Bonsai Teaching Trips
April 6th, 2007 by Robert Steven
If I were a composer I would honor you with my love song
If I were just a poet I would write you the lyric of my soul
But I am just a Bonsai artist-
-And can only shape you with my life!
My first teaching trip outside Indonesia was in the 6th. Asia-Pacific Bonsai Suiseki Convention & Exhibition (ASPAC 2001) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; then in the 7th. ASPAC 2003 in Manila, Philippines.
Then traveling quite intensively abroad as well as within Indonesia to give lectures, demos, crititique, workshops and judging. (Visit : http://whoisbonsai.com/robert-steven-indonesia)
Mumbai, India in 2003
All Indian Bonsai Convention
New Delhi, India in 2005
Demo and workshop 
Singapore in 2004 
Ayer Rajah – Dr. Tan Cheng Bock Cup, Singapore.
Hanoi, Vietnam in 2004
HaLong Bay, Vietnam
The 5th. World Bonsai Convention in 2005, Washington DC, USA
Puerto Rico in 2005 
2006 BCI Convention in Sunde, China
19th. AABC National Annual Convention 2006
in Gold Coast, Australia
With Dorothy Koreshoff
Cape Town, South Africa in 2006
Pert, Australia in 2007 
Bonsai Slovakia 2007 by Nitra Bonsai, April 2007
One of the demo material, Juniper…after styling and the simulated potting…
With Indonesian Ambassador and the demo Black pine.
Please see : http://www.bonsai-slovakia.sk/7demo.htm
Also see : http://www.indonesia.sk/
Styling and simulated potting…
Mid-Atlantic Spring Festival, NJ- USA. April 2007.
A giant Juniper for the demo…
After styling and a simulated potting picture…
Workshop at Hartfort Club, NJ. See the news at :
http://www.courant.com/features/home/hc-homebonsai0427.artapr27,0,6336583.story
Huadu, Guangzhou – China. October 2007
Demo and workshops in Gold Coast, Australia – November 2007
Bangkok, Thailand – December 2007
Judging for the KING CUP in celebrating the
King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 80th. Birthday.
Demo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – May 2008
Before…and….
….after….
Kota Bahru, Malaysia – August 2008
Lucknow, India – September 2008
Judging in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia – December 2008
The 6th World Bonsai Convention in Puerto Rico, July 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – October 2009
Melbourne, Australia – November 2009
ABFF Convention, Bangkok – Thailand, December 2009
NEXT…..
- Davao, Phillipines – March 2010
- Venezuela – 2010
- Argentine – 2010
- New Zealand – 2010
- Florida, USA - 2010
- Mexico – 2010
- Africa – 2011
It seems you have already visited India twice, and maybe during your next visit, perhaps you may touch down Bangladesh on your way back home.
It would be such an honour to receive you in Bangladesh.
Shaukat
I had been to India several times. Hope I can visit your country sometimes…
Tell me about the bonsai activity in Bangladesh and I’d love to see some pictures.
Bonsai activity in BD is not very old. There was perhaps one or two persons who had been individually pursuing this art form since eighties.
In 1999 an expatriate Bangladeshi (who was the President of Toronto Bonsai Society) gathered some enthusiasts in BD and helped form the Bangladesh Bonsai Society. Since then the Society had been imparting training to beginners, and holding annual exhibition. The present membership is around 100.
We’ve had the opportunity to have amongst us Mr. Susumu Nakamura (sponsored by the Japanese embassy) in 2003 and 2005, who had given very interesting demos on different species, and I had received many valuable inputs on bonsai aesthetics from him during his stay in BD, as I was the coordinator.
The popular trees for bonsai in BD are Ficus rumphii, F. long island, F. benjamina, Murraya paniculata/exotica, Carmona micropyhlla, etc., and I will send you some pix separately to your email ID.
Saya bangga akan hasil karya Bapak sudah terkenal sampai ke seluruh negara.saya ingin berkarya seperti Bapak.
G’Day Robert,
I am very impressed with your bonsai! I live in tropical Queensland so they speak to me in a way a lot of temperate bonsai do not. I have just discovered that Pemphis acidula also grows naturally here! I see that you are comming to Queensland in November 2007. Where and when will you be visiting? I would love to see you.
If you are in the north, you are more than welcome to visit us and see our humble bonsai.
all the best
Ashley
Makasih Abie.
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Hi Ashley, I was in Gold Coast with Carole and Tess, do you know them ?
Hope to meet you oneday….
Hi Robert,
I know that guy in the picture! It’s me.
Greetings from Massachusetts,USA
Hope to see you again in Hartford, Ct sometime.
Geof
Hi Geof…how is life ?
Wishing you and your family…A Merry X’Mas and Happy New Year 2008 !!!
All the best from your friends…
Hi Siqong,
We are the Kelantan and Terengganu Bonsai Societies (Sifus and new members) are here waiting for a warm visit from a world great siqong..so excited rather than your demo at Kuala Lumpur in May 2008. Really hope to have a great lesson and your great bonsai materials i.e. magazines, CD etc if any on 21-23 August 2008 at Kota Bharu, an Islamic city which is similar to your Malang neighbourhood in term of bonsai artists and collectors (high, middle and low class communities are sharing same hobby shoulders to shoulder and living nearby each other).
Hi Robert,how are you?just read your blog and saw some of your demo work.amazing as usual.I was remembering the wonderful time we had in Delhi at the convention.I saw in your blog about your visit to India in sept 2008.which city?If possible may come,so please let me know.
Your book is so inspiringand beautiful that its like a bonsai bible for me.When are you coming up with another?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Hi
Thanks for adding a new dimension to our knowledge of Bonsai.It was really enlightening.Hope to receive more lessons from you in future.
Vidhi
Lucknow,India.
saya sangat senang melihat hasil karya bonsai Anda yang penuh dengan inspirasi, apalagi jikalau saya dalam keadaan stress…ingin rasanya saya memandangi terus bonsai Anda. Besar harapan saya untuk dapat berkenalan dengan Anda
Hi Robert, quite good demos, cant wait until 2010. I hope you and your family are doing well. I would love to see some of the pictures from Malaysia soon. I think it will be a great event.