The Jyotirmai Club organised a talk on Suiseki (a Japanese art form on stone appreciation) and a demonstration on Yamadori Bonsais (a Japanese art form of growing miniature full-grown trees in flower pots) by bonsai master Sudhir Jadhav, on September 9 at Shridhar Shriram Hall on Garcha Road. The speaker enlightened the audience about the importance of stone appreciation and offered interesting tips on how to look out for and identify unique shapes which may be missed otherwise. Jadhav also demonstrated the process of curating bonsais in an exciting session that witnessed enthusiastic involvement by the participants. Snapshots.
(l-r) Jadhav explained the Suiseki art form to curious visitors and showed them how to identify shapes in rocks through their unique ways of looking at them.
The Suiseki art form in this rock can be perceived in the shape of a fish.
“We have a meeting every month and it is all about bonsais and gardening in general. We call an international master once a year and an Indian master once a year. When we conduct these seminars, we get to learn new techniques from the masters. We release a magazine too every three months, where the details of all these seminars are provided,” said Usha Modi, a member of the organising team at The Jyotirmai Club, Bonsai Chapter.
This flowering bonsai tree is a splash of bright colours and can decorate your rooms with your favourite forest flowers.
The Suiseki art form in this rock resembles that of a flower.