Club brings Santa Cruz County bonsai aficionados together
LIVE OAK - For Vietnam veteran Pete Logan, practicing the art of bonsai has been therapeutic, helping him deal with some of the problems of his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Logan, who lives in the Felton area, has been working with the Japanese art form of miniature trees for about 12 years and currently has about 100 of the plants.
"It's very calming and relaxing," he said.
Around six years ago, he joined the Santa Cruz Bonsai Kai Club (http://www.gsbf-bonsai.org/santacruzbonsaikai/) which meets twice a month and has been holding annual show for more than two decades.
"You learn something new every day," said Logan. "You're always learning."
That idea of continuous learning is central to Bonsai Kai's core. In addition to its meetings for members, held the second Wednesday of the month, the club also holds an open session on the third Saturday of the month. The sessions, open to everyone, feature a demonstration on a particular technique followed by a workshop.
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel