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My garden June 2008-Deciduous tree section 2-there are three sections for Deciduous and three for others (Pines, Junipers, Yews, larch, Cedars etc) You will find a link to my Garden Pages further down the page.

私はシューズ・デザイナー兼ダンス・シューズのメーカーでもあり、55年以上にわたってダンスに関わって参りました。その一方で、日本の文化・芸術に造詣を深めまして、1973年から盆栽を育てて参りました。盆栽は趣味として携わってきましたが、その趣味の域を超えて、今日までに盆栽に関する5冊の本/解説書を出版しております。盆栽の売買やビジネスには関与しておりませんが、下記のホームページに掲載されております通り、スコットランドにある私の小さな盆栽ガーデンをお楽しみ願えれば幸いです。

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Books: Bonsai for Beginners, Totally Bonsai, Growing Bonsai, Bonsai School, Bonsai Masterclass and now The Bonsai Handbook.
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Craig Coussins Scrolls for the Tokonoma and home
My new page is being created to supply beautiful painted Scrolls for home and Tokonoma. Some of the subjects have been designed by me and then created by professional artists and art professors specialising in Chinese traditional art styles.  The paintings are then mounted onto silk by a third generation scroll maker. Some paintings are made by me here in the UK.These wonderful works of art will give great pleasure and will be appreciated by yourself and your family.

 

In all  Tokonoma sizes including
Shohin and Suiseki Scrolls and
from
very small to very large
scrolls for the home or business

 

 

 

 

 

 


Featured Website today is my South African cousin,  Justin Hervey's new Art site: www.justinhervey.com

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Chinese Landscapes -soon


Cafe Des Federations-Lyon
 

New Page on Japanese Gardens


Craig's Landscapes from around the globe-new page being developed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Craig in his national costume

 

 

 

 

Craig in his Music Room, Flute, Sax, Clarinet, Didge and Singing Bowls


 

 

 

Featured Site is Craig's business site Hullachan.
Hullachan is one of the worlds leading brands
for Irish and Scottish Dance Shoes


Craig has been a dance shoe maker for over 45 years

New page on Japanese Traditional Dress

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Trade Only:Pots, Tables 
Lanterns etcBonsai Pots and Accessories from China
www.potsforbonsai.com The worlds leading wholesale manufacturer of Bonsai Pots, Bamboo fence designs,
Granite Lanterns, Bonsai Tables, Mini Buildings for
Penjing and teapots and ceramics. Now added a superb
 range of Modern furniture and Period Furniture Fantastic
 information on China and Chinese culture.

The owners fascinating biography

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Fishing Hut on the Black Sea: Tallinn Estonia

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Info and entry forms etc
www.bestofbritishbonsai.co.uk

 

 

 

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Big John: John Yoshio Naka first came to the UK for a Tour in 1984. Craig filmed the entire tour with a Video company and then Craig spent 10 weeks editing each of the four hours into one hour films. Originally sold back in the 1980's the Videos sales soon collapsed because of wholesale copying by clubs, societies and other people. Theft in other words. the money that FoBBS  was supposed to get was quickly diluted by these individuals. These films are now being presented as DVDs and will be sold to aid Federation of British Bonsai Society Funds. With some hi Tec marking we will hopefully be able to reduce this kind of Piracy theft. One venue, Edinburgh was never shown before and this will form part of the DVD set.. During 1984 Naka san visited Edinburgh where Craig hosted him for workshops as well s the demo. Naka san worked on this Scots pine and this was named after him and called , 'Big John'. From there on in Peter Adams and Craig (shown here) worked on the tree until  1999. A story page will soon be on this website of its development. Big John is one of the most famous trees in the UK because of its connection with the late John Yoshio Naka.
Photo taken at John Hanby's Newstead Bonsai Exhibition 2008. During late 2008 and early 2009 I am restyling the hanging section by removing excess foliage and defining the angle of the cascade. The scroll is of two eagles flying over mountains. The accent is a Scottish Rowan Mame grown from seed and now 15 years old.

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During Early 2008, my friend, Yumiko Hirohama from Nara came to visit me with her mum. Yumiko is a teacher in Kyoto and a student of Buddhist architecture and Japanese Roofing Tiles. Yumiko has been my guide in Nara in 2006 and 2007. Yumiko is standing front of some of my Yamadori. Big John is on her left

Here is her page

Peter Foele Bonsai Services
Featured site today is Alba Bonsai in Scotland
A student of Danny Use of Gingko and the Kawabe School of Bonsai, Peter was assistant to Danny for some time before coming to the UK.

Peter Foele now lives in Scotland and maintains some collections including my own. I rate him highly.

 

 

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The British Shohin Association 2008 Show

Testimonials from Organisations
About Craig Coussins
Articles and Books
China today
Photographs   
 
Singing Bowls : Listen to the Japanese
National Treasure, the Tokugawa Iyeasu Bowl
temporarily in Craig's Collection
New Film of Craig discussing Singing Bowls
Images of Vancouver Island Feb 2006-NEW

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Craig's Garden
The Bonsai and Penjing Garden
My Chinese style garden being created

 

Links to Bonsai Clubs and websites
Bonsai Gallery
The Californian Suiseki.com  Club
has made a page with some
of my Stones: Here is the li
nk.
www.suisekidotcom.htm
 
Suiseki for sale
Craig's Suiseki

Japan 2007 Bonsai and Views
Japan 2006 Bonsai and Views

Humour trips with Craig
Humour , stories and fun
 

Questions
Conventions and Demos
Antique Pots
Tools for Bonsai
 
Stolen Trees: my friends at Observatory Bonsai in Cardiff have had a large Juniper and another  tress stolen.

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Portacularia-Jim Smith
BONSAI MASTERCLASS    
My new Book has now come out in North America, Europe  and A
ustralia . You can get this through Bonsai nurseries, fine booksellers, Stone Lantern and Amazon and other Internet Sellers. I also look at the roll of gardens and how to display your bonsai and Penjing in your garden
 
Building my Garden-
The Bonsai and Penjing Garden:
My Chinese style garden being created
. The fences were made in China by my friends company (Potsforbonsai.com) and he supplies these all over the world and in Japan. This page is image intensive and may take a couple of minutes to open folks.

New Pathway Page Ideas for your garden
 

The Inuit: A new Suiseki I discovered in Alaska. A young Inuit covering her mouth with her hand dressed in a fur lined coat as she slips into the ice. The Suiban was made by Dan Barton and the special glaze sets off this scene perfectly: click  for bigger picture

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On my 60th Birthday we spent a long weekend in Lyon,
The gastro capital of France. Superb food and great folk.
 
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Cafe des Federations Bouchon-Lyon-
Photo Essay by Craig and Svieta Coussins

 

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 In memory of the great Saburo Kato    May 15, 1915 – February 8, 2008
The chairman of Japan Bonsai Association, at his Mansei-en Bonsai garden in Bonsai Village Omiya, Saitama
Prefecture
with a copy of  Craig's new Book Bonsai Masterclass exchanged for a copy of the recently published
Mansei-en Book -November 2006. Always happy memories of the Kato family and their great friendship and kindness.

Craig first worked with Saburo's son Hatsuji Kato at the inaugural Russian Bonsai Convention in 1992 which
Craig helped to organise.
Craig was a regular teacher to the Moscow Bonsai Club which was under the direction of Tamara Belousova

Craig visits Japan every year for business and inspiration.


My logo is of a Trident I worked on for a number of years after getting
it from Peter Adams in 1980 and which we called the Slug because when
without leaves the bonsai looked like a rearing slug. At the time we were
poking fun at growers who labelled , sometimes mediocre, bonsai with
grandiose names such as 'Crane Flying through Bamboo' etc.
The Slug was featured in my first book, Bonsai for Beginners. I sold this
tree in 1989. I had the opportunity to get it back from a friend during 2005
and so it finally comes home. I will be restoring this wonderful trees
ramification over the next three years and will feature that on this website.

 

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