your way down via the pathway next to the Amphitheater.
At 12:30 we will all have a lunch together which the club will provide. And at 1:30 we will break the sale down and head on home. Get a free ticket for lunch here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lunch-at-the-yard-sale-tickets-1366467042709?aff=oddtdtcreator
We ask that Sellers, pull their cars into the Rear Parking Lot to set up at 9:00am. If you need folding tables or chairs PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN WITH YOU as we will not have tables on site for your use.
June 11th – Beginner’s Meeting
On June 11th at 7:00pm at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, please join the club for our Bonsai Beginner’s class. Featuring local hero and bonsai teacher Rodney Clemons of All Good Bonsai, there is no one better suited to take on the task of teaching how to grow bonsai in Atlanta, as Rodney has been an active grower and resident of the area for over 30 years.
Our format for these sessions is simple: Anyone may attend, but to bring a tree (or trees) we ask that you reserve a ticket. Participation is highly encouraged and we hope you will bring your trees and your questions!
Details: Wednesday June 11th at 7:00pm at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, at 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. Final location on the property is yet to be determined.
Reserve your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-bonsai-with-rodney-clemmons-tickets-1136914093659?aff=oddtdtcreator
June 21st – Club Meeting
On June 21st at 10:00am at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, visiting artist Julian Adams, will offer a presentation on growing pines for bonsai. Julian who has been practicing bonsai since 1971, is one of America’s leading experts on pine bonsai and published a well known book; “Growing Pines for Bonsai”. This will be Julian’s first trip to Atlanta for our club and we are excited to have him join us. In the afternoon, for eight participants at a ticket price of $85.00 Julian will lead a “Bring your own Tree” style workshop. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain assistance with your conifers from an expert!
Details: June 21st at 10:00am at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center located at 980 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. Exact location on the property to be determined. Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-adams-workshop-tickets-1139319127179?aff=oddtdtcreator
Annual Club Events
The club has planned calendar of events each year. Each Spring the club will sponsor an annual bonasi exhibition at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. In late Summer the club hosts an auction fundraiser each year. This is the club’s primary fundraiser. All proceeds go directly back into the club to support our monthly activities. For the remaining months of the year the club focuses each month on a seasonally appropriate topic, usually presented by a professioanl bonsai artist. Past Topics have included: Repotting techniques, how to judge a bonsai exhibition, how to care for tropical bonsai, accent plants and moss balls, seasonal work for pines, seasonal work for junipers and fall seasonal work for decidious trees.
Bonsai Workshops
We offer novice workshops led by a local bonsai professional and advanced workshops led by various guest artists. Since bonsai have needs based on the calendar our workshops are seasonal in nature.
Depending on artist demand, we may have more than one workshop session per weekend, so check the events page for times as the monthly meeting approaches. Please remain flexible with whether you can take morning or afternoon workshop. The cost of each workshop session is currently $75 for at least 3 hours, unless we are including tree or other materials, which may be extra. The club will provide wire to use at workshops and meetings; everything else you may need should be brought by workshop participant, including tree and tools.
Recent Guest Artists
- Young Choe
- Rodney Clemons
- Adam Jones
- Kenji Miyata
- Kathy Shaner
- Tyler Sherrod
- Jerome Kellerhals
- Sergio Cuan
- Eli Akins
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