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Jim Barrett
480
Oxford Drive
Arcadia, CA 91007
626-445-4529
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Jim has been a featured speaker at
many bonsai conventions and clubs and has worked for
many bonsai associations. He is past president of
Bonsai Clubs International, the first president of
Golden State Bonsai Federation, the founding
president of the Santa Anita Bonsai Society and
currently serves on the American Bonsai Society's
board of directors. Always interested in ceramics,
Jim has for the past three decades been making
bonsai pots. Although known for his shohin and
mini-pots, his main interest lies in making large
containers modeled after Japanese- and Chinese-style
pots.
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This pot,
seen at the National Arboretum, measures 40" by 31" by 10"
and required 230 pound of clay when it was made. For
the fascinating story of how Jim did it, see Bonsai Today,
54, March/April, 1998, "Anatomy of a Pot."
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Jim is known
for his wonderful large suiban and I have seen them up to
24". He can go large.
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This one is a
mere 3" in length. He can go small. |
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And you can certainly tell that
these are tiny. |
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Several more recent pots
showing his constant evolution are shown below.
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