 British Shohin Association
Welcome to the British Shohin Association - the first and only Shohin based society in the UK.
The idea behind the BSA is an appreciation society, to promote the cultivation, aesthetics and display of the smaller sizes of bonsai and to let people know just how wonderful and enjoyable this side of bonsai actually is.
We invite anyone with an interest in Shohin, Mame and Chuhin sizes of bonsai and indeed anyone with a keen interest in bonsai generally to join our forward thinking association.
 In this section:
If Shohin are your thing, come and join with us and get involved in the new BIG thing - be part of the BSA!
 The 5th BSA Exhibition
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th February 2010
After the huge success of the 4th BSA show in 2009 featuring the very best exhibition of chuhin, shohin & mame trees in the UK, the 5th BSA Annual Exhibition will take place at Willowbog Bonsai over the weekend of Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th February 2010.
Mame, Shohin Compositions, single Shohin and Chuhin trees are all welcome from members & non-members!!
- Featuring over 60 top quality shohin, chuhin & mame exhibits
- Exhibition judging, exhibition tour & critique by Marco Invernizzi
- Shohin Pottery Workshop with David Jones—Walsall Ceramics
- ‘Shohin’ Off’ - fun styling competition
- Interactive talks by Peter Warren & John Armitage
- Evening meal & awards presentation
- Pots, trees, books, tools, wire, soils - all your bonsai needs!
Show Programme
| Friday 26th February |
| 12 noon onwards |
Entry and benching of exhibits
Photographing of exhibits by Paul Goff to start at noon.
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| Saturday 27th February |
| 6am – 10am |
Entry, benching and photographing of exhibits |
| 10am |
Show opens to public |
| 10am – 11am |
Judging of exhibits by Marco Invernizzi and Peter Warren
Judging will make some areas of the exhibition temporarily inaccessible |
| 11.30am – 2.30pm |
Make a shohin pot workshop
Make a shohin pot workshop guided by David Jones of Walsall Ceramics. Cost £35 maximum 8 participants , Booking in advance required. |
| 11.30am – 1.30pm |
Tree styling demonstration by Peter Warren |
| 11.30am – 1.30pm |
Guided critique of exhibits by Marco Invernizzi |
| 2.30pm – 4.30pm |
Invitation to create your own shohin composition
Invitation to create your own shohin composition using set number of trees, accessories and a choice of stand. Against the clock !!! Supervised and judged by Marco. A modest prize awarded to the winner! |
| 4.45pm |
Saturday raffle draw |
| 5pm |
Show closes to the public |
| 5pm – 6pm |
AGM of the British Shohin Association [members only] |
| 7pm - late |
Evening meal and Awards presentation
Evening meal and Awards presentation followed by an auction in aid of BSA funds and then drinks, music and chat |
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| Sunday 28th February |
| 10am |
Show opens to the public |
| 10.30am – 12.30pm |
Guided critique of exhibits by Marco Invernizzi |
| 10.30am – 1.30pm |
Competition to style a shohin
Essentially light hearted and hopefully pitting representatives of various bonsai groups against each other , Winner gets to keep their tree. Material supplied by Willowbog. |
| 10.30am – 1.30pm |
John Armitage presentation |
| 2pm – 3.30pm |
Shohin tree critique by Marco Invernizzi
Bring your own tree for free analysis and advice by the master |
| 3.30pm |
Announcement of Pot Silent auction and raffle winners followed by closing words and show end |
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 Walsall Ceramics - Make a shohin pot workshop
Make a shohin pot workshop guided by David Jones of Walsall Ceramics. Cost £35 maximum 8 participants, Booking in advance required - please contact Willowbog Bonsai to book your place.
  New Pot Award - Sponsored by Stone Monkey Ceramics
Andy Person of Stone Monkey Ceramics has kindly sponsored a new award for the 5th BSA Exhibition for the best pot tree combination. Inspired by blossoms in spring on the bare woody branches, this specially created pot includes pure silver at the centre of each blossom as an added interest.
Traders at the 5th BSA Exhibition
In addition to the Willowbog Nursery being fully open with a great range of oots, trees, books, tools, wire, soils available - the BSA 5th exhibition will have Walsall Ceramics and Saruyama Bonsai on-site through the weekend.
 How to enter...
Please send your entry details & images to:
British Shohin Association
Willowbog Bonsai, Willowbog Farm, Wark,
Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 3EF, England
Telephone: 01434 681217
EMAIL: info@willowbog-bonsai.co.uk or jarmitagebonsai@hotmail.co.uk
BSA Shows & Reports
 BSA 4th Annual Exhibition 
Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March 2009
A full report featuring images from the BSA 4th Annual show is NOW AVAILABLE >>
Following the huge success of last year's exhibition, the 4th British Shohin Association Annual Exhibition took place at Willowbog Bonsai over the weekend of Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March 2009, and proved to be an amazing success, with the standard surpassing previous years and again proved to be the best display of Shohin and Chuhin bonsai in one place.
A big thank you to everybody who contributed and took part with the hugely successful weekend!!
The BSA exhibition will definitely return again in February 2010 at Willowbog Bonsai
Previous BSA Shows:
The 3rd annual exhibition organised by the BSA took place over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of March 2008 and proved to be their biggest success to date.
The 2nd annual BSA show took place over the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th February 2007 and was a fantastic success.
The 1st BSA Annual Show was held at Willowbog Bonsai over the weekend of 28th & 29th January 2006 and was a great success with many visitors over the weekend from all over the UK, and a high quality display of shohin compositions, individual shohin, mame and chuhin displays.
To be part of the BSA and show your support you can join in the following way:
 BSA MEMBERSHIP
BSA Membership gives you a quarterly newsletter that provides information on cultivation, demonstrations along with up to the minute news and events on Shohin around the UK and beyond. Also included are the special BSA mug, membership card and free entry to our prestigious annual exhibition.
 Download a printable copy of the BSA Membership Application Form (PDF 176Kb)
If you would like to join, please download and complete the BSA membership application form and please send to:
British Shohin Association
Willowbog Bonsai
Willowbog Farm, Wark, Hexham,
Northumberland NE48 3EF.
 BSA Promotional Items
We now have the T-shirts and mugs back from the printers and each member should by now have theirs. If you are not a member but would like to buy a mug or T-shirt please contact Peter or Jean and one will be posted out to you.
Mugs - £5.00 plus P&P
T-shirts - £7.00 plus P&P
T-shirt & Mug - £10.00 plus P&P
BSA Contacts:
Willowbog Bonsai
Willowbog Farm, Wark, Hexham
Northumberland, NE48 3EF, England
Telephone: 01434 681217
Email: info@willowbog-bonsai.co.uk or jarmitagebonsai@hotmail.co.uk
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