The 28th annual exhibit of San Francisco Suiseki Kai was held on August 1-2, 2009.  The show included 48 stones, including a small collection of biseki (beautiful stones). 

Biseki are stones that do not meet the aesthetic criteria for suiseki, but are appreciated for their beautiful colors or interesting features. This year’s biseki included chrysanthemum stones from Japan, a small fish from Niagara Falls, and a hut stone that had belonged to the owner’s father.

John Uchida

John Nishizawa

Yaeko Nishizawa

Atsushi Endo

Yaeko Nishizawa

John Nishizawa

Click on any picture to see a photo gallery of the exhibit.

Our 28th annual exhibit will be held on August 1 and 2.

Location: Union Bank Hospitality Room, Japan Center, San Francisco

Times:   Saturday August 1, 10 am – 5 pm;

Sunday August 2, 11 am – 4 pm.

The 2009 Schedule has now been posted.  Two tanseki trips have been tentatively scheduled as well as the annual daiza-making workshop.  Note that the dates for the annual exhibit have not yet been decided.  (The show is normally held on the first weekend of August.   However this may be changed so as to coincide with the Japan Center Fall Festival.)

The members of San Francisco Suiseki Kai held their 27th annual exhibit on August 2 – 3, 2008.  The show included 37 suiseki, almost all of which were collected in Northern California.  Each member voted for his or her favorite stones.  The three suiseki that received the most votes were awarded plaques, with ribbons given to the next five.

We would like to thank everyone who attended our show, and hope to see you again next year.

The 2008 Plaque Winners

	Ben Nanjo
William Meran		Hiroshi Suzuki click on any picture to see the photographs of the exhibited suiseki.

]]> http://sfsuisekikai.wordpress.com/2008/08/19/27th-annual-exhibit-2008/feed/ 0 jtroth Members of San Francisco Suiseki Kai - 2008 http://sfsuisekikai.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/2008-suiseki-exhibit/ http://sfsuisekikai.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/2008-suiseki-exhibit/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:02:23 +0000 Janet Roth http://sfsuisekikai.wordpress.com/?p=25 ]]>

San Francisco Suiseki Kai will hold its 27th annual exhibit this year on Saturday and Sunday, August 2-3, 2008.  The exhibit will be in the Union Bank Hospitality Room in the Japan Center of San Francisco.   Hours are 10 am – 5 pm Saturday and 10 am – 4 pm on Sunday.

The club went on tanseki (stone collecting) to Dos Rios on the Eel River at the end of May. Fortunately, the hot weather disappeared and we had two lovely days. Joining us as guests on the first day were: Mr. and Mrs. Yamaguchi from the Japanese consulate and Sharon and Larry Hoffman from Massachusetts.

Click here to see a gallery of pictures from weekend.

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.

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. My email address is janet (at) jtroth (dot) com or you can use the contact form below.

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.

Suiseki Kai Show Gallery

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.