For anyone interested in attending, the 2008 Meeting schedule has now been set. Please note that the March meeting will be held on Friday 3/14 (instead of the usual Thursday) due to the room availability.
Two stone-collecting (tanseki) trips have been tentatively scheduled for May and October. These dates may change however based on member availability.
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Update: The organizers of the 1st Suiseki Exhibition in Spain will have some of these books on sale this May. (English program is here.)
San Francisco Suiseki Kai held its 25th Anniversary exhibit in August 2006 at the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco. Members showed more than 100 of their best stones, which were all photographed for a book commemorating the event. The book includes 52 pages of stone photographs, as well as historical information about the club and Mr. Hirotsu, its first sensei and founder. We are immensely grateful to Carl Morimoto, the editor of the Golden State Bonsai Federation magazine Golden Statements, for the countless hours of work he put in to make this book.
Here are scans of the cover and a couple of pages of the book:
If you are interested in ordering this book, please send an email to Janet Roth - you can fill out the form below with your name, email address, and message and click “submit”.
The price is $25/book + shipping and handling. For an order of 10 books, $20/book shipping and handling.
Domestic US shipping and handling: $5 for an order of 1-2 books, and $10 for larger orders.
International shipping and handling: $10 for an order of 1-2 books, and $37 for larger orders.
Note: the shipping rates will change in May 2008 when new U.S. Postal Service rates go into effect.
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San Francisco Suiseki Kai recently held its 26th Annual Exhibit at the Japan Center in San Francisco. Many local suiseki enthusiasts attend this show, in addition to tourists and locals who find us when visiting the Japan Center. For some of these visitors it is the first time they have ever seen (or even heard of) suiseki, and they always seem to enjoy it.
The club encourages every member to exhibit several stones. Each member selects one of their displayed stones to be part of a competition, judged by the membership. The three stones with the most votes are awarded plaques, and the next five are awarded ribbons. The previous year’s award winners are displayed in the front window of the exhibition room.
In addition to suiseki, there are usually a few “biseki” displayed. These are viewing stones that may be enjoyed for their beautiful colors or patterns, or perhaps for a humorous shape.
These are the 2007 Plaque awards.
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