What to Expect in this Workshop Instructor Nana Bellerud will lead May’s ikebana workshop with a focus on popular Japanese summer-blooming flowers, including their symbolism and seasonal meanings, while maintaining […]
Bonsai Styling: Prunus emarginata In this workshop you will style Prunus emarginata, the Pacific Northwest native bitter cherry. Known for its delicate spring flowers, developing bark character, and graceful branching, this species makes an elegant and regionally meaningful bonsai. Bobby will focus on covering techniques that are useful on various flowering and fruiting trees that […]
Bonsai Styling: Prunus emarginata In this workshop you will style Prunus emarginata, the Pacific Northwest native bitter cherry. Known for its delicate spring flowers, developing bark character, and graceful branching, this species makes an elegant and regionally meaningful bonsai. Bobby will focus on covering techniques that are useful on various flowering and fruiting trees that […]
Group Kobo is a drop‑in workshop. Whether you’re refining a bonsai’s shape, practicing wiring, or planning future enhancements, you’ll receive expert guidance from GJG’s bonsai master, Bobby Curttright. alongside a […]
What to Expect in this Workshop Instructor Nana Bellerud will lead August ikebana workshop with a focus on popular Japanese summer-blooming flowers, including their symbolism and seasonal meanings, while maintaining […]
Formal Upright Design Using a Sitka Spruce Using our native Sitka Spruce species, participants will learn how to create a classic Formal Upright bonsai design, known in Japanese as Chokkan. […]
Formal Upright Design Using a Sitka Spruce Using our native Sitka Spruce species, participants will learn how to create a classic Formal Upright bonsai design, known in Japanese as Chokkan. […]
What to Expect in this Workshop Instructor Nana Bellerud will lead September's ikebana workshop with a focus on the end to summer and beginning of fall with the flower of […]
Azaleas Azaleas are a unique and rewarding species in the world of bonsai, with horticultural requirements and design considerations that differ significantly from most trees. In this workshop, we will explore what makes azaleas their own beast, from their growth habits and root systems to their watering, soil, fertilization, and pruning needs. Participants will learn […]
Traditional Japanese Carpentry Fundamentals: $600 2-Day Workshop | Saturday–Sunday, September 19–20 With a Friday night, September 18 6-9pm overview You will learn Traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery Precision layout and geometry Hand planing techniques Scribing and fitting joinery Japanese hand-tool methods and sharpening concepts This workshop is ideal for those wanting to strengthen their traditional woodworking skills […]
Build a Traditional Japanese Roofed Garden Gate: $1,200 5-Day Workshop | Saturday–Wednesday, September 19–23 With a Friday night, September 18, 6-9pm overview Workshop includes Two days of intensive skills training Three days constructing and installing the gate Traditional roof framing techniques Advanced layout and joinery Individual instruction from Jay Van Arsdale A rare opportunity to […]
Azaleas Azaleas are a unique and rewarding species in the world of bonsai, with horticultural requirements and design considerations that differ significantly from most trees. In this workshop, we will explore what makes azaleas their own beast, from their growth habits and root systems to their watering, soil, fertilization, and pruning needs. Participants will learn […]
Create a sculptural, slab-based oval bonsai container by hand in this two-part ceramic workshop atBentwood Nursery in Laura Dufala’s studio. Using slab-building techniques and rich brown clay,participants will design and build a shallow, one-of-a-kind bonsai vessel that balancesfunction with artistic expression. Inspired by traditional bonsai aesthetics as well as contemporary ceramic form, this workshopencourages organic […]
Western Hemlock Bonsai Workshop: Aluminum Wiring Techniques Learn one of the most essential skills in bonsai—wiring. This hands-on workshop focuses on shaping and styling bonsai using aluminum wire, an indispensable tool for bonsai artists. Participants will work with a Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), a graceful Pacific Northwest native known for its soft foliage and elegant […]
Western Hemlock Bonsai Workshop: Aluminum Wiring Techniques Learn one of the most essential skills in bonsai—wiring. This hands-on workshop focuses on shaping and styling bonsai using aluminum wire, an indispensable tool for bonsai artists. Participants will work with a Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), a graceful Pacific Northwest native known for its soft foliage and elegant […]