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Next workshop
Young Choe workshop
Saturday, April 5, 2025
9:30AM-1 PM
Raleigh Police Club
Young Choe is a kusamono artist who studied traditional art in her native Korea before moving to the United States and earning her BS in horticulture from the University of Maryland. While volunteering at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum, she brought her artistic talent together with her knowledge of horticulture to create kusamono. As her interest developed, Young traveled to Japan to study the unique art form with the master kusamono artist, Keiko Yamane, a former student of Saburo Kato. She worked for many years with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) including the U.S. National Arboretum. Young is considered a leader in the field and enjoys conducting workshops and lectures nationally as well as internationally.
Ten lucky participants will have the opportunity to work with Ms. Choe and create their own Kusamono. The cost of the workshop will be $110. If you have plant material you would like to include in your creation please bring it. Plants will be available for a small fee, but material is limited. Merritt Barnett will have pots for sale, or you can bring your own pots if you have them. This is an excellent opportunity to work with one of the Bonsai World's best Kusamono artists, and to add a nice Kusamono to your collection.