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ONSITE | Saturday, June 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Instructor: Bjorn Bjorholm

$10 minimum (Any additional amount will be attributed as a donation toward bonsai education.)

Registration Required

Course Capacity: 100

A styling demonstration featuring internationally-known professional bonsai artist and educator Bjorn L. Bjorholm on transforming plant material into fine art. Registered attendees are able to leave and return during the three-hour session with their event badges.

Bjorn L. Bjorholm is a bonsai professional and instructor who spent six years as an apprentice under Master Keiichi Fujikawa at Kouka-en bonsai nursery in Osaka, Japan before receiving certification as a bonsai professional by the Nippon Bonsai Association. His tenure as an apprentice at Kouka-en was followed by three years as artist-in-residence at the same location, making him the first foreign-born working bonsai professional in Japan. During his time in Japan, Bjorn’s works were featured in the Kokufu-ten, Sakufu-ten, and Taikan-ten exhibitions, among many others. In addition to his work in Japan, Bjorn travels the world, from Europe to Asia to Latin America, teaching bonsai art and providing services to private clients and international organizations. He owns and operates Eisei-en, the premier bonsai garden, nursery and school in the Eastern US, located outside of Nashville, TN.

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