The Memphis Bonsai Society will host a weekend workshop with Bonsai Master Kather Shaner.

The workshop will be held on Saturday and Sunday March 1 & 2, 2008.  The fee will be $50 per day for members.  Non-members are encouraged to attend for the rate of $130 for the weekend.  If desired, the additional $30 will be applied to pay-in-full any new member's dues for the entire year. 

Starting her career in bonsai in 1983, Kathy Shaner has become internationally known and recognized for her excellence in the art of bonsai. After becoming a member of ten bonsai clubs and studying under several of California's most respected instructors, she was granted an apprenticeship in Japan. There she worked for Yasuo Mitsuya, highly regarded Master of Gendai (contemporary form) bonsai training. She was the first non-Japanese citizen to be certified by the Nippon Bonsai Kyodo Kumaii, the professional bonsai grower's branch of the Nippon Bonsai Association of Japan.

Shaner conducts seminars and workshops, lectures, and designs and maintains private collections. She uses her knowledge and ability to find the "soul of the tree" to teach her students in a clear understandable manner. Last year Kathy was named curator of the Golden State Bonsai Federation Collection - North and resident bonsai master at the new El Dorado Bonsai School in Placerville, California.

This is an excellent opportunity to take part in a hands-on workshop under the tutelage of one of the country's most renown bonsai experts. 

The workshop will be held at the Goldsmith Center at the beautiful Memphis Botanic Garden. Please contact us for more details .

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