Demonstration-cum-workshop on Bonsai in city tomorrow

Mysuru:  Srushti Bonsai Study Circle has organised a demonstration-cum-workshop on Bonsai by International Bonsai Master Pedro Morales in city on Feb.18 from 9.30 am to 6 pm. Srushti, a not-for-profit organisation, has been promoting the art of Bonsai in Mysuru over the last twenty years. The day-long event, organised jointly with Rotary Mysore, will be held at Rotary Children’s Library  Association (RCLA) Hall on JLB Road. Pedro Morales will also be talking about the Tropical Bonsai School that is proposed to be set up in South India this year, in collaboration with Srushti and Vriksha, Bonsai Study Circle of Bengaluru. Those interested in partici- pating may contact Uma Mahesh on Mob: 99450 26907 or Anita Suresh on Mobile: 99806 28302. Profile: Pedro Morales is an internationally renowned Bonsai artist from Puerto Rico. His trees are recognised as great masterpieces of the tropical world. His huge nursery in Puerto Rico is considered as one of the best in international circles. Eight of his trees have been selected in the World Bonsai Contest, one of them as the second runner up, in 2005. In 2015, Pedro won the first prize on the World Shohin Photo Award in Japan. He owns and operates his School of Tropical Bonsai in Puerto Rico; he currently holds his schools in Mexico City, Venezuela and many more places. He has setup a school in Mumbai also (2016-18).