LSBF 2010 Featured Artist
Matt Ouwinga
* Matthew H. Ouwinga is a young and enthusiastic bonsai artist from the Chicago land area. A graduate of the international school of bonsai under the direction of Kunio Kobayashi and Peter Warren (head apprentice) in Tokyo Japan, Matt currently is a high school teacher and spends his summers traveling the country visiting many bonsai clubs and headlining conventions.
He was a featured artist in the Maple Symposium in September, 2008, Rochester, NY. His work with maples has won many awards on a professional and national level. His latest award was 1st place in the Professional Class at the 33rd Midwest Bonsai Show.
Matt is also the owner of Kaedebonsai-en that grows nearly 100,000 seedlings yearly for bonsai use. *
Matt's Home Page
Matt Ouwinga's Events
Dwarf Podocarpus Workshop
Friday, 8:30 AM until 11:30 AM
Hokaido Elm Workshop
Friday, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Trident Maple Workshop
Saturday, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Critique of Display Trees
Sunday, 9:00 AM
